Hello, I am trying to configure an external monitor attached to the ati card of my T43p running Kubuntu 5.10. I really gave up trying to set up a clone mode with two different resolutions, but what I would really have is to start KDE with the native resolution of the external monitor (1280x1024), but having the possibility to switch to 1400x1050. If I put both resolutions in my xorg.conf file, what I get is a not-better-recognizable resolution sold as 1400x1050 (but where the desktop is bigger on both screens), even if I put 1280x1024 as default resolution. The only way to get 1280x1024 is to put it alone or to switch to it after KDE boot up.
Any idea why is this happening? Any help would be really appreciated. Thx!
Here follows my xorg.conf =====
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Refer to the XF86Config(4/5) man page for details about the format of
this file.
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DRI Section
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Section "dri"
Access to OpenGL ICD is allowed for all users:
Mode 0666
Access to OpenGL ICD is restricted to a specific user group:
Group 100 # users
Mode 0660
EndSection
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Module section -- this section is used to specify
which dynamically loadable modules to load.
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# Section "Module"
This loads the DBE extension module.
Load "dbe" # Double buffer extension
This loads the miscellaneous extensions module, and disables
initialisation of the XFree86-DGA extension within that module.
SubSection "extmod" Option "omit xfree86-dga" # don't initialise the DGA extension EndSubSection
This loads the Type1 and FreeType font modules
Load "type1" Load "freetype"
This loads the GLX module
Load "glx" # libglx.a Load "dri" # libdri.a
EndSection
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Files section. This allows default font and rgb paths to be set
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Section "Files"
The location of the RGB database. Note, this is the name of the
file minus the extension (like ".txt" or ".db"). There is normally
no need to change the default.
RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (which are concatenated together),
as well as specifying multiple comma-separated entries in one FontPath
command (or a combination of both methods)
#
If you don't have a floating point coprocessor and emacs, Mosaic or other
programs take long to start up, try moving the Type1 and Speedo directory
to the end of this list (or comment them out).
#
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"
The module search path. The default path is shown here.
ModulePath "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules"
EndSection
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Server flags section.
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Section "ServerFlags"
Uncomment this to cause a core dump at the spot where a signal is
received. This may leave the console in an unusable state, but may
provide a better stack trace in the core dump to aid in debugging
Option "NoTrapSignals"
Uncomment this to disable the <Crtl><Alt><BS> server abort sequence
This allows clients to receive this key event.
Option "DontZap"
Uncomment this to disable the <Crtl><Alt><KP_+>/<KP_-> mode switching
sequences. This allows clients to receive these key events.
Option "Dont Zoom"
Uncomment this to disable tuning with the xvidtune client. With
it the client can still run and fetch card and monitor attributes,
but it will not be allowed to change them. If it tries it will
receive a protocol error.
Option "DisableVidModeExtension"
Uncomment this to enable the use of a non-local xvidtune client.
Option "AllowNonLocalXvidtune"
Uncomment this to disable dynamically modifying the input device
(mouse and keyboard) settings.
Option "DisableModInDev"
Uncomment this to enable the use of a non-local client to
change the keyboard or mouse settings (currently only xset).
Option "AllowNonLocalModInDev"
EndSection
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Input devices
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Core keyboard's InputDevice section
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Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Generic Keyboard" Driver "kbd" Option "CoreKeyboard" Option "XkbRules" "xorg" Option "XkbModel" "pc105" Option "XkbLayout" "ch" Option "XkbVariant" "de" EndSection
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Core Pointer's InputDevice section
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Section "InputDevice"
Identifier and driver
Identifier "Mouse1" Driver "mouse" Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2" Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
When using XQUEUE, comment out the above two lines, and uncomment
the following line.
Option "Protocol" "Xqueue"
Baudrate and SampleRate are only for some Logitech mice. In
almost every case these lines should be omitted.
Option "BaudRate" "9600"
Option "SampleRate" "150"
Emulate3Buttons is an option for 2-button Microsoft mice
Emulate3Timeout is the timeout in milliseconds (default is 50ms)
Option "Emulate3Buttons"
Option "Emulate3Timeout" "50"
ChordMiddle is an option for some 3-button Logitech mice
Option "ChordMiddle"
EndSection
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Other input device sections
this is optional and is required only if you
are using extended input devices. This is for example only. Refer
to the XF86Config man page for a description of the options.
