You can generate xorg.conf file to start work on it, with command: # Xorg :0 -configure
Regards, 2015-09-09 19:56 GMT+02:00 Rick C. Hodgin <rick.c.hod...@gmail.com>: > 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 <grzem...@gmail.com> > 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 <rick.c.hod...@gmail.com>: > > > > > 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 <jimkli...@cos.ru> wrote: > > > > > > > 8 сентября 2015 г. 19:07:32 CEST, "Rick C. Hodgin" < > > > > rick.c.hod...@gmail.com> 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 > > > > ><rick.c.hod...@gmail.com> > > > > >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 > > > > >openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org > > > > >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 > > > openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org > > > http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > openindiana-discuss mailing list > > openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org > > http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss > > > _______________________________________________ > openindiana-discuss mailing list > openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org > http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss > _______________________________________________ openindiana-discuss mailing list openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss