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DualHead MandrakeI
I got tired of messing with redhat, tired of trying to install codecs for media types i could easily watch on any other OS simply because redhat didn't want to deal with legal issues or something. So i downloaded and installed mandrake 9.1.. I love it already. It already plays most media types without installing codecs, It recognized my dualhead system automatically, (which is something i could never get to work in redhat.) and I had no hardware issues of any kind. I had to mess around with the xf86config-4 file to get the screens orientated properly, and that's where I ran into my first problem. When I run the x configuration to change the resolution of my screen(s) only the 2nd one changes. the first one is still at 640x480, which is KILLING me! Anyone know of another way to change screen resolutions? Maybe that would help me control the resolutions independently.
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on mandrake XFdrake should help otherwise edit the config file manually(better) add ur own resolutions to it and then define the default one.
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the config file lists the possible resolutions for the different color settings, not the current one, when i tried deleting all the resolutions from the default colorsetting section except the one i wanted, X detected that the current resolution wasn't listed as supported under the current color setting and that display wasn't initialized.
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Hi,
Can you copy paste your /etc/X11/XF86Config here..
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hi
I think you should try Redhat 9 atleast for once .Its really good and gives no problem at all
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well as far as X is considered Mandrake is as gud as RH and also if u face a prob in a distro u shud try to resolv it and not abonden the distro and use another.....
pls post the config file here ..or send it to me in my PM...and i will love to have a look at it...also pls dont forget to send in the screen (inches) the monitor info...video card info and what resolutions at what color depth are available in windows....
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Originally posted here by mohitmoudgil
hi
I think you should try Redhat 9 atleast for once .Its really good and gives no problem at all
learn to read and then check out the first post in this thread.
Anyway, I have dual 17 inch CRTs I want to run at 1280x1024, (yes the hardware is capable) I have an AGP NVIDIA GeForce 4 MX 440SE, and a PCI ATI Radeon 7500 (both 64MB) the GeForce 4 is my primary (screen1) and the Radeon is my secondary(Screen 2). when I change the resolution in normal x configuration programs, the radeon's resolution changes, but the geforce stays at 640x480.
here is my xf86config-4 file:
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2 things here after seeing ur config file.....
1. download the nvidia drivers from nvidia website....and install those...then as per the instructions change the nividia driver from current "nv" to "nvidia"
2. in the section "monitor" identifier "monitor2" i cant see the values of HorizSync and
VertRefresh ...pls add them ...if ur both monitors are of the same make and model ("ViewSonic G773") the u can add the values of monitor1 section to the monitor 2 section....
otherwise i cant see anything else is wrong with ur config file.....
may this helps..
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already tried installing the nvidia drivers, I can't login to root at runlevel 3 for some reason it says my password is invalid, I planned to tackle that later when I had fixed this. also, my monitors arent the same, the first is a viewsonic, the second is a compaq v70. as for the horizsynch and vsynch values on the second monitor, they can't be the cause of the problem because they are missing from the monitor that works, the viewsonic is the one i have on the screen i can't resize.
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u said u have AGP NVIDIA...but in the config file.....for nvidia i can see this thing...
"BusID "PCI:2:0:0"
seems to be as if it is on PCI slot
i have Nvidia TNT2 AGP but in my config file i cant see any PCI declaration....
i am also Mandrake user.
May be removing this line helps...or there is some prob in detection or open the cabnet to see where nVidia has gone in the motherboard.
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well, weird or not, it was put there by xfdrake and it works, i'm not changing it
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Try to edit like this.. I hope this one works
Code:
# 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 doesn't 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 "glx" # 3D layer
Load "dri" # direct rendering
EndSection
Section "DRI"
Mode 0666
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard1"
Driver "Keyboard"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
Option "XkbCompat" ""
Option "XkbOptions" ""
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse1"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/usbmouse"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "6 7"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "monitor1"
VendorName "Plug'n Play"
ModelName "ViewSonic G773"
HorizSync 30-70
VertRefresh 50-160
# Sony Vaio C1(X,XS,VE,VN)?
# 1024x480 @ 85.6 Hz, 48 kHz hsync
ModeLine "1024x480" 65.00 1024 1032 1176 1344 480 488 494 563 -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
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "monitor2"
# Sony Vaio C1(X,XS,VE,VN)?
# 1024x480 @ 85.6 Hz, 48 kHz hsync
ModeLine "1024x480" 65.00 1024 1032 1176 1344 480 488 494 563 -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
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "device1"
VendorName "ATI"
BoardName "ATI Radeon"
Driver "radeon"
Screen 0
BusID "PCI:1:7:0"
Option "DPMS"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "device2"
VendorName "nVidia Corporation"
BoardName "NVIDIA GeForce4 (generic)"
Driver "nv"
Screen 0
BusID "PCI:2:0:0"
Option "DPMS"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "screen2"
Device "device1"
Monitor "monitor1"
DefaultColorDepth 24
Subsection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 15
Modes "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024"
EndSubsection
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "screen1"
Device "device2"
Monitor "monitor2"
DefaultColorDepth 24
Subsection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 15
Modes "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024"
EndSubsection
EndSection
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "layout1"
InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer"
Screen "screen1"
Screen "screen2" RightOf "screen1"
#Option "Xinerama"
EndSection
Cheerss
PS= Edit your "Depth 24" to modes "1280x1024" only and then reboot.
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Quote:
Originally posted here by x acidreign x
well, weird or not, it was put there by xfdrake and it works, i'm not changing it
well to me it seems something is wrong so if u are unable to get any positive results from any of the solutions then try to create an incident on mandrake site thsi may help...also u can edit /etc/inittab to get the defualt runlevel to 3 and the edit the file (ofcourse take a bakup too)...and try out the setting i suggested...i wonder what cud be the prob if u try this solution the way i told...???
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already tried that, sweet_angel, didn't work.
Quote:
Originally posted here by x acidreign x
the config file lists the possible resolutions for the different color settings, not the current one, when i tried deleting all the resolutions from the default colorsetting section except the one i wanted, X detected that the current resolution wasn't listed as supported under the current color setting and that display wasn't initialized.
I have one more thing i'm going to try, I'm gonna try removing the second video card from the machine (the one that works fine) and from the xconfig file and boot up. then change the resolution on the main card as if it were the only card on the system, then put the card back in and restore the xconfig file. this is the last idea i got, I'll let you know how it goes.
