ati driver dual head 2nd monitor incorrect resolution

[John H.]

ok, those screen changes make both monitors be at
1024x768, and the LCD(2nd monitor) is nothing but a
clone of the CRT Monitor(as I type in first, I see it
in second), which is not what I want.


--- Alex Deucher <alexdeucher at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Mon, 11 Oct 2004 21:35:12 -0700 (PDT), John H.
> <mistamaila at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > that makes my 2nd monitor say "out of range", and
> > first monitor has the whole desktop
> > 
> > (I am trying to get the same as mergedfb except
> for
> > scrolling on 2nd monitor.  having one "desktop"
> with
> > gnome bar and such, but another monitor to go to
> > maximize applications and such in, not clone or
> two
> > gnome panels)
> > 
> 
> I know.  that's what I'm trying to help you set up. 
> can you post your
> xorg log when you try the config I just sent?   BTW,
> is this a laptop
> or a desktop card?
> I think the problem is you need to swap the head
> configs.  the current
> driver uses crtc1 for the lcd and crtc2 for the crt.
>  so the lcd needs
> to be screen 0 and the crt needs to be screen 1.
> 
> try replacing your screen sections with these:
> 
>   Section "Screen"
>           Identifier "Screen1"
>           Device     "Card1"
>          Monitor    "CRT"
>        DefaultDepth    24
>           SubSection "Display"
>                   Modes "1600x1200" "1024x768"
>  "800x600" "640x480"
>                  Depth     24
>           EndSubSection
>   EndSection
> 
>   Section "Screen"
>           Identifier "Screen0"
>           Device     "Card0"
>           Monitor    "LCD"
>         DefaultDepth   24
>           SubSection "Display"
>                   Modes "1024x768" "800x600"
> "640x480"
>                   Depth     24
>           EndSubSection
>   EndSection
> 
> 
> Alex
> 



		
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