[Intel-gfx] Dual screen: Define primary monitor?

[Keith Packard]

Excerpts from Lars Behrens's message of Tue Oct 06 07:30:56 -0700 2009:
> Hi folks,
> 
> I have a dual monitor setup on an HP Compaq dc7900 CMT, kernel is
> SUSE's 2.6.27.29(-0.1-default).
> 
> For some reason, the primary screen always defaults to the VGA output of the 
> graphics adapter, no matter how I plug the cords. Is there a way to tell 
> xrandr or xorg.conf to make the HDMI output the primary one?

$ xrandr -output HDMI-2 --primary

or

   Option "Primary" "true"

in your xorg.conf file.

Of course, this requires a recent enough X server and xrandr utility.

-- 
keith.packard at intel.com
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