From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Sep 30 09:50:12 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 18E481065694; Tue, 30 Sep 2008 09:50:12 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ray@one.com.au) Received: from smtp1.dnsmadeeasy.com (smtp1.dnsmadeeasy.com [205.234.170.134]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E2FEB8FC22; Tue, 30 Sep 2008 09:50:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ray@one.com.au) Received: from smtp1.dnsmadeeasy.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smtp1.dnsmadeeasy.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 04D68321806; Tue, 30 Sep 2008 09:50:16 +0000 (UTC) X-Authenticated-Name: raynewman X-Transit-System: In case of SPAM please contact abuse@dnsmadeeasy.com Received: from [10.10.10.13] (CPE-121-210-192-140.qld.bigpond.net.au [121.210.192.140]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp1.dnsmadeeasy.com (Postfix) with ESMTP; Tue, 30 Sep 2008 09:50:15 +0000 (UTC) Message-Id: <49116C4C-B153-405A-A1D8-9B4B45606982@one.com.au> From: Ray Newman To: John Hein In-Reply-To: <18615.61491.957269.935152@gromit.timing.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v929.2) Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:49:52 +1000 References: <7FD401C4-3F70-4B91-9235-0EEA290C3967@one.com.au> <18615.61491.957269.935152@gromit.timing.com> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.929.2) Cc: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, xorg@lists.freedesktop.org Subject: Re: Dual (zaphod) head on Intel i810 does not work for FreeBSD V7.0 Release 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: Tue, 30 Sep 2008 09:50:12 -0000 I've now spent a month trying to make this work. Sure it "sort of" works until we try to do consistent graphics work with wish under kde; then we CANNOT get consistent results with and without the second screen. IS THERE ANY WAY TO START THIS MESS LOOKING LIKE ONE SCREEN. IT JUST DOESN'T WORK. Ray Newman On 29/08/2008, at 10:48 PM, John Hein wrote: > Ray Newman wrote at 17:56 +1000 on Aug 29, 2008: >> Under FreeBSD V6.2 Release (X 6.9.0 and i810 1.4.1) with this >> xorg.conf, this log file >> is produced and the dual screen config works. > . > . >> Under FreeBSD V7.0 Release (X 1.4.0 and i810 1.6.5) with this >> xorg.conf which is nearly >> identical with the previous one, this log file is produced and the >> dual screen doesn't work. >> It seems to get the primary and secondary screens totally confused. > > What if you try x11-drivers/xf86-video-intel instead of > x11-drivers/xf86-video-i810? >