Date: Sun, 08 Mar 2009 01:18:55 -0600 From: Robert Noland <rnoland@FreeBSD.org> To: Kevin Oberman <oberman@es.net> Cc: x11@freebsd.org, kde-freebwd@kde.org Subject: Re: Dual-head with ATI AIW X800 (R420 JK)/7.1-STABLE/Xorg 7.4 working Message-ID: <1236496735.1778.16.camel@balrog.2hip.net> In-Reply-To: <20090308011830.995EE1CC0B@ptavv.es.net> References: <20090308011830.995EE1CC0B@ptavv.es.net>
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--=-NV6RIka1hnxVx704l4jG Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sat, 2009-03-07 at 17:18 -0800, Kevin Oberman wrote: > > Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2009 19:35:42 -0500 (EST) > > From: "Michael L. Squires" <mikes@siralan.org> > > Sender: owner-freebsd-x11@freebsd.org > >=20 > > I'm in the process of rebuilding my home desktop to use FreeBSD 7.1-STA= BLE=20 > > and Xorg 7.4. Hardware is a Supermicro P6DC6+/ATI AIW X800 with two HP= =20 > > P1110 monitors. > >=20 > > I modified the xorg.conf generated by "Xorg -configure" to allow for a=20 > > 2560x1024 virtual screen with two 1280x1024 displays and used "xrandr" = to=20 > > set one monitor to the right of the other, which worked fine. > >=20 > > I'm using KDE4.2, with kdm started in /etc/ttys (thanks Robert) and wit= h=20 > > both dbus and hal running. > >=20 > > Version of Xorg 7.4 is the version available this morning (3/7/2009),=20 > > which is identified as "xorg-server-1.5.3_6,1" in /var/db/pkg. > >=20 > > The only error I'm seeing is "Xlib: extension "Generic Event Extension"= =20 > > missing on display ":0.0"." but this seems to have no effects. > >=20 > > The same setup is working fine on my old notebook, a Toshiba 8100 which= =20 > > drives one of the two P1110's through a Belkin KVM switch. >=20 > First, I'd suggest using 'Option "Position" "1280 0"' in the Monitor > section of the right monitor. (I'd also add "Position" "0 0" to the left > monitor. It's just cleaner than xrandr since the monitor is correct from > the start. >=20 > Second, the Generic Event Extension is new to xorg-server 1.6 which is > still not out. Last I heard, about two weeks ago, it was expected to be > released any day. Maybe Robert Noland knows something a bit more current > about the status of 1.6. the error is totally cosmetic and can be > ignored.=20 1.6 is out... I'm just waiting on xrandr now... randrproto and libXrandr are finally released... robert. --=20 Robert Noland <rnoland@FreeBSD.org> FreeBSD --=-NV6RIka1hnxVx704l4jG Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.11 (FreeBSD) iEYEABECAAYFAkmzcV8ACgkQM4TrQ4qfROPRyQCbBJvrncBLSRnsO7OEDpuV7Beh pVsAnjUbCUXJSB43gI0AYTiCGw8xhzoB =ha/p -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-NV6RIka1hnxVx704l4jG--
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