External monitor conf in 2007 free (Ati)

[Guest Mobidoy]

Hello all, i have Mandiva free 2007 installed on my Laptop. The FGLRX drivers are properly installed. I have an external monitor but just cant get it to work. It stays black. What i would like, is to get an extended desktop so i couple get one app on the Laptop screen and another one on the external monitor, the native resolution on the laptop is 1280X800, and i would like to have another resolution on the ext monitor. (around 1152X864)

My Xorg.conf is included.

 

Also f you see Obvious thing that i should modify in my Xorg.conf, please let me know.

 

I am only 3 days old into Linux.

 

# **********************************************************************
# Refer to the xorg.conf man page for details about the format of
# this file.
# **********************************************************************

Section "Files"
# font server independent of the X server to render fonts.
FontPath "unix/:-1"

# minimal fonts to allow X to run without xfs
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/misc:unscaled"
EndSection

Section "Extensions"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
#DontZap # disable <Crtl><Alt><BS> (server abort)
#DontZoom # disable <Crtl><Alt><KP_+>/<KP_-> (resolution switching)
AllowMouseOpenFail # allows the server to start up even if the mouse does not work
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "dbe" # Double-Buffering Extension
Load "v4l" # Video for Linux
Load "extmod"
Load "type1"
Load "freetype"
Load "glx" # 3D layer
Load "dri" # direct rendering
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard1"
Driver "kbd"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "ca"
Option "XkbOptions" "compose:rwin"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse1"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse2"
Driver "evdev"
Option "product" "0xc041"
Option "vendor" "0x046d"
Option "HWheelRelativeAxisButtons" "7 6"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "SynapticsMouse1"
Driver "synaptics"
Option "SHMConfig" "on"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "monitor1"
VendorName "Generic"
ModelName "Flat Panel 1280x800"
HorizSync 31.5-90
VertRefresh 60

# Monitor preferred modeline (60.0 Hz vsync, 49.0 kHz hsync, ratio 16/10)
ModeLine "1280x800" 68.94 1280 1296 1344 1408 800 801 804 816 -hsync -vsync

# TV fullscreen mode or DVD fullscreen output.
# 768x576 @ 79 Hz, 50 kHz hsync
ModeLine "768x576"	 50.00  768  832  846 1000   576  590  595  630

# 768x576 @ 100 Hz, 61.6 kHz hsync
ModeLine "768x576"	 63.07  768  800  960 1024   576  578  590  616

# modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake]
ModeLine "1280x800_120"  181.21  1280 1376 1520 1760  800 801 804 858  -HSync +Vsync

# modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake]
ModeLine "1280x800_100"  147.89  1280 1376 1512 1744  800 801 804 848  -HSync +Vsync

# modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake]
ModeLine "1280x800_85"  123.38  1280 1368 1504 1728  800 801 804 840  -HSync +Vsync

# modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake]
ModeLine "1280x800_75"  107.21  1280 1360 1496 1712  800 801 804 835  -HSync +Vsync

# modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake]
ModeLine "1280x800_60"  83.46  1280 1344 1480 1680  800 801 804 828  -HSync +Vsync

# modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake]
ModeLine "1280x800_50"  68.56  1280 1336 1472 1664  800 801 804 824  -HSync +Vsync
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "device1"
BoardName "ATI Radeon (fglrx)"
Driver "fglrx"
Option "DPMS"
Option "FSAAMSPosY1" "0.000000"
Option "FSAAMSPosY1" "0.000000"
Option "StereoSyncEnable" "1"
Option "StereoSyncEnable" "1"

# === disable PnP Monitor  ===
#Option "NoDDC"
Option "FSAAMSPosX5" "0.000000"
Option "FSAAMSPosX5" "0.000000"
Option "FSAAMSPosY4" "0.000000"
Option "FSAAMSPosY4" "0.000000"
Option "FSAAMSPosX2" "0.000000"
Option "FSAAMSPosX2" "0.000000"
Option "FSAAMSPosX4" "0.000000"
Option "FSAAMSPosX4" "0.000000"
Option "FSAAMSPosY0" "0.000000"
Option "FSAAMSPosY0" "0.000000"
Option "FSAADisableGamma" "no"
Option "FSAADisableGamma" "no"

# === Video Overlay for the Xv extension ===
Option "VideoOverlay" "on"
Option "VideoOverlay" "on"
Option "ForceGenericCPU" "no"
Option "ForceGenericCPU" "no"
Option "GammaCorrectionII" "0x00000000"
Option "GammaCorrectionII" "0x00000000"
Option "VRefresh2" "unspecified"
Option "VRefresh2" "unspecified"
Option "FSAAMSPosY5" "0.000000"
Option "FSAAMSPosY5" "0.000000"
Option "CenterMode" "off"
Option "CenterMode" "off"
Option "IgnoreEDID" "off"
Option "IgnoreEDID" "off"

