Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Xorg.conf changes and dual screen setup
Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2007 20:48:21
Message-Id: 200709162134.22102.michaelkintzios@gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Xorg.conf changes and dual screen setup by Allan Gottlieb
1 On Saturday 15 September 2007, Allan Gottlieb wrote:
2 > At Sat, 15 Sep 2007 20:56:32 +0100 Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com> wrote:
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
5 > > and left it at that. When I run xrandr, just like you, I only see the
6 > > laptop's 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 Same here.
32
33 > If you don't have 1.2 you won't have the --output stuff.
34 >
35 > Also --on doesn't exist even in 1.2.
36
37 Sure, but after trying --auto I started getting desperate to get this TV Out
38 working again, especially as the wife was waiting to watch a movie . . .
39 (tut, tut!)
40
41 > I found man xrandr helpful.
42
43 Thanks.
44 --
45 Regards,
46 Mick

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