On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 5:18 PM, Peter Langfelder <peter.langfelder@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 5:47 AM, Valent Turkovic > <valent.turkovic@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Hi, >> I'm running Fedora 9 and Fedora 10 Linux (prerelase) on IBM R52 laptop >> with Intel 915GM video chip. >> >> I'm now using only one monitor - external 19" Samsung, but I would >> like if possible to also use laptop's screen. >> >> Is it possible to setup dual screen with external moninitor as main >> monitor with resolution of 1280x1024 and laptop's monitor as secundary >> monitor (1024x768). >> I have been trying this using xrandr and also with configuring >> xorg.conf but with no success :( >> >> If got the logic right I need one virtual screen with size of >> 2304x1024 (1280+1024). Laptop would be left to the main 19" external >> monitor so I need to have main monitor use offset of 1024 pixels. Have >> I made some wrong conclusions? >> >> One thing is really puzzling me - and that is maximal virtual screen I >> see from xrandr output: >> >> Screen 0: minimum 320x200, current 1280x1024, maximum 2048x1024 >> >> >> So is it even possible to do dual screen with these resolutions on >> Intel 915GM? Why? How? > > Valent, > > according to what I read, e.g., here > http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Xorg_RandR_1.2#Notes_from_xserver-xorg-video-intel.readme, > the Intel GM cards before 965 only have 11 bit addresses for pixels > and hence can only do 2048 pixels in either direction. Intel simply > made a stupid design decision. > > Peter > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines > These are great links, thank you. I looked and there is no intel read me in xorg usr/share/docs folders :( Valent. -- http://kernelreloaded.blog385.com/ linux, blog, anime, spirituality, windsurf, wireless registered as user #367004 with the Linux Counter, http://counter.li.org. ICQ: 2125241, Skype: valent.turkovic -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
