From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Nov 10 18:32:18 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9F3F116A420 for ; Thu, 10 Nov 2005 18:32:18 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from youshi10@u.washington.edu) Received: from mxout5.cac.washington.edu (mxout5.cac.washington.edu [140.142.32.135]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A0FE743D5F for ; Thu, 10 Nov 2005 18:32:05 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from youshi10@u.washington.edu) Received: from smtp.washington.edu (smtp.washington.edu [140.142.33.9]) by mxout5.cac.washington.edu (8.13.5+UW05.10/8.13.5+UW05.09) with ESMTP id jAAIW4On019167 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK) for ; Thu, 10 Nov 2005 10:32:05 -0800 X-Auth-Received: from [128.208.4.22] (shiina.dyn.cs.washington.edu [128.208.4.22]) (authenticated authid=youshi10) by smtp.washington.edu (8.13.5+UW05.10/8.13.5+UW05.09) with ESMTP id jAAIW2E1015202 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-SHA bits=128 verify=NOT) for ; Thu, 10 Nov 2005 10:32:04 -0800 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v746.2) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <4919E0BB-CB9E-458F-84FB-BF4B55CF3413@u.washington.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed To: FreeBSD Questions From: Garrett Cooper Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 10:32:02 -0800 X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.746.2) X-Uwash-Spam: Gauge=IIIIIII, Probability=7%, Report='__CT 0, __CTE 0, __CT_TEXT_PLAIN 0, __HAS_MSGID 0, __HAS_X_MAILER 0, __MIME_TEXT_ONLY 0, __MIME_VERSION 0, __SANE_MSGID 0' Subject: Re: "Out of range" starting Xorg on dual display X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 18:32:18 -0000 On Nov 10, 2005, at 3:10 AM, Pat Maddox wrote: > I've got a dual display setup, and it had been working fine once I > finally got the config done. They're two displays running off one > graphics card, one through the DVI output and one through the D-SUB. > Today I had to switch the inputs that the monitors use, and it just > doesn't work anymore. I get a message on my left display that says > "Out of range." This isn't an Xorg or FreeBSD error, it's a message > from the displays built-in HUD. This doesn't make any sense because > as far as Xorg is concerned, there shouldn't be any difference. The > D-SUB display should be on the left, and the DVI one should be on the > right. I really don't understand what could be causing a problem, but > for what it's worth, the display now connected to the D-SUB has always > been more finicky than my other display. They're a ViewSonic vp201 > (D-SUB) and Dell 2001fp (DVI). Here's my config: > > > Section "ServerLayout" > Identifier "Dual Head" > Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0 > Screen 1 "Screen1" RightOf "Screen0" > InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer" > InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard" > > Option "Xinerama" "true" > Option "Clone" "off" > EndSection > > Section "Files" > RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb" > ModulePath "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules" > FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/" > FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TTF/" > FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/" > FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID/" > FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/" > FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/" > EndSection > > Section "Module" > Load "dbe" > #Load "dri" > Load "extmod" > Load "glx" > Load "record" > Load "xtrap" > Load "freetype" > Load "type1" > EndSection > > Section "InputDevice" > Identifier "Keyboard0" > Driver "kbd" > EndSection > > Section "InputDevice" > Identifier "Mouse0" > Driver "mouse" > Option "Protocol" "auto" > Option "Device" "/dev/sysmouse" > Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" > EndSection > > Section "Monitor" > Identifier "Monitor0" > VendorName "Vendor Name" > ModelName "Model Name" > EndSection > > Section "Device" > Identifier "Card0" > Driver "nvidia" > VendorName "nVidia Corporation" > BoardName "NV25 [GeForce4 Ti 4600]" > BusID "PCI:1:0:0" > Screen 0 > Option "RenderAccel" "true" > Option "AllowGLXWithComposite" "true" > EndSection > > Section "Device" > Identifier "Card1" > Driver "nvidia" > VendorName "nVidia Corporation" > BoardName "NV25 [GeForce4 Ti 4600]" > BusID "PCI:1:0:0" > Screen 1 > Option "RenderAccel" "true" > Option "AllowGLXWithComposite" "true" > EndSection > > Section "Screen" > Identifier "Screen0" > Device "Card0" > Monitor "Monitor0" > DefaultDepth 24 > > SubSection "Display" > Viewport 0 0 > Depth 24 > Modes "1600x1200" > EndSubSection > EndSection > > Section "Screen" > Identifier "Screen1" > Device "Card1" > Monitor "Monitor0" > DefaultDepth 24 > > SubSection "Display" > Viewport 0 0 > Depth 24 > EndSubSection > EndSection > The issue is with your refresh rates on one of the monitors is out of range. So what you need to do is go online, search for the maximum resolution for your monitors, and match it with the maximum supported resolution for your card along with the individual monitor's maximum resolution. -Garrett