xxbeanxx Posted June 14, 2005 Report Share Posted June 14, 2005 Could someone give me some guidance on getting dual head working with my Toshiba A60 laptop? I've read all the HOWTOs and seemingly tried everything, but I can never get it working. The best I can do is to get xorg to come up on the external monitor. I should state that I believe this can be done because I found this page off of linux-on-laptops.org http://delphi.homelinux.org/toshiba/ This guy claims that he has done it, but of course doesn't provide his config files. Here's my config file for xorg, perhaps you can see an error with it: Section "Files" FontPath "unix/:-1" EndSection Section "ServerFlags" Option "Xinerama" "true" EndSection Section "Module" Load "dbe" # Double-Buffering Extension Load "v4l" # Video for Linux Load "extmod" Load "type1" Load "freetype" Load "synaptics" Load "dri" # direct rendering Load "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libglx.a" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Keyboard1" Driver "keyboard" Option "XkbModel" "pc104" Option "XkbLayout" "en_US" Option "XkbOptions" "compose:rwin" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Mouse1" Driver "mouse" Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2" Option "Device" "/dev/mouse" Option "ZAxisMapping" "6 7" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "SynapticsMouse1" Driver "synaptics" Option "Protocol" "auto-dev" Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice" Option "MinSpeed" "0.09" Option "MaxSpeed" "0.18" Option "BottomEdge" "4200" Option "SHMConfig" "on" Option "FingerLow" "25" Option "LeftEdge" "1700" Option "MaxTapMove" "220" Option "MaxTapTime" "180" Option "FingerHigh" "30" Option "VertScrollDelta" "100" Option "TopEdge" "1700" Option "AccelFactor" "0.0015" Option "RightEdge" "5300" EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "monitor1" VendorName "Toshiba" ModelName "Satellite A60" EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "monitor2" VendorName "Unknown" ModelName "Generic" EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "device1" VendorName "ATI" BoardName "ATI Radeon (fglrx)" Driver "radeon" BusID "PCI:1:5:0" Option "DPMS" EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "device2" VendorName "ATI" BoardName "ATI Radeon (fglrx)" Driver "radeon" BusID "PCI:1:5:0" Option "DPMS" EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "screen1" Device "device1" Monitor "monitor1" EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "screen2" Device "device2" Monitor "monitor2" EndSection Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "layout1" InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard" InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer" InputDevice "SynapticsMouse1" "AlwaysCore" Screen "screen1" Screen "screen2" RightOf "screen1" EndSection Also, in the laptop bios there was a setting for what video port to enable (lcd+external or auto) I tried both of these settings with no luck. Thanks to anyone who helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devries Posted June 14, 2005 Report Share Posted June 14, 2005 Look again. There is a xorg.conf file attached. :) Or I found this one: http://www.linux-on-laptops.com/hosted/tsa65.html For an A65 but it seems close enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxbeanxx Posted June 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2005 (edited) There IS an xorg.conf file attached?!?! I never noticed.. Wow.. Also, I tried that exact A65 config with no luck. Using this config it only appears on the external monitor, and not the LCD. I'll go check out the A60 config. Thanks for noticing that for me.. UPDATE:: Actually, I did notice that config file.. This is not the one used for dual-head. It only works for one monitor. :( Back to square one. Maybe I can get that A65 to work with some messing around. Thx again Edited June 15, 2005 by xxbeanxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxbeanxx Posted June 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2005 I figured it out.. So for anyone trying to get an ati laptop card to do dual head, try this configuration: # File generated by XFdrake. # ********************************************************************** # Refer to the XF86Config man page for details about the format of # this file. # ********************************************************************** Section "Files" # Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are concatenated together) # By default, Mandrake 6.0 and later now use a font server independent of # the X server to render fonts. FontPath "unix/:-1" EndSection Section "ServerFlags" #DontZap # disable <Crtl><Alt><BS> (server abort) AllowMouseOpenFail # allows the server to start up even if the mouse does not work #DontZoom # disable <Crtl><Alt><KP_+>/<KP_-> (resolution switching) EndSection Section "Module" Load "dbe" # Double-Buffering Extension Load "v4l" # Video for Linux Load "extmod" Load "type1" Load "freetype" Load "synaptics" Load "dri" # direct rendering Load "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libglx.a" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Keyboard1" Driver "keyboard" Option "XkbModel" "pc104" Option "XkbLayout" "en_US" Option "XkbOptions" "compose:rwin" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Mouse1" Driver "mouse" Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2" Option "Device" "/dev/mouse" Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "SynapticsMouse1" Driver "synaptics" Option "Protocol" "auto-dev" Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice" Option "MinSpeed" "0.09" Option "MaxSpeed" "0.18" Option "BottomEdge" "4200" Option "SHMConfig" "on" Option "FingerLow" "25" Option "LeftEdge" "1700" Option "MaxTapMove" "220" Option "MaxTapTime" "180" Option "FingerHigh" "30" Option "VertScrollDelta" "100" Option "TopEdge" "1700" Option "AccelFactor" "0.0015" Option "RightEdge" "5300" EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "monitor1" VendorName "Generic" ModelName "Flat Panel 1024x768" HorizSync 31.5-48.5 VertRefresh 40-70 EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "device1" VendorName "ATI" BoardName "ATI Radeon (fglrx)" Driver "radeon" Option "DPMS" Option "AGPMode" "4" Option "AGPFastWrite" "True" Option "DynamicClocks" "True" Option "MergedFB" "True" Option "MonitorLayout" "TMDS, LVDS" Option "CRT2Position" "RightOf" Option "CRT2HSync" "31.5-48.5" Option "CRT2VRefresh" "40-70" Option "MetaModes" "1024x768-1024x768" EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "screen1" Device "device1" Monitor "monitor1" DefaultColorDepth 24 Subsection "Display" Depth 8 Virtual 2048 768 EndSubsection Subsection "Display" Depth 15 Virtual 2048 768 EndSubsection Subsection "Display" Depth 16 Virtual 2048 768 EndSubsection Subsection "Display" Depth 24 Virtual 2048 768 EndSubsection EndSection Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "layout1" InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard" InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer" InputDevice "SynapticsMouse1" "AlwaysCore" Screen "screen1" EndSection The only thing I have problems with now, is that since my card cannot correctly detect there's an external card plugged in, I have to use the "MonitorLayout" option. This makes my desktop always 2048x768. I constantly have to exit the xorg.conf file to change the virtual display size. Does anyone know of a way to load certian X configurations on startup? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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