[OpenIndiana-discuss] Multiple monitor support

[Krzysztof Grzempa]

You can generate xorg.conf file to start work on it, with command:

# Xorg :0 -configure


Regards,

2015-09-09 19:56 GMT+02:00 Rick C. Hodgin <rick.c.hodgin at gmail.com>:

> There isn't an /etc/X11/xorg.conf file already.  And OI comes up and
> displays just fine, but only on one monitor.  If I try to use both it gives
> me an error that my virtual size is too small (1920x1200, needs to be
> 3600x1200).  The fixes online I've seen say it needs a line added to
> xorg.conf setting the larger virtual size.  Sounds good... but, since I
> don't have an xorg.conf already... what do I do to have it create one
> that's correct so I can alter it?  I installed x-server utilities and I see
> xrandr is there, along with several others.  Can I use some sequence to get
> it to generate a valid xorg.conf file?
>
> I realize this is more of an X question than OpenIndiana.  So, I don't mind
> going somewhere else if need be.  I've never had good luck with X unless it
> just worked out of the box, which is mostly has. :-)
>
> Best regards,
> Rick C. Hodgin
>
>
> On Wed, Sep 9, 2015 at 10:31 AM, Krzysztof Grzempa <grzempek at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Xorg doesn't need configuration file to work, by default. If you create
> the
> > file in /etc/X11/ it will overwrite default settings..
> >
> > 2015-09-09 14:01 GMT+02:00 Rick C. Hodgin <rick.c.hodgin at gmail.com>:
> >
> > > Where is my xorg.conf file supposed to be?  I searched my entire drive
> > for
> > > one and could not find it, only a reference to xorg.conf.4, which was
> > > documentation for the manual.
> > >
> > > I am using an ATI video card, and someone suggested that may be the
> issue
> > > (not Intel or Nvidia).
> > >
> > > Best regards,
> > > Rick C. Hodgin
> > >
> > >
> > > On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 1:59 PM, Jim Klimov <jimklimov at cos.ru> wrote:
> > >
> > > > 8 сентября 2015 г. 19:07:32 CEST, "Rick C. Hodgin" <
> > > > rick.c.hodgin at gmail.com> пишет:
> > > > >That should read "in OpenIndiana" and not "in OpenSolaris"... my
> > > > >mistake.
> > > > >:-)
> > > > >
> > > > >Best regards,
> > > > >Rick C. Hodgin
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 12:59 PM, Rick C. Hodgin
> > > > ><rick.c.hodgin at gmail.com>
> > > > >wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > >> I have a Gigabyte motherboard with an integrated ATI Radeon GPU.
> It
> > > > >works
> > > > >> properly in OpenSolaris.  However, I have two monitors.  If I
> mirror
> > > > >them
> > > > >> the screen displays on both.  If I try to set them separately, I
> get
> > > > >the
> > > > >> error "required virtual size dose not fit available size".  It
> shows
> > > > >me
> > > > >> 1920,1920 for the maximum virtual size, and it needs 3600x1200.
> > > > >>
> > > > >> What can I do to correct this?  I searched online and found
> several
> > > > >Linux
> > > > >> solutions.  They say add the virtual size line to
> > /etc/X11/xorg.conf.
> > > > > I
> > > > >> tried that, rebooted, and X wouldn't start.  I removed xorg.conf