RE_ [olug] Second Monitor

Ken emptymm at cox.net
Thu Jan 29 21:33:30 UTC 2004


See comments below:
[snip]

Tim - DZ wrote:
> Try:
> 
> Option "MetaModes" "1024x768,800x600;800x600,640x480"
> 
> -t 
> 

> 
> I changed the @ to a , seperating my modelines of the 2 monitors and I 
> still get a desktop on my monitor but no longer on my TV,it just 
> flickers for a second like it's going to start then it goes back to 
> black.I changed it back to a @ to see if that made a difference but it 
> didn't.It's back to the , now.My XF86Config-4 file looks ok to me but I 
> pasted it in case anyone cares to look at it and maybe they'll see 
> something wrong.
> 
> 
> # File generated by XFdrake.
> 
> # **********************************************************************
> # Refer to the XF86Config man page for details about the format of
> # this file.
> # **********************************************************************
> 
> Section "Files"
>      # Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are concatenated 
> together)
>      # By default, Mandrake 6.0 and later now use a font server 
> independent of
>      # the X server to render fonts.
>      FontPath "unix/:-1"
> EndSection
> 
> Section "ServerFlags"
>      #DontZap # disable <Crtl><Alt><BS> (server abort)
>      AllowMouseOpenFail # allows the server to start up even if the 
> mouse doesn'$
>      #DontZoom # disable <Crtl><Alt><KP_+>/<KP_-> (resolution switching)
> EndSection
> 
> Section "Module"
>      Load "dbe" # Double-Buffering Extension
>      Load "v4l" # Video for Linux
>      Load "extmod"
>      Load "type1"
>      Load "freetype"
>      Load "glx" # 3D layer
> EndSection
> 
> Section "InputDevice"
>      Identifier "Keyboard1"
>      Driver "Keyboard"
>      Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
>      Option "XkbLayout" "us"
> #   Option "XkbCompat" ""
> #   Option "XkbOptions" ""
> EndSection
> 
> Section "InputDevice"
>      Identifier "Mouse1"
>      Driver "mouse"
>      Option "Protocol" "MouseManPlusPS/2"
> 
> 
>      Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
>      Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
> EndSection
> 
> Section "Monitor"
>      Identifier "monitor1"
>      VendorName "Samsung"
>      ModelName "Samsung SyncMaster 955DF"
>      HorizSync 30-85
>      VertRefresh 50-160
> 
>      # Sony Vaio C1(X,XS,VE,VN)?
>      # 1024x480 @ 85.6 Hz, 48 kHz hsync
>      ModeLine "1024x480"    65.00 1024 1032 1176 1344   480  488  494 
> 563 -hsyn$
> 
>      # TV fullscreen mode or DVD fullscreen output.
>      # 768x576 @ 79 Hz, 50 kHz hsync
>      ModeLine "768x576"     50.00  768  832  846 1000   576  590  595  630
> 
>      # 768x576 @ 100 Hz, 61.6 kHz hsync
>      ModeLine "768x576"     63.07  768  800  960 1024   576  578  590  616

### You have two ModeLine's named "768x576".  I don't *think* having
### two ModeLines with the same "name" is supported.  Also, be careful
### with values here, you can damage a monitor with incorrect settings.
### Usually you can get away without setting these at all and rely on
### built-in standard modes.

> EndSection
> 
> Section "Device"
>      Identifier "device1"
>      VendorName "nVidia Corporation"
>      BoardName "NVIDIA GeForce4 (generic)"
>      Driver "nvidia"
>      Option "DPMS" "suspend"
>      Option "MetaModes" "1024x768;600x800,1024x768;600x800"

### As Tim said, this should be in the format of
### "mon1A,mon2A; mon1B,mon2B; mon1C,mon2C" so:
### Option "MetaModes" "1024x768,1024x768; 1024x768,600x800"

>      Option "TwinViewOrientation" "Clone"
>      Option "NvAGP" "3"
>      Option "TVStandard" "NTSC-M"
>      Option "SecondMonitorVertRefresh" "50-160"
>      Option "SecondMonitorHorizSync" "30-85"
>      Option "TwinView" "1"
>      Option "NoLogo" "1"
>      Option "DigitalVibrance" "0"
>      Option "TVOutFormat" "SVIDEO"
> EndSection
> 
> Section "Screen"
>      Identifier "screen1"
>      Device "device1"
>      Monitor "monitor1"
>      DefaultColorDepth 24
> 
>      Subsection "Display"
>          Depth 8
>          Modes "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
>      EndSubsection
> 
>      Subsection "Display"
>          Depth 15
>          Modes "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
>      EndSubsection
> 
>      Subsection "Display"
>          Depth 16
>          Modes "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
>      EndSubsection
> 
>      Subsection "Display"
>          Depth 24
>          Modes "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
>      EndSubsection
> EndSection
> 
> Section "ServerLayout"
>      Identifier "layout1"
>      InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"
>      InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer"
>      Screen "screen1"
> EndSection
> 



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