CentOS, radeon driver, dual monitor, fun (NOT)] [SOLVED]

[m.roth at 5-cent.us]

Jerome Glisse wrote:
> On Fri, Apr 26, 2013 at 2:10 PM,  <m.roth at 5-cent.us> wrote:
>> Alex Deucher wrote:
>>> On Fri, Apr 26, 2013 at 11:24 AM,  <m.roth at 5-cent.us> wrote:
>>>> Alex Deucher wrote:
>>>>> On Fri, Apr 26, 2013 at 10:56 AM,  <m.roth at 5-cent.us> wrote:
>>>>>> Alex Deucher wrote:
>>>>>>> On Fri, Apr 26, 2013 at 10:26 AM,  <m.roth at 5-cent.us> wrote:
>>>>>>>> Well, I posted this a week ago. Does *anyone* have any suggestions
>> as to what I need to do with my xorg.conf to get my user back to
>> normal?
>> <snip>
>>>>>
>>>>> Bring up X without an xorg.conf and use xrandr or the gnome monitors
>> control panel to enable multi-head.  E.g.,
>>>>> xrandr --auto
>>>>> xrandr --output DisplayPort-0 --right-of DisplayPort-1
>>>>> etc.
>> <snip>
>>
>> GOT IT! FINALLY! Thank you *very* much.
>>
>> Here's what I did:
>> rm xorg.cong, <ctrl><alt><bkspc>
>>
>> Logged in, and tried to control the monitors with the display app, and
>> hit apply several times... and it did nothing.
>>
>> Then, reading sideways <g>, I opened an xterm, and did:
>> xrandr --output DisplayPort-0 --rotate left --right-of DisplayPort-1
>> --output DisplayPort-1 --rotate left
>>
>> And we got there... *but* it didn't save the whole thing, just part, I
>> guess: another <ctl><alt><bkspc> and it was sideways again, but you
>> *could* move the cursor all over. He logged in, and using the display
>> app, rotated the windows... and this time, when he hit apply, it did
it, and
>> confirmed.
>>
>> My last question: how do we keep his configuration a) between logins,
>> and b) between system reboots? What is the preferred method?
>> <snip>
>
> Slightly modified xorg.conf should do it:
<snip>
Oh, man, talk about crossed eyeballs, trying to find the difference from
what I had to what you sent... but I see it has *one* device, and I had
two.

Thanks, I'll try it when he's ready to leave.

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