From owner-freebsd-x11@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Mar 8 07:19:09 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: x11@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8F0AE106566C for ; Sun, 8 Mar 2009 07:19:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rnoland@FreeBSD.org) Received: from gizmo.2hip.net (gizmo.2hip.net [64.74.207.195]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3A14C8FC0A for ; Sun, 8 Mar 2009 07:19:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rnoland@FreeBSD.org) Received: from [192.168.1.156] (adsl-154-199-160.ard.bellsouth.net [72.154.199.160]) (authenticated bits=0) by gizmo.2hip.net (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id n287HkTu091395 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Sun, 8 Mar 2009 03:17:46 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from rnoland@FreeBSD.org) From: Robert Noland To: Kevin Oberman In-Reply-To: <20090308011830.995EE1CC0B@ptavv.es.net> References: <20090308011830.995EE1CC0B@ptavv.es.net> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg="pgp-sha1"; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-NV6RIka1hnxVx704l4jG" Organization: FreeBSD Date: Sun, 08 Mar 2009 01:18:55 -0600 Message-Id: <1236496735.1778.16.camel@balrog.2hip.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.24.5 FreeBSD GNOME Team Port X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.8 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00, MIME_QP_LONG_LINE, RCVD_IN_PBL, RCVD_IN_SORBS_DUL, RDNS_DYNAMIC autolearn=no version=3.2.5 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.5 (2008-06-10) on gizmo.2hip.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 X-BeenThere: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: X11 on FreeBSD -- maintaining and support List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 08 Mar 2009 07:19:09 -0000 --=-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" > > 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 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--