Hallo! Trying again to install the patched version of xserver-xorg-server-mga from Bryce's repository succeeded on Karmic where I had (somehow) failed previously. Dual screen setup works again, and joy is restored.
Thanks to all, and esp. Bryce and Andy. =) Cheers, Micah On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 12:41 AM, florin <florinena...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi there, > > Matrox g550 works fine here on karmic (9.10) with Xinerama and your > binary, Bryce, that I installed manually. I had some timeout issues with > keyserver.ubuntu.com. > > I first had an issue with the second monitor and experienced a > horizontal lines prb but I figured, and was right about this, that the > frequencies were not right. Indeed I'm using two different monitors and > copied the first block for the second one. I then looked on the net for > the monitor specs, fixed xorg.conf and now it works. > > I confirm not to be able to use the System->Pref->Display as it's based > on RANDR and get tis ugly error screen. > > Actually I have a funny 12-monitors setup here with Xinerama on diff > Linux distros and Os-es and synergy. > > Thanks for the patch ... > > - Florin > > -- > Xinerama broken since intrepid on MGA > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/292214 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > > Status in X.Org X server: Confirmed > Status in “xserver-xorg-video-mga” package in Ubuntu: Triaged > > Bug description: > Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-video-mga > > I have a Matrox G450 dual-head. When I start Xorg with a second screen > enabled, it errors with the message: > MGA(0): Unable to map BAR 0. Invalid argument (22) > > This problem is referenced elsewhere on the internet, so far without a > solution: > https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+question/49251 > http://www.linux-club.de/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=97381 > > If I disable the second screen, it starts up fine (but with the same image on > both monitors). I realize Xinerama is deprecated in favor of xrandr but the > version of the mga driver in intrepid doesn't seem to support xrandr > configuration -- http://wiki.debian.org/XStrikeForce/HowToRandR12 suggests > that version 1.9.99 of the mga driver is needed to support randr, and > following the directions on that page does not have any effect. > > $ lsb_release -rd > Description: Ubuntu 8.10 > Release: 8.10 > > $ apt-cache policy xserver-xorg-video-mga > xserver-xorg-video-mga: > Installed: 1:1.4.9.dfsg-1build1 > Candidate: 1:1.4.9.dfsg-1build1 > Version table: > *** 1:1.4.9.dfsg-1build1 0 > 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/main Packages > 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status > > $ cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf > Section "Device" > Identifier "MGA[0]" > Driver "mga" > BusID "PCI:1:0:0" > Screen 0 > EndSection > > Section "Device" > Identifier "MGA[1]" > Driver "mga" > BusID "PCI:1:0:0" > Screen 1 > EndSection > > Section "Monitor" > Identifier "ViewSonic" > Option "DPMS" > EndSection > > Section "Monitor" > Identifier "Westinghouse" > Option "DPMS" > EndSection > > Section "Screen" > Identifier "Left Screen" > Monitor "ViewSonic" > Device "MGA[0]" > EndSection > > Section "Screen" > Identifier "Right Screen" > Monitor "Westinghouse" > Device "MGA[1]" > EndSection > > Section "ServerLayout" > Identifier "Xinerama" > Screen "Left Screen" > Screen "Right Screen" RightOf "Left Screen" > Option "Xinerama" "on" > EndSection > -- Xinerama broken since intrepid on MGA https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/292214 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs