I am trying to configure an installation of Fedora 18 to use Zaphod Heads to provide a proper dual monitor experince. I copied over the xorg.conf file that worked on Fedora 17 to /etc/X11 on the new installation and while it does indeed seem to take the file (it recognizes my option for enabling Crtl-Alt-Backspace again) it does not follow it's screen recomdations. All I get is one mirrored screen, or if I use xrander I can get one stretched screen, but not the two seperate X screens that the xorg.conf is supposed to enforce.
I have tried to configure this on one Fedora 18 setup using Xfce as well as both the Xfce and LXDE live media, and each time I have gotten the same result - mirrored heads. I need this to work as it is vital to allowing me to have proper dual head as well as gaming, as I have elaborated on in a previous thread:
http://forums.fedoraforum.org/archiv.../t-269810.html
So any suggestions as to why Fedora is suddenly not taking my X configuration seriously?
---------- Post added at 07:54 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:32 PM ----------
Looking at my Xorg.0.log entry may have revealed something to me.
So far so good:
Then things get a little odd:
---------- Post added 9th February 2013 at 02:46 AM ---------- Previous post was 8th February 2013 at 07:54 PM ----------
So I have modified my xorg.conf file and now I am not getting those messages in my log. It now is also using a stretched screen setup rather than the zaphod heads prescribed, and it is not using the display resolutions specified nor is it using the proper primary monitor.
I have tried to configure this on one Fedora 18 setup using Xfce as well as both the Xfce and LXDE live media, and each time I have gotten the same result - mirrored heads. I need this to work as it is vital to allowing me to have proper dual head as well as gaming, as I have elaborated on in a previous thread:
http://forums.fedoraforum.org/archiv.../t-269810.html
So any suggestions as to why Fedora is suddenly not taking my X configuration seriously?
---------- Post added at 07:54 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:32 PM ----------
Looking at my Xorg.0.log entry may have revealed something to me.
So far so good:
Quote:
[ 1761.698] (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf" [ 1761.698] (==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d" [ 1761.699] (==) ServerLayout "Default Layout" [ 1761.699] (**) |-->Screen "Screen0" (0) [ 1761.699] (**) | |-->Monitor "RightHead" [ 1761.699] (**) | |-->Device "Card0" [ 1761.699] (**) |-->Screen "Screen1" (1) [ 1761.699] (**) | |-->Monitor "LeftHead" [ 1761.699] (**) | |-->Device "Card1" |
Quote:
[ 1761.707] (II) [KMS] Kernel modesetting enabled. [ 1761.707] Requested Entity already in use! [ 1761.708] (II) [KMS] Kernel modesetting enabled. [ 1761.708] (EE) Screen 1 deleted because of no matching config section. [ 1761.708] (II) UnloadModule: "radeon" |
---------- Post added 9th February 2013 at 02:46 AM ---------- Previous post was 8th February 2013 at 07:54 PM ----------
So I have modified my xorg.conf file and now I am not getting those messages in my log. It now is also using a stretched screen setup rather than the zaphod heads prescribed, and it is not using the display resolutions specified nor is it using the proper primary monitor.
Quote:
Section "Monitor" Identifier "DVI-0" Option "ModelName" "Acer Technologies 17''" Option "DPMS" "true" Option "TargetRefresh" "75" Option "Position" "0 0" Option "Rotate" "normal" Option "Disable" "false" Option "Primary" "On" EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "VGA-0" Option "ModelName" "Samsung Electric Company 16''" Option "DPMS" "true" Option "TargetRefresh" "85" Option "Rotate" "normal" Option "Disable" "false" Option "LeftOf" "DVI-0" EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "Card0" Driver "radeon" Option "ColorTiling" "true" Option "SwapbuffersWait" "off" Option "EnablePageFlip" "on" Option "ZaphodHeads" "DVI-0" BusID "PCI:02:00.0" Screen 0 EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "Card1" Driver "radeon" Option "ColorTiling" "true" Option "SwapbuffersWait" "off" Option "EnablePageFlip" "on" Option "ZaphodHeads" "VGA-0" BusID "PCI:02:00.0" Screen 1 EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "Screen0" Device "Card0" Monitor "DVI-0" SubSection "Display" Depth 24 Modes "1280x1024" EndSubSection EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "Screen1" Device "Card1" Monitor "VGA-0" SubSection "Display" Depth 24 Modes "1024x768" EndSubSection EndSection Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "Default Layout" Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0 Screen "Screen1" LeftOf "Screen0" EndSection Section "InputClass" Identifier "Keyboard Defaults" MatchIsKeyboard "yes" Option "XkbOptions" "terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp" EndSection |