Re: Relative positions of screens

2010-10-04 Thread Kai-Uwe Behrmann
Am 04.10.10, 12:28 +1000 schrieb Mark Dwyer: I'm trying to draw large scenes on multi monitor setups. I can get all screens and the resolutions of the screens via: numberOfScreens = XScreenCount(dpy); /* Work out the sizes of the screens */ for (int j = 0; j Did you try configuring one big s

Re: Info about X-architecture

2010-10-04 Thread Timo Juhani Lindfors
vijay singh writes: > I would like to know is their any document available which will explain > about X-architecture. Even just http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_Window_System gives a rough overview. > if i want to add any new X-client then what is the way. Things like evolution and firefox usua

Configuration of ALPS touchpad

2010-10-04 Thread Łukasz Maśko
I'm having problems with my touchpad recently. I have a Dell D430 with Alps touchpad. Some time ago I had it configured with synaptics driver and everything worked like charm - tapping, scrolling, corners and so on. But recently, I don't know since when, I'm having problem. Tapping or touchpad

Info about X-architecture

2010-10-04 Thread vijay singh
Hello, I am new to X-window system. I would like to know is their any document available which will explain about X-architecture. if i want to add any new X-client then what is the way. Cheers-- ___ xorg@lists.freedesktop.org: X.Org support Archive

Re: Info about X-architecture

2010-10-04 Thread vijay singh
On Mon, 2010-10-04 at 13:11 +0300, Timo Juhani Lindfors wrote: > vijay singh writes: > > I would like to know is their any document available which will explain > > about X-architecture. > > Even just http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_Window_System gives a rough overview. > > > if i want to add a

RE: Relative positions of screens

2010-10-04 Thread Mark Dwyer
Thanks for your response. Unfortunately, I am unable to do Xinerama given that there is other software running on the cluster that cannot have Xinerama turned on (easy if that were the case). XRandR doesn't return the information I require (I'm pretty sure, would love to be proven wrong). The

Re: can't get dual monitors working

2010-10-04 Thread Francisco P Kaseker
For the old card sis/savage/via/others you have to: 1) X -configure with old X (like 1.4.x) to probe all vga cards 2) X -configure with your X with Option "NoInt10" "yes" enabled only to the old cards like sis/savage/etc Xorg 1.7.x+ has bug with systemcall Int10, an a lot of SiS and VIA old cards

Re: Cann't get dual monitors working, S3Virge bios input/output error

2010-10-04 Thread bh
tj <999alfred comcast.net> writes: > > I am trying to get a dual monitor system working using the onboard S3 > ProSavage adapter and a PCI S3 Virge card. > > However, after I do Xorg -configure to get a xorg.conf and then execute > it, Xorg -config /root/xorg.conf.new I get a blank screen wit

Re: Info about X-architecture

2010-10-04 Thread walter harms
vijay singh schrieb: > On Mon, 2010-10-04 at 13:11 +0300, Timo Juhani Lindfors wrote: >> vijay singh writes: >>> I would like to know is their any document available which will explain >>> about X-architecture. >> Even just http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_Window_System gives a rough >> overvie

Re: Info about X-architecture

2010-10-04 Thread Corbin Simpson
Which hardware, specifically? If Linux has already been ported, and a framebuffer driver exists, then X will work perfectly already, using the "fbdev" X driver. Sending from a mobile, pardon the brevity. ~ C. On Oct 4, 2010 3:18 AM, "vijay singh" wrote: > On Mon, 2010-10-04 at 13:11 +0300, Timo

Possibilities to CTRL-ALT-F? does not work.

2010-10-04 Thread Mauricio Kanada
Hi. I am a arch-linux user. For any reason, days ago, CTRL-ALT-F? does not switch to any text terminal, and I don't know why. Xorg.log does not show any error message, and the problema is already there even in KDM, before any login. Where I need start my investigations? Xorg version: 1.9.0 vi

Dual head on ATI FirePro M5800

2010-10-04 Thread Ole Tange
I am trying to get dual head on ATI FirePro M5800 working. LVDS works, but VGA-0 is in power save mode no matter what I do. My colleague got the non-free driver working, but I would prefer using the free driver. My research seems to indicate the chipset is called Redwood or r8xx or RV830 or r800 o

Re: Info about X-architecture

2010-10-04 Thread The Rasterman
On Mon, 4 Oct 2010 09:48:36 -0700 Corbin Simpson said: indeed. most hw i have ever seen in embedded has a memory mapped dumb fb as part of the main memory - the kernel should already support this- if so x will work just fine (fb drvier). it will work exactly as well as it does on a desktop or lap

Re: Dual head on ATI FirePro M5800

2010-10-04 Thread Alex Deucher
On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 5:37 PM, Ole Tange wrote: > I am trying to get dual head on ATI FirePro M5800 working. LVDS works, > but VGA-0 is in power save mode no matter what I do. > > My colleague got the non-free driver working, but I would prefer using > the free driver. My research seems to indica

[ANNOUNCE] font-util 1.1.2

2010-10-04 Thread Alan Coopersmith
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 These utilities are used when generating and building the packages for the X.Org fonts. This release fixes the bug in the fontutils.m4 autoconf macros that allowed packages generated with these macros to successfully pass configure when required utili

Dual head on ATI FirePro M5800

2010-10-04 Thread Ole Tange
I am trying to get dual head on ATI FirePro M5800 working. LVDS works, but VGA-0 is in power save mode no matter what I do. My colleague got the non-free driver working, but I would prefer using the free driver. My research seems to indicate the chipset is called Redwood or r8xx or RV830 or r800 o

Re: Info about X-architecture

2010-10-04 Thread vijay singh
Hi, Thanks for info.. I have below HW system : Main CPU : ARM11 Graphic Card : SGX535. Currently in my first step i want startx should run & then xterm. When i try to run startx on target below is error : auth: creating ne

Re: Info about X-architecture

2010-10-04 Thread The Rasterman
On Tue, 05 Oct 2010 11:45:10 +0530 vijay singh said: no fbdev driver. it's there in the error output. did you not build/install one? is ther an fb device from the kernel? > Hi, > Thanks for info.. > > I have below HW system : > Main CPU : ARM11 > Graphic Card : SGX535. > > Currently in my firs

Re: Info about X-architecture

2010-10-04 Thread vijay singh
On Tue, 2010-10-05 at 15:26 +0900, Carsten Haitzler wrote: > On Tue, 05 Oct 2010 11:45:10 +0530 vijay singh said: > > no fbdev driver. it's there in the error output. did you not build/install > one? > is ther an fb device from the kernel? Bootlog i can see Fb is initialize.. arm11fb driver ini

Re: Info about X-architecture

2010-10-04 Thread The Rasterman
On Tue, 05 Oct 2010 12:08:59 +0530 vijay singh said: > On Tue, 2010-10-05 at 15:26 +0900, Carsten Haitzler wrote: > > On Tue, 05 Oct 2010 11:45:10 +0530 vijay singh said: > > > > no fbdev driver. it's there in the error output. did you not build/install > > one? is ther an fb device from the ke