There isn't an /etc/X11/xorg.conf file already. And OI comes up and displays just fine, but only on one monitor. If I try to use both it gives me an error that my virtual size is too small (1920x1200, needs to be 3600x1200). The fixes online I've seen say it needs a line added to xorg.conf setting the larger virtual size. Sounds good... but, since I don't have an xorg.conf already... what do I do to have it create one that's correct so I can alter it? I installed x-server utilities and I see xrandr is there, along with several others. Can I use some sequence to get it to generate a valid xorg.conf file?
I realize this is more of an X question than OpenIndiana. So, I don't mind going somewhere else if need be. I've never had good luck with X unless it just worked out of the box, which is mostly has. :-) Best regards, Rick C. Hodgin On Wed, Sep 9, 2015 at 10:31 AM, Krzysztof Grzempa <[email protected]> wrote: > Xorg doesn't need configuration file to work, by default. If you create the > file in /etc/X11/ it will overwrite default settings.. > > 2015-09-09 14:01 GMT+02:00 Rick C. Hodgin <[email protected]>: > > > Where is my xorg.conf file supposed to be? I searched my entire drive > for > > one and could not find it, only a reference to xorg.conf.4, which was > > documentation for the manual. > > > > I am using an ATI video card, and someone suggested that may be the issue > > (not Intel or Nvidia). > > > > Best regards, > > Rick C. Hodgin > > > > > > On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 1:59 PM, Jim Klimov <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > 8 сентября 2015 г. 19:07:32 CEST, "Rick C. Hodgin" < > > > [email protected]> пишет: > > > >That should read "in OpenIndiana" and not "in OpenSolaris"... my > > > >mistake. > > > >:-) > > > > > > > >Best regards, > > > >Rick C. Hodgin > > > > > > > > > > > >On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 12:59 PM, Rick C. Hodgin > > > ><[email protected]> > > > >wrote: > > > > > > > >> I have a Gigabyte motherboard with an integrated ATI Radeon GPU. It > > > >works > > > >> properly in OpenSolaris. However, I have two monitors. If I mirror > > > >them > > > >> the screen displays on both. If I try to set them separately, I get > > > >the > > > >> error "required virtual size dose not fit available size". It shows > > > >me > > > >> 1920,1920 for the maximum virtual size, and it needs 3600x1200. > > > >> > > > >> What can I do to correct this? I searched online and found several > > > >Linux > > > >> solutions. They say add the virtual size line to > /etc/X11/xorg.conf. > > > > I > > > >> tried that, rebooted, and X wouldn't start. I removed xorg.conf and > > > >> rebooted and I'm back to where I started. > > > >> > > > >> TYIA! > > > >> > > > >> Best regards, > > > >> Rick C. Hodgin > > > >> > > > >> > > > >_______________________________________________ > > > >openindiana-discuss mailing list > > > >[email protected] > > > >http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss > > > > > > I think in your xorg.conf you should have several Display and Monitor > > > clauses, and some clause to combine them intona large canvas. > > > > > > Something similar works for me in OI Hipster running as a VirtualBox > > guest > > > under Windows - there I have variably one or two displays (laptop + > > > ext.mon. at work), and OI with VBox switch it around quite well. There > > are > > > quirks, e.g. I can't get it to remember which display is left and which > > is > > > right, especially as I switch the VM from two fullscreens into a > seamless > > > mode. But the engine mostly works and is useful anyhow ;) > > > > > > However, I did not dig deep into xorg files and used the Screen > > Resolution > > > wizard instead. > > > > > > BTW, does your Radeon work as such, or as a VESA VGA (like my APU = > > > CPU+GPU chip on another laptop)? Does standby work for you? :-) > > > > > > Jim > > > -- > > > Typos courtesy of K-9 Mail on my Samsung Android > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > openindiana-discuss mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss > > > _______________________________________________ > openindiana-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss > _______________________________________________ openindiana-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
