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scott8711 Tux's lil' helper
Joined: 25 Oct 2002 Posts: 145
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Posted: Sun Nov 24, 2002 8:02 pm Post subject: Setup Xinerama |
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Could someone tell me how to set up xinerama.
I found a few bits an pieces on the net and was able to get both monitors working but now I need to know how to split them. Right now they both display the same thing. Can Xinerama handel three monitors?
Thanks
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polin8 n00b
Joined: 03 Oct 2002 Posts: 74 Location: Baltimore, MD USA
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Posted: Sun Nov 24, 2002 9:34 pm Post subject: |
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in your XFree86 Config setup both monitors and graphics cards as their own sections, make sure they work as configured (I have about 4 XF86Configs, 0ne for each monitor, one for xinerama, one for dri).
What actually sets up dual head is in the server section at the bottom of XF86Config. Code: |
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Xinerama"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
Screen 1 "Screen1" RightOf "Screen0"
InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"
Option "Xinerama" "On"
EndSection |
you should be able to add 3 monitors no problem, the line about xinerama on is what makes the monitors act like one desktop (ie applications can move across the monitors) rather than seperate displays. |
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scott8711 Tux's lil' helper
Joined: 25 Oct 2002 Posts: 145
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Posted: Sun Nov 24, 2002 11:10 pm Post subject: |
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Ok I made the chages to my XF86Config file, however, both moitors still display the same thing. The only thing I did not chage was the Identifier. I left it as "Anaconda configured"
What is the next step.
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polin8 n00b
Joined: 03 Oct 2002 Posts: 74 Location: Baltimore, MD USA
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Posted: Sun Nov 24, 2002 11:47 pm Post subject: |
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hmmm, maybe post your config as an attatchment?
what card setup are you using? I'm using a dualhead matrox, but I got xinerama running with 2 TNT2 cards before this one.
are you screens using different device setups?
i have:
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Section "Device"
Identifier "G450_0"
Driver "mga"
Option "AGPMode" "4"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
Screen 0
#VideoRam 64000
# Insert Clocks lines here if appropriate
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "G450_1"
Driver "mga"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
Screen 1
#VideoRam 64000
# Insert Clocks lines here if appropriate
EndSection
# notice each screen uses its own device section
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "G450_0"
Monitor "Dell"
DefaultDepth 24
[snipped out a bunch of modes]
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen1"
Device "G450_1"
Monitor "Gateway"
DefaultDepth 24
[snipped out a bunch of modes]
EndSection
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scott8711 Tux's lil' helper
Joined: 25 Oct 2002 Posts: 145
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Posted: Sun Nov 24, 2002 11:58 pm Post subject: |
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How do you post a file in this forum?
Scott[/list][/code] |
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polin8 n00b
Joined: 03 Oct 2002 Posts: 74 Location: Baltimore, MD USA
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Posted: Mon Nov 25, 2002 12:14 am Post subject: |
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heh, guess you can't, can you put it on a website? |
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scott8711 Tux's lil' helper
Joined: 25 Oct 2002 Posts: 145
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Posted: Mon Nov 25, 2002 1:14 am Post subject: |
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I have posted the monitor sections and the server section
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Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
ModelName "Dell Ultrascan 21TE"
Horiz Sync 30.0 - 93.0
VertRefresh 50.0 - 152.0
Option "dpms"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor1"
VendorName "Proview"
ModelName "PS910"
Horiz Sync 31.5 - 85.0
VertRefresh 50.0 - 150.0
Option "dpms"
EndSection
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Xinerama"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
Screen 1 "Screen1" RightOf "Screen0"
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Mouse1" "SendCoreEvents"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
Option "Xinerama" "On"
EndSection
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If there is another part of my XF86Config File that you want to see just let me know.
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scott8711 Tux's lil' helper
Joined: 25 Oct 2002 Posts: 145
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Posted: Mon Nov 25, 2002 4:07 am Post subject: |
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OK, I got xinerama and my dual head up and running with the Matrox PowerDesk utility. Is there a way that I can get the background picture to be displayed separatly on both monitors instead of being split between the two?
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polin8 n00b
Joined: 03 Oct 2002 Posts: 74 Location: Baltimore, MD USA
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Posted: Tue Nov 26, 2002 6:01 am Post subject: |
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Nice!
Its a feature of the window manager how it lays out your background, using Esetroot from the command line will let you specify which display to have which bg.
Esetroot -display :0.0 foo1.jpg
Esetroot -display :0.1 foo2.jpg |
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scott8711 Tux's lil' helper
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Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2002 2:46 pm Post subject: |
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I am getting an "unable to load image file" error when I use Esetroot
I usedthe command as follows:
Esetroot -display 0.0: /usr/share/Windowmaker/Themes/LeetWM-blue.themed/LeetWM-blue1.png
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I did a cd into LeetWM-blue.themed and used;
Esetroot -display 0.0: LeetWM-blue1.png
Both gave me the same error
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dioxmat Bodhisattva
Joined: 04 May 2002 Posts: 709 Location: /home/mat
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Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2002 3:58 pm Post subject: |
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try using another program. wmsetbg doesnt support png files afaik, and I wouldnt be surprised that Esetroot doesnt either. |
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scott8711 Tux's lil' helper
Joined: 25 Oct 2002 Posts: 145
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Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2002 4:41 pm Post subject: |
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I could convert the file to .gif but I am not sure if WindowMaker supports it. Is there a cofig file for WindowMaker where I could tell it to use a .gif file?
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tortoise n00b
Joined: 07 Jun 2002 Posts: 32 Location: Iowa, USA
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Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2002 4:47 pm Post subject: |
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anyone have any general recommendations for a good X setup for xinerama? I tried it with Gnome2/metacity and wasn't that impressed, lots of windows opening on the seam, apps opening up all over the place, etc etc. Is there a windowmanager that's really pushing to make xinerama really smooth?
It'd be nice to able to configure things like prefered monitor to open up into on an app by app basis, never open on the seam, allow a little say 10 pixel tall "catch" on the upper right corner of the left monitor and upper left corner of the right monitor to keep the mouse from going to the other monitor if not desired. Stuff like that.
With a little ingenuity xinerama could kick ass. Maybe when I'm good enough I'll start hacking a WM myself |
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RagManX Apprentice
Joined: 13 Jul 2002 Posts: 220 Location: Tennessee
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Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2002 4:52 pm Post subject: |
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I asked the same question. When I was using icewm, I got split windows, and the control bar at the bottom split across both displays. The suggestions I got mostly said try xfce/xfwm. It handles multi-head displays beautifully. The only thing xfce is missing that I'd like is a window bar so I can more easily switch active tasks when something I want is covered by another window.
RagManX _________________ http://www.gamingideas.com/ - an open discussion site for game improvement and new game ideas |
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martinianakiev n00b
Joined: 04 Sep 2002 Posts: 15
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Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2002 8:55 pm Post subject: xinerama and wm |
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get fluxbox and use the remember position patch
works very nice. Also fluxbox handles multi displays much better than gnome |
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tyler n00b
Joined: 28 Aug 2002 Posts: 59 Location: toronto, ontario, canada
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Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2002 11:08 pm Post subject: Re: xinerama and wm |
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martinianakiev wrote: | get fluxbox and use the remember position patch
works very nice. Also fluxbox handles multi displays much better than gnome |
i agree with you. fluxbox handles multiple displays perfectly. i tried gnome2/metacity for about a week and the results were quite poor. i'll be sticking with fluxbox. |
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kenobi n00b
Joined: 27 Nov 2002 Posts: 10
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Posted: Thu Nov 28, 2002 1:47 am Post subject: no Xinerama please |
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I would like to use my system without that xinerama thingie, but unfortunately kde applications don't work on the second screen and additionally the K menu / Kpanel is quite different. Any idea how to get it to work ? |
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polin8 n00b
Joined: 03 Oct 2002 Posts: 74 Location: Baltimore, MD USA
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Posted: Mon Dec 02, 2002 11:48 pm Post subject: |
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so far I've found sawfish to be the smartest at handling xinerama. sawfish by itself, no gnome. apparently the newest beta of gnome2 has improved xinerama support but I haven't tried it yet |
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bhun n00b
Joined: 01 Dec 2002 Posts: 70
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Posted: Tue Dec 03, 2002 10:19 am Post subject: Xinerama |
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Quote: | so far I've found sawfish to be the smartest at handling xinerama. sawfish by itself, no gnome. apparently the newest beta of gnome2 has improved xinerama support but I haven't tried it yet |
Sawfish is ok. The only thing is that you have to make it remember all positions and it does not handle the new windows by itself... or has that changed? I was running gnome2 for the last few days, but it keeps popping up all the new windows on my PCI videocard, which I don't want. I can't find any setting saying it should designate the main display or preventing placing new windows exactly in the middle (so on both screens ) |
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war n00b
Joined: 27 Apr 2002 Posts: 13
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Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2003 7:43 pm Post subject: |
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I've heard that Enlightenment has very good xinerama support... |
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KeithReuters Tux's lil' helper
Joined: 29 Sep 2002 Posts: 130 Location: Newport Beach, California // Grenoble, France
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Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2003 3:41 pm Post subject: |
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Nuh huh....
Okay, the reason why both screens displayed the same thing is that in the ServerLayout section, you declared them both...
To clarify, you did this :
Screen "Screen1"
Screen "Screen2"
Screen "Screen1" LeftOf "Screen2"
In fact you only need to declare one screen, preferably the one that is configured by default in your BIOS (that's what I was told, I don't really know why though).
As to having both screen display the same thing... I'm using the Gimp with a 2048x768 file and I just copy/paste my wallpapers in it. |
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