Hugh, this doesn't solve what might potentially be a bug in the radeon driver, but if you want dualhead, you can try my mergedfb code, it provides a single framebuffer with two viewports looking into it do things like 3D acceleration work on both heads. http://www.botchco.com/alex/radeon/mergedfb/final/ Alex --- Hugh Caley <Hugh_Caley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Thanks for replying, Mike. I'm not sure this makes a difference to > me. > I have two screens defined in my XF86Config which are called in the > ServerLayout; according to the Radeon docs I have this means that > clone > mode should be turned off. Is this not the case? My two screens are > > cloned no matter what I do, even though I can move between them with > the > cursor, and move an application between the two. > > Hugh > > >The radeon manpage is out of date it seems with the current > >driver. There are new driver options. Perhaps this is the cause > >of people's problems - the docs not matching the driver. > > > > Option "MonitorLayout" "string" > > This option is used to overwrite the detected > >monitor types. > > This is only required when driver makes a false > >detection. The > > possible monitor types are: > > NONE -- Not connected > > CRT -- Analog CRT monitor > > TMDS -- Desktop flat panel > > LVDS -- Lapto flat panel > > This option can be used in following format: > > Option "MonitorLayout" "[type on primary], [type on > >secondary]" > > For example, Option "MonitorLayout" "CRT, TMDS" > > > > Primary/Secondary head for dual-head cards: > > (when only one port is used, it will be treated as > >the primary > > regardless) > > Primary head: > > DVI port on DVI+VGA cards > > LCD output on laptops > > Internal TMDS prot on DVI+DVI cards > > Secondary head: > > VGA port on DVI+VGA cards > > VGA port on laptops > > External TMDS port on DVI+DVI cards > > > > The default value is undefined. > > > > Option "CloneMode" "string" > > Set the first mode for the secondary head. It can > >be different > > from the modes used for the primary head. If you > >don't have this > > line while clone is on, the modes specified for the > >primary head > > will be used for the secondary head. > > For example, Option "CloneMode" "1024x768" > > The default value is undefined. > > > > -- > Hugh Caley, Unix Systems Administrator > Affymetrix Inc., 510-428-8537 > Hugh_Caley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > _______________________________________________ > xfree86-list mailing list > xfree86-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/xfree86-list > IRC: #xfree86 on irc.redhat.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ xfree86-list mailing list xfree86-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/xfree86-list IRC: #xfree86 on irc.redhat.com