# === OpenGL Overlay ===
# Note: When OpenGL Overlay is enabled, Video Overlay
# will be disabled automatically
Option "OpenGLOverlay" "off"
Option "OpenGLOverlay" "off"
Option "FSAACustomizeMSPos" "no"
Option "FSAACustomizeMSPos" "no"

# === FSAA ===
Option "FSAAScale" "1"
Option "FSAAScale" "1"

# === FireGL DDX driver module specific settings ===
# === Screen Management ===
Option "DesktopSetup" "0x00000000"
Option "DesktopSetup" "0x00000000"
Option "HSync2" "unspecified"
Option "HSync2" "unspecified"
Option "TVHStartAdj" "0"
Option "TVHStartAdj" "0"
Option "FSAAMSPosX0" "0.000000"
Option "FSAAMSPosX0" "0.000000"
Option "no_dri" "no"
Option "no_dri" "no"
Option "GammaCorrectionI" "0x00000000"
Option "GammaCorrectionI" "0x00000000"
Option "FSAAMSPosX1" "0.000000"
Option "FSAAMSPosX1" "0.000000"
Option "BlockSignalsOnLock" "on"
Option "BlockSignalsOnLock" "on"
Option "UseInternalAGPGART" "no"
Option "UseInternalAGPGART" "no"
Option "MonitorLayout" "AUTO, AUTO"
Option "MonitorLayout" "AUTO, AUTO"

# === disable/enable XAA/DRI ===
Option "no_accel" "no"
Option "no_accel" "no"

# === Misc Options ===
Option "UseFastTLS" "0"
Option "UseFastTLS" "0"
Option "FSAAMSPosY3" "0.000000"
Option "FSAAMSPosY3" "0.000000"

# === OpenGL specific profiles/settings ===
Option "Capabilities" "0x00000000"
Option "Capabilities" "0x00000000"
Option "TVStandard" "NTSC-M"
Option "TVStandard" "NTSC-M"
Option "TVVPosAdj" "0"
Option "TVVPosAdj" "0"
Option "TVColorAdj" "0"
Option "TVColorAdj" "0"
Option "FSAAMSPosY2" "0.000000"
Option "FSAAMSPosY2" "0.000000"

# === TV-out Management ===
Option "NoTV" "yes"
Option "NoTV" "yes"
Option "TVHSizeAdj" "0"
Option "TVHSizeAdj" "0"
Option "TVHPosAdj" "0"
Option "TVHPosAdj" "0"
Option "ScreenOverlap" "0"
Option "ScreenOverlap" "0"

# === QBS Support ===
Option "Stereo" "off"
Option "Stereo" "off"
Option "FSAAMSPosX3" "0.000000"
Option "FSAAMSPosX3" "0.000000"
Option "TVVSizeAdj" "0"
Option "TVVSizeAdj" "0"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "screen1"
Device "device1"
Monitor "monitor1"
DefaultColorDepth 24

Subsection "Display"
	Depth 8
	Modes "1280x800"
EndSubsection

Subsection "Display"
	Depth 15
	Modes "1280x800"
EndSubsection

Subsection "Display"
	Depth 16
	Modes "1280x800"
EndSubsection

Subsection "Display"
	Depth 24
	Modes "1280x800"
EndSubsection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "layout1"
InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Mouse2" "SendCoreEvents"
InputDevice "SynapticsMouse1" "AlwaysCore"
Screen "screen1"
EndSection

 

Thanx Mobi

[emmanuel_uk]

look for clues by doing as root

cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep EE

cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | egrep 'EE|WW'

 

glxinfo can tell you things as well

 

But I think you are looking at what is called "cinerama"?

have no experience with that. I think there is a menu

in mandrake configuration center, and I do not know the capability

of the ATI driver

 

Also sometimes laptop hotkeys do not work

Can you even switch display? (Fn key + something?)

re hotkeys for laptop there is a kde application that needs setup,

it is called Kmilo (it could be called something else, look

for the laptop submenu in kde configuration)

[holr]

Hi, i am new to mandriva but have been using kubuntu and suse a while. When I have been setting up dual-screen with my ati laptop card, i have been using a tool (invoked from the terminal) called 'aticonfig'. This should be installed along with the fglrx drivers - its ati's official tool for configuring all things fglrx related. invoke it with no arguments, and see the different options you can use. I normally end up doing something like 'aticonfig --dtop=horizontal' - keep in mind if you use the 'aticonfig --dual-head' you will effectively end up with two different X's on each screen, not one big desktop ;-)

 

good luck!