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From: Allan Gottlieb <gottlieb@×××.edu>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Xorg.conf changes and dual screen setup
Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2007 21:26:45
Message-Id: yu9d4wjr5rq.fsf@nyu.edu
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Xorg.conf changes and dual screen setup by Mick
1 At Sat, 15 Sep 2007 20:56:32 +0100 Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com> wrote:
2
3 > As it happens I noticed that my TV out also stopped working recently.
4 > However, I run ATI not nvidia. I blamed the latest xorg-server for it and
5 > left it at that. When I run xrandr, just like you, I only see the laptop's
6 > screen:
7 > ==========================================
8 > $ xrandr
9 > Screen 0: minimum 320 x 175, current 1024 x 768, maximum 1024 x 768
10 > default connected 1024x768+0+0 0mm x 0mm
11 > 1024x768 60.0*
12 > 320x175 60.0
13 > 320x200 60.0
14 > 360x200 60.0
15 > 320x240 60.0
16 > 400x300 60.0
17 > 512x384 60.0
18 > 832x624 60.0
19 > ==========================================
20 >
21 > xrandr --output --auto doesn't change things and xrandr --output TV --on
22 > brings up the --help page.
23 >
24 > Anyone else noticed this & found a fix?
25
26 Sounds like the server doesn't implement RandR version 1.2
27
28 What does xrandr -v say. For me it is
29 Server reports RandR version 1.2
30
31 If you don't have 1.2 you won't have the --output stuff.
32
33 Also --on doesn't exist even in 1.2.
34
35 I found man xrandr helpful.
36
37 allan gottlieb
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Replies

Subject Author
Re: [gentoo-user] Xorg.conf changes and dual screen setup Daniel Pielmeier <daniel.pielmeier@××××××××××.com>
Re: [gentoo-user] Xorg.conf changes and dual screen setup Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com>