Re: [osol-discuss] b122 How to enable Dual Screen - need to increase virtual desktop size?

2009-09-11 Thread Adam Retter
2009/9/10 Alan Coopersmith alan.coopersm...@sun.com: Adam Retter wrote: Okay as I understand it, I need to add a Virtual property to xorg.conf - I cant seem to even get a working xorg.conf. I tried to generate an xorg.conf by running - $ pfexec svcadm disable gdm $ xorg -configure Then

Re: [osol-discuss] b122 How to enable Dual Screen - need to increase virtual desktop size?

2009-09-11 Thread Adam Retter
Okay so now I have managed to set the Virtual resolution, but I seem unable to have the two monitors in any mode expect cloned - if I change this via the Display Preferences app, xrandr or xorg.conf then one of the monitors seems to just switch off! So to recap, I have generated an xorg.conf $

Re: [osol-discuss] b122 How to enable Dual Screen - need to increase virtual desktop size?

2009-09-11 Thread Adam Retter
Unfortunately that seems to have absolutely no effect here - aret...@exd-010824:~$ xrandr Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1280 x 1024, maximum 2560 x 1024 DVI-1 connected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 1280x1024 60.0 + 75.0 60.0 1152x864 75.0 1024x768

Re: [osol-discuss] b122 How to enable Dual Screen - need to increase virtual desktop size?

2009-09-11 Thread Adam Retter
When I start out, the left hand monitor is switched on and the right hand monitor is switched off. $ xrandr --output DVI-1 --auto After running this, the right hand monitor switches on, as a clone of the monitor on the left. $ xrandr --output DVI-0 --left-of DVI-1 Then after running this,

Re: [osol-discuss] b122 How to enable Dual Screen - need to increase virtual desktop size?

2009-09-11 Thread Adam Retter
Using right-of has exactly the same problems as using left-of. Where do I file the bug and any idea how I should write it up so people understand it? I guess then there is no quick fix and so I will have to head back to WinXP in the mean time :-( Until it is known fixed. 2009/9/11 Aurélien

Re: [osol-discuss] b122 How to enable Dual Screen - need to increase virtual desktop size?

2009-09-11 Thread Adam Retter
Alan, Can you suggest the correct place to log this bug and how to word it for acceptance? 2009/9/11 Aurélien Larcher aurelien.larc...@gmail.com: Alan Coopersmith who answered you is responsible for Xorg integration in Solaris. Better ask these questions to him. I have filed some bugs @

Re: [osol-discuss] b122 How to enable Dual Screen - need to increase virtual desktop size?

2009-09-11 Thread Alan Coopersmith
http://bugs.opensolaris.org under the xserver category (probably devices_x86). Including your /var/log/Xorg.0.log would be useful to get the information about your configuration. I'm not sure what other information the driver teams would need (I work on the core X server, not the video drivers).

Re: [osol-discuss] b122 How to enable Dual Screen - need to increase virtual desktop size?

2009-09-11 Thread Adam Retter
Thanks everyone - I have lodged this as a bug now. 2009/9/11 Alan Coopersmith alan.coopersm...@sun.com: http://bugs.opensolaris.org under the xserver category (probably devices_x86). Including your /var/log/Xorg.0.log would be useful to get the information about your configuration. I'm

Re: [osol-discuss] b122 How to enable Dual Screen - need to increase virtual desktop size?

2009-09-10 Thread Adam Retter
Okay as I understand it, I need to add a Virtual property to xorg.conf - I cant seem to even get a working xorg.conf. I tried to generate an xorg.conf by running - $ pfexec svcadm disable gdm $ xorg -configure Then when I try and test the xorg.conf, I just get a black screen and nothing else (I

Re: [osol-discuss] b122 How to enable Dual Screen - need to increase virtual desktop size?

2009-09-10 Thread Alan Coopersmith
Adam Retter wrote: Okay as I understand it, I need to add a Virtual property to xorg.conf - I cant seem to even get a working xorg.conf. I tried to generate an xorg.conf by running - $ pfexec svcadm disable gdm $ xorg -configure Then when I try and test the xorg.conf, I just get a

[osol-discuss] b122 How to enable Dual Screen - need to increase virtual desktop size?

2009-09-09 Thread Adam Retter
I have installed OpenSolaris build 122, I have two screens attached to my desktop machine. At present the screens are mirrored - instead I would like them to be one desktop from left to right, split across the two screens. If I use the System - Preferences - Display application to uncheck Mirror

Re: [osol-discuss] b122 How to enable Dual Screen - need to increase virtual desktop size?

2009-09-09 Thread John Martin
Adam Retter wrote: I have installed OpenSolaris build 122, I have two screens attached to my desktop machine. ... To what graphics hardware is each monitor connected? ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] b122 How to enable Dual Screen - need to increase virtual desktop size?

2009-09-09 Thread Adam Retter
Both screens are connected to the same dual-head graphics card. Details are - node name: display Vendor: ATI Technologies Inc Device: RV610 [Radeon HD 2400 XT] binding name: pciclass,03