[SLUG] I so hate X windows...

2006-05-04 Thread Michael Fox
Guys/Gals, I've spent the last few hours playing around with xorg configs in an attempt to use nvidia twinview mode to allow me to have my LCD panel run native 1280x 1024 (via analog d-sub) and TV (svideo) have cloned screens. ie. whats shown on LCD is shown on TV. I am stuck, and no amount of

Re: [SLUG] I so hate X windows...

2006-05-04 Thread Dave Airlie
You can't run a TV at 1280x1024 normally, normal TV resolutions are a lot smaller, btw you hate NVIDIA's drivers, X windows just loads them.. Dave. On Fri, 5 May 2006, Michael Fox wrote: Guys/Gals, I've spent the last few hours playing around with xorg configs in an attempt to use nvidia

Re: [SLUG] I so hate X windows...

2006-05-04 Thread Michael Fox
On 5/5/06, Dave Airlie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You can't run a TV at 1280x1024 normally, normal TV resolutions are a lot smaller, Umm I am fully aware of that, but twinview has something called meta modes.. basically you tell it what res the 2nd screen is at, thus 800x600 or 640x480. Which

Re: [SLUG] I so hate X windows...

2006-05-04 Thread Terry Dawson
Michael Fox wrote: Umm I am fully aware of that, but twinview has something called meta modes.. basically you tell it what res the 2nd screen is at, thus 800x600 or 640x480. Which my TV can do. Michael, If it's any consolation you're not alone in experiencing difficulty with this. I've been

[Fwd: Re: [SLUG] I so hate X windows...]

2006-05-04 Thread Phill O'Flynn
are incompatible and do not work together. Also just make sure that if xinerama is enabled that it doesn't conflict with twin viewHTH RegardsPhill O'Flynn - Original Message -Subject: Re: [SLUG] I so hate X windows...From:Terry Dawson

Re: [SLUG] I so hate X windows...

2006-05-04 Thread Mary Cudmore
Hi Michael, I've got a working but clumsy system. Googling was frustrating for me too - eg is there actually a straightforward VESA reference out there for standard VESA modes?? Below are the monitor/device/screen sections from xorg.conf on my Sony Vaio with an nVidia GeForce Go 6200. It's

Re: [Fwd: Re: [SLUG] I so hate X windows...]

2006-05-04 Thread Mary Cudmore
and the Nvidia twinview are incompatible and do not work together. Also just make sure that if xinerama is enabled that it doesn't conflict with twin view HTH Regards Phill O'Flynn - Original Message - Subject: Re: [SLUG] I so

Re: [SLUG] I so hate X windows...

2006-05-04 Thread Malcolm V
On Friday 05 May 2006 01:36, Michael Fox wrote: snipped Anyone have a config example and something that works. Happy to post one of the many attempts I have made, but its driving me nuts. This is one thing that has me stumped. Heh, my cloned example from last month would look pretty nasty on

Re: [SLUG] I so hate X windows...

2006-05-04 Thread Michael Fox
Thanks for the help, but no matter what I find and test it just dont work like it should and has those 2 same issues (either way). Think I will leave it for a few weeks. Thanks anyways -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs:

Re: [SLUG] I so hate X windows...

2006-05-04 Thread jam
On Friday 05 May 2006 02:51, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Umm I am fully aware of that, but twinview has something called meta modes.. basically you tell it what res the 2nd screen is at, thus 800x600 or 640x480. Which my TV can do. Michael, If it's any consolation you're not alone in

Re: [Fwd: Re: [SLUG] I so hate X windows...]

2006-05-04 Thread Gavin Carr
On Fri, May 05, 2006 at 11:32:38AM +1000, Mary Cudmore wrote: Re nVidia's Twinview vs Xinerama - it's my understanding that they attempt to implement the same functionality, and shouldn't be used together. My decision-making was based on the simplistic statement that Twinview is nVidia