On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 18:59:40 +0200, Michal Suchanek wrote:

> Excerpts from Julien Cristau's message of Wed Jul 21 17:38:49 +0200 2010:
> > On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 16:52:21 +0200, Michal Suchanek wrote:
> > 
> > > Package: x11-xserver-utils
> > > Version: 7.5+1
> > > Severity: normal
> > > File: /usr/bin/xgamma
> > > 
> > > 
> > > In multi-screen configuraion the gamma can be set only on the first
> > > screen. It is not obvious how to set gamma on the other screen(s), the
> > > format of the -s option is not specified.
> > > 
> > I'm not sure what you're trying to say.  To set gamma on screen 0, you
> > use xgamma -screen 0. 
> 
> Which sets gamma on the secondary screen when it is on or on the
> primary screen when the secondary is off.
> 
> > To set gamma on screen 1, use xgamma -screen 1.
> 
> Which gives an X error:
> X Error of failed request:  BadValue (integer parameter out of range for
> operation)
>   Major opcode of failed request:  129 (XFree86-VidModeExtension)
>   Minor opcode of failed request:  16 (XF86VidModeGetGamma)
>   Value in failed request:  0x17
>   Serial number of failed request:  12
>   Current serial number in output stream:  12
> 
This means you only have one screen.  You seem to be confused about what
'screen' means in an X context.  It's not the same thing as a physical
monitor, in particular when using randr or xinerama.

Cheers,
Julien

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