Re: [OT] [gentoo-user] xinerama on dual head radeon 9600

2009-12-16 Thread Roger Mason
Willie Wong  writes:


>> Zaphod style?  What is that?
>> 
>
> You perhaps are not familiar with the Hitchhiker's Guide to the
> Galaxy. A picture is worth a thousand words:
>  http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/hitchhikers/gallery/tv/zaphod2.shtml
> Meet Zaphod Beeblebrox. 
>
> (Unfortunately you don't get quite the same effect using the Zaphod
> from the new movie. Nobody stacks twinview/cinerama like *that*!)

Two headed.  Duh!  I should have figured it out.  I heard HGG on the
radio in the 1970's (?).

Roger



Re: [OT] [gentoo-user] xinerama on dual head radeon 9600

2009-12-16 Thread Graham Murray
Roger Mason  writes:

> Zaphod style?  What is that?

Two headed



Re: [OT] [gentoo-user] xinerama on dual head radeon 9600

2009-12-16 Thread Willie Wong
On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 08:26:15AM -0330, Penguin Lover Roger Mason squawked:
> Willie Wong  writes:
> 
> > On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 10:42:18PM +0100, Penguin Lover Sebastian Be?ler 
> > squawked:
> >> the reason for segfaulting is that you try to use a zaphod style
> >  
> >> xorg.conf with xrandr. That don't mix. I learned that the hard way.
> >
> > You just made my day :)
> 
> Zaphod style?  What is that?
> 

You perhaps are not familiar with the Hitchhiker's Guide to the
Galaxy. A picture is worth a thousand words:
 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/hitchhikers/gallery/tv/zaphod2.shtml
Meet Zaphod Beeblebrox. 

(Unfortunately you don't get quite the same effect using the Zaphod
from the new movie. Nobody stacks twinview/cinerama like *that*!)

:)

Cheers, 

W
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Re: [OT] [gentoo-user] xinerama on dual head radeon 9600

2009-12-16 Thread Roger Mason
Willie Wong  writes:

> On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 10:42:18PM +0100, Penguin Lover Sebastian Be?ler 
> squawked:
>> the reason for segfaulting is that you try to use a zaphod style
>  
>> xorg.conf with xrandr. That don't mix. I learned that the hard way.
>
> You just made my day :)

Zaphod style?  What is that?

Cheers,
Roger



Re: [OT] [gentoo-user] xinerama on dual head radeon 9600

2009-12-15 Thread Willie Wong
On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 10:42:18PM +0100, Penguin Lover Sebastian Be?ler 
squawked:
> the reason for segfaulting is that you try to use a zaphod style
 
> xorg.conf with xrandr. That don't mix. I learned that the hard way.

You just made my day :)

Cheers,

W
-- 
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