Re: [opensuse] Require help & guidance on displaying for presentation On Wednesday 27 February 2008, Wendell Nichols wrote:
> Dual head support is "variable" depending on your card and driver.
> Attached is my xorg.conf.  however you configure your system note the
> "dual..." settings like those below.
>
> good luck..
> wcn
>
> Section "Device"
>   BoardName    "RV350 NP"
>   BusID        "1:0:0"
>   Driver       "radeon"
>   Identifier   "Device[0]"
>   Option       "SaXDualHead"
>   Option       "IgnoreEDID"
>   Option       "MergedFB"
>   Option       "GARTSize" "32"
>   Option       "SaXDualMonitorVendor" "SAMSUNG"
>   Option       "SaXDualVSync" "56-75"
>   Option       "CRT2Position" "Clone"
>   Option       "MonitorLayout" "AUTOCRT,CRT"
>   Option       "CRT2VRefresh" "56-75"
>   Option       "MetaModes"
> "1400x1050,1280x1024;1280x1024,1280x1024;1024x768,1024x768;800x600,800x600"
>   Option       "SaXDualOrientation" "LeftOf"
>   Option       "SaXDualResolution" "1280x1024"
>   Option       "CRT2HSync" "30-81"
>   Option       "SaXDualMode" "Clone"
>   Option       "SaXDualHSync" "30-81"
>   Option       "SaXDualMonitorModel" "SYNCMASTER 910T"
>   Option       "XaaNoOffscreenPixmaps"
>   VendorName   "ATI"
> EndSection
>
> ifrufsvhd@e7tech.com wrote:
> > Thanks for the information. I went to yast, hardware, Graphics card and
> > monitor. Inside i see a dual head mode settings. What is it use for? is
> > it use to set up the external monitor settings?
> >
> > regards chongming
> >
> > Quoting Wendell Nichols :
> >> Check out xrandr.  I use it to select the resolution of the monitor I'm
> >> currentlh "looking" at.   Of course it only allows you to choose between
> >> resolutions actually configured in you server's config (which was likely
> >> done via SAX).  Your monitor could be blank because your video output is
> >> out of range.  Selecting an "in range" resolution might help.
> >> I find linux very weak in the area of external monitor(s).  There are
> >> lots of times I look stupid because I can't make my linux laptop work
> >> with some old projector and I have to resort to using someone's old
> >> windows box.
> >> sigh..
> >> wcn
> >>
> >> jdd wrote:
> >>> Chong Ming a Ã©crit :
> >>>> Hi guys, i using SUse 10.3 for 32 bit . I need to connect to a large
> >>>> monitor or projector to display my screen for presentation.
> >>>> My situation is this.
> >>>> I connect my laptop to a samsung lcd monitor. on the loading page, it
> >>>> is able to display on the samsung lcd. But once my machine loads the
> >>>> desktop, the lcd monitor display blacks out and the client dislay is
> >>>> never on the lcd display again.
> >>>>
> >>>> Once i boot off, it comes up the boot off screen, the lcd display the
> >>>> details on my laptop display again.
> >>>>
> >>>> What is the problem behind it? How to set up?
> >>>> Required guidance on this urgent matter.
> >>>>
> >>>> regards
> >>>> chongming
> >>>
> >>> there is probably a key on your keyboard to switch between the two
> >>> screens, but this one don't works always.
> >>>
> >>> you can also try sax2 (or yast, display), there are option to
> >>> configure two displays at the same time
> >>>
> >>> jdd
> >>
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