On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 12:38 PM, Eric Valette <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Alex Deucher wrote: >> On Sat, Jun 28, 2008 at 8:36 AM, Eric Valette <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> After updating to the new xserver on my nc6000 HP LAPTOP, the screen >>> connected on the docking station that can only do 1280x1024 is forced at >>> the flat panel resolution that is actually 1400x1050 meaning I see only >>> part of the screen on my external LCD monitor. If I force to change the >>> resolution to 1280x1024 using xrandr, it just kill the external display. >>> Restoring the initial 1400x1050 does not restore the video on the >>> external dipslay. To restore it I have to call xrandr --auto and then Im >>> back to 1400x1050. >>> >> >> Make sure you use the xrandr 1.2 interface, using the old xrandr 1.0 >> interface (xrandr -s) will not work correctly as it has no concept of >> multiple heads. >> xrandr --output VGA-0 --mode 1280x1024 >> or >> xrandr --output LVDS --mode 1280x1024 >> > > If you look at my post you will see that i4m using the new one
Sorry, I must have missed that one. >> >>> Of course, I did not change my xorg.conf at the beginning. Googling a >>> little bit I have added the new Randr 1.2 option to attach a specific >>> monitor to a specific video output (external LCD->VGA-0, Flat Panel to >>> LDVS). They are correctly associated now, but it did not change the >>> behavior. >>> >> >> The modes line from your config is part of the problem, the modes in >> that line will get added as preferred modes to every output in the new >> xserver. Try removing the 1400x1050 mode from the modes lines in the >> screens section of your config. >> > I have associated the screen and the output. So why is it added to every > output then? The modes in your screen section apply to all outputs. The ones in your monitor sections only apply to the specific monitor in question. Alex -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]