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#
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse2"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "MouseMan"
Option "Device" "/dev/mouse2"
EndSection
#
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "spaceball"
Driver "magellan"
Option "Device" "/dev/cua0"
EndSection
#
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "spaceball2"
Driver "spaceorb"
Option "Device" "/dev/cua0"
EndSection
#
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "touchscreen0"
Driver "microtouch"
Option "Device" "/dev/ttyS0"
Option "MinX" "1412"
Option "MaxX" "15184"
Option "MinY" "15372"
Option "MaxY" "1230"
Option "ScreenNumber" "0"
Option "ReportingMode" "Scaled"
Option "ButtonNumber" "1"
Option "SendCoreEvents"
EndSection
#
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "touchscreen1"
Driver "elo2300"
Option "Device" "/dev/ttyS0"
Option "MinX" "231"
Option "MaxX" "3868"
Option "MinY" "3858"
Option "MaxY" "272"
Option "ScreenNumber" "0"
Option "ReportingMode" "Scaled"
Option "ButtonThreshold" "17"
Option "ButtonNumber" "1"
Option "SendCoreEvents"
EndSection
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Monitor section
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Any number of monitor sections may be present
Section "Monitor" Identifier "Monitor0"
=== mode lines based on GTF ===
VGA @ 100Hz
Modeline "640x480@100" 43.163 640 680 744 848 480 481 484 509 +hsync +vsync
SVGA @ 100Hz
Modeline "800x600@100" 68.179 800 848 936 1072 600 601 604 636 +hsync +vsync
XVGA @ 100Hz
Modeline "1024x768@100" 113.309 1024 1096 1208 1392 768 769 772 814 +hsync +vsync
1152x864 @ 60Hz
Modeline "1152x864@60" 81.642 1152 1216 1336 1520 864 865 868 895 +hsync +vsync
1152x864 @ 85Hz
Modeline "1152x864@85" 119.651 1152 1224 1352 1552 864 865 868 907 +hsync +vsync
1152x864 @ 100Hz
Modeline "1152x864@100" 143.472 1152 1232 1360 1568 864 865 868 915 +hsync +vsync
1280x960 @ 75Hz
Modeline "1280x960@75" 129.859 1280 1368 1504 1728 960 961 964 1002 +hsync +vsync
1280x960 @ 100Hz
Modeline "1280x960@100" 178.992 1280 1376 1520 1760 960 961 964 1017 +hsync +vsync
SXGA @ 100Hz
Modeline "1280x1024@100" 190.960 1280 1376 1520 1760 1024 1025 1028 1085 +hsync +vsync
SPEA GDM-1950 (60Hz,64kHz,110MHz,-,-): 1280x1024 @ V-freq: 60.00 Hz, H-freq: 63.73 KHz
Modeline "GDM-1950" 109.62 1280 1336 1472 1720 1024 1024 1026 1062 -hsync -vsync
1600x1000 @ 60Hz
Modeline "1600x1000" 133.142 1600 1704 1872 2144 1000 1001 1004 1035 +hsync +vsync
1600x1000 @ 75Hz
Modeline "1600x1000" 169.128 1600 1704 1880 2160 1000 1001 1004 1044 +hsync +vsync
1600x1000 @ 85Hz
Modeline "1600x1000" 194.202 1600 1712 1888 2176 1000 1001 1004 1050 +hsync +vsync
1600x1000 @ 100Hz
Modeline "1600x1000" 232.133 1600 1720 1896 2192 1000 1001 1004 1059 +hsync +vsync
1600x1024 @ 60Hz
Modeline "1600x1024" 136.385 1600 1704 1872 2144 1024 1027 1030 1060 +hsync +vsync
1600x1024 @ 75Hz
Modeline "1600x1024" 174.416 1600 1712 1888 2176 1024 1025 1028 1069 +hsync +vsync
1600x1024 @ 76Hz
Modeline "1600x1024" 170.450 1600 1632 1792 2096 1024 1027 1030 1070 +hsync +vsync
1600x1024 @ 85Hz
Modeline "1600x1024" 198.832 1600 1712 1888 2176 1024 1027 1030 1075 +hsync +vsync
1920x1080 @ 60Hz
Modeline "1920x1080" 172.798 1920 2040 2248 2576 1080 1081 1084 1118 -hsync -vsync
1920x1080 @ 75Hz
Modeline "1920x1080" 211.436 1920 2056 2264 2608 1080 1081 1084 1126 +hsync +vsync
1920x1200 @ 60Hz
Modeline "1920x1200" 193.156 1920 2048 2256 2592 1200 1201 1203 1242 +hsync +vsync
1920x1200 @ 75Hz
Modeline "1920x1200" 246.590 1920 2064 2272 2624 1200 1201 1203 1253 +hsync +vsync
2048x1536 @ 60
Modeline "2048x1536" 266.952 2048 2200 2424 2800 1536 1537 1540 1589 +hsync +vsync
2048x1536 @ 60
Modeline "2048x1536" 266.952 2048 2200 2424 2800 1536 1537 1540 1589 +hsync +vsync
1400x1050 @ 60Hz M9 Laptop mode
ModeLine "1400x1050" 122.000 1400 1488 1640 1880 1050 1052 1064 1082 +hsync +vsync
1920x2400 @ 25Hz for IBM T221, VS VP2290 and compatible display devices
Modeline "1920x2400@25" 124.620 1920 1928 1980 2048 2400 2401 2403 2434 +hsync +vsync
1920x2400 @ 30Hz for IBM T221, VS VP2290 and compatible display devices
Modeline "1920x2400@30" 149.250 1920 1928 1982 2044 2400 2402 2404 2434 +hsync +vsync
EndSection
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Graphics device section
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Any number of graphics device sections may be present
Standard VGA Device:
Section "Device" Identifier "Standard VGA" VendorName "Unknown" BoardName "Unknown"
The chipset line is optional in most cases. It can be used to override
the driver's chipset detection, and should not normally be specified.
Chipset "generic"
The Driver line must be present. When using run-time loadable driver
modules, this line instructs the server to load the specified driver
module. Even when not using loadable driver modules, this line
indicates which driver should interpret the information in this section.
Driver "vga"
The BusID line is used to specify which of possibly multiple devices
this section is intended for. When this line isn't present, a device
section can only match up with the primary video device. For PCI
devices a line like the following could be used. This line should not
normally be included unless there is more than one video device
installed.
BusID "PCI:0:10:0"
VideoRam 256
Clocks 25.2 28.3
EndSection
=== ATI device section ===
Section "Device" Identifier "ATI Graphics Adapter" Driver "fglrx"
### generic DRI settings ###
=== disable PnP Monitor ===
#Option "NoDDC"
=== disable/enable XAA/DRI ===
Option "no_accel" "no" Option "no_dri" "no"
=== misc DRI settings ===
Option "mtrr" "off" # disable DRI mtrr mapper, driver has its own code for mtrr
### FireGL DDX driver module specific settings ###
=== Screen Management ===
Option "DesktopSetup" "(null)" Option "ScreenOverlap" "0" Option "GammaCorrectionI" "0x06419064" Option "GammaCorrectionII" "0x06419064"
=== OpenGL specific profiles/settings ===
Option "Capabilities" "0x00000000" Option "CapabilitiesEx" "0x00000000"
=== Video Overlay for the Xv extension ===
Option "VideoOverlay" "on"
=== OpenGL Overlay ===
Note: When OpenGL Overlay is enabled, Video Overlay
will be disabled automatically
Option "OpenGLOverlay" "off"
=== Center Mode (Laptops only) ===
Option "CenterMode" "off"
=== Pseudo Color Visuals (8-bit visuals) ===
Option "PseudoColorVisuals" "off"
=== QBS Management ===
Option "Stereo" "off" Option "StereoSyncEnable" "1"
=== FSAA Management ===
Option "FSAAEnable" "no" Option "FSAAScale" "1" Option "FSAADisableGamma" "no" Option "FSAACustomizeMSPos" "no" Option "FSAAMSPosX0" "0.000000" Option "FSAAMSPosY0" "0.000000" Option "FSAAMSPosX1" "0.000000" Option "FSAAMSPosY1" "0.000000" Option "FSAAMSPosX2" "0.000000" Option "FSAAMSPosY2" "0.000000" Option "FSAAMSPosX3" "0.000000" Option "FSAAMSPosY3" "0.000000" Option "FSAAMSPosX4" "0.000000" Option "FSAAMSPosY4" "0.000000" Option "FSAAMSPosX5" "0.000000" Option "FSAAMSPosY5" "0.000000"
=== Misc Options ===
Option "UseFastTLS" "0" Option "BlockSignalsOnLock" "on" Option "UseInternalAGPGART" "yes" Option "ForceGenericCPU" "no" BusID "PCI:1:0:0" # vendor=1002, device=3154 Screen 0 EndSection
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Screen sections
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Any number of screen sections may be present. Each describes
the configuration of a single screen. A single specific screen section
may be specified from the X server command line with the "-screen"
option.
Section "Screen" Identifier "Screen0" Device "ATI Graphics Adapter" Monitor "Monitor0" DefaultDepth 24 #Option "backingstore"
Subsection "Display" Depth 24 Modes "1280x1024" ViewPort 0 0 # initial origin if mode is smaller than desktop
Virtual 1280 1024
EndSubsection
EndSection
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ServerLayout sections.
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Any number of ServerLayout sections may be present. Each describes
the way multiple screens are organised. A specific ServerLayout
section may be specified from the X server command line with the
"-layout" option. In the absence of this, the first section is used.
When now ServerLayout section is present, the first Screen section
is used alone.
Section "ServerLayout"
The Identifier line must be present
Identifier "Server Layout"
Each Screen line specifies a Screen section name, and optionally
the relative position of other screens. The four names after
primary screen name are the screens to the top, bottom, left and right
of the primary screen.
Screen "Screen0"
Each InputDevice line specifies an InputDevice section name and
optionally some options to specify the way the device is to be
used. Those options include "CorePointer", "CoreKeyboard" and
"SendCoreEvents".
InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer" InputDevice "Generic Keyboard" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection