FYI - Its now working nicely with Gnome + Xinerama on my netbook. I can drag windows between screens etc. and everything reverts back to the netbook display if I boot or login without the screen attached.<br><br>Netbook: Acer as1410 SU2300 CULV (1366x768 Intel 4500MHD)<br>
OS: <code></code>Linux AA1 2.6.32-25-generic #44-Ubuntu SMP Fri Sep 17 20:05:27 UTC 2010 x86_64 GNU/Linux<br><br>Howto:<br><br>sudo apt-get install libusb-dev xorg-dev build-essential xserver-xorg-video-displaylink git-core<br>
modinfo udlfb # this udlfb does not work well<br><br>sudo apt-get install module-assistant<br>sudo module-assistant prepare<br>git clone <a href="http://git.plugable.com/webdav/udlfb/" target="_blank">http://git.plugable.com/webdav/udlfb/</a><br>
cd udlfb<br>make<br>sudo make install<br>sudo depmod -a<br>modinfo udlfb # should show the new udlfb version<br><br>#copy attached xorg.conf to /etc/X11/xorg.conf<br>#check input device paths using info from cat /proc/bus/input/devices<br>
<br># Fix gdm login screen problem...<br>sudo vi /etc/gdm/Init/Default<br># add following after gdmwhich function...<br>XRANDR=`gdmwhich xrandr`<br>if [ "x$XRANDR" != "x" ] ; then<br> $XRANDR -o 0<br>
fi<br><br># Disable kernel modeset (required by udlfb)<br>sudo vi /etc/default/grub # add following to kernel options: vga=normal nomodeset<br>
sudo update-grub<br># then reboot<br><br>Login using "Gnome Failsafe" window manager. Fluxbox also works without modification.<br><br>Regular Gnome desktop doesn't work - not sure why - probably gdm issue.<br>
<br>xorg.conf is really fussy if you try to tweak it - so best to check you have ssh access before making changes<br>
<br>Fussy things:<br> - Displaylink screen must be in ServerLaout before Laptop screen<br> - modeset needs to disabled using grub kernel option<br> - Depth has to be 16bit for all screens for Xinerama to work (needs DefaultDepth)<br>
- Lucid no longer supports kbd module - need to use evdev instead<br> - AutoAddDevices needs to be false or it crashes<br>
- 9" screen is recognized as 4" NAV device - need to set DisplaySize to avoid huge fonts<br><br>I didn't have to blacklist any modules or create <b><span style="font-weight: normal;">fbcon.conf </span></b>and my displaylink screen does not go green during startup - works fine tho.<br>
<br>Regards<br><br>Craig<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 12:58 AM, Bernie Thompson <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bernie@plugable.com" target="_blank">bernie@plugable.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
Wonderful!<br>
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On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 9:50 PM, Craig Inglis <<a href="mailto:craig.inglis@gmail.com" target="_blank">craig.inglis@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> Hi Bernie,<br>
> the new udlfb fixed it! Its working great now. Many Thanks!<br>
><br>
> I've attached the xorg.conf I was using. The only custom bit is the<br>
> "DisplaySize" setting that I added to stop some apps using huge fonts. It<br>
> didn't affect the line issue at all and it may not be necessary with the new<br>
> udlfb.<br>
><br>
> :-)<br>
><br>
> On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 12:28 AM, Bernie Thompson <<a href="mailto:bernie@plugable.com" target="_blank">bernie@plugable.com</a>><br>
> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> Hi Craig,<br>
>><br>
>> Two thoughts:<br>
>><br>
>> On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 9:00 PM, Craig Inglis <<a href="mailto:craig.inglis@gmail.com" target="_blank">craig.inglis@gmail.com</a>><br>
>> wrote:<br>
>> > (II) DL(0): Supported color encodings: RGB 4:4:4 YCrCb 4:4:4<br>
>><br>
>> Can you post your xorg.conf? Want to make sure Depth is either not<br>
>> specified or set to 16 (udlfb uses 16-bit RGB56)<br>
>><br>
>> Also, you might want to try the latest udlfb (this is the effectively<br>
>> the version in kernel 2.6.37, but has been carefully ifdef'd to<br>
>> compile for older kernels).<br>
>><br>
>> sudo apt-get install module-assistant<br>
>> sudo module-assistant prepare<br>
>> git clone <a href="http://git.plugable.com/webdav/udlfb/" target="_blank">http://git.plugable.com/webdav/udlfb/</a><br>
>> cd udlfb<br>
>> make<br>
>> sudo make install<br>
>> sudo depmod -a<br>
>><br>
>> Let us know if either of these help.<br>
>><br>
>> Best wishes,<br>
>> Bernie<br>
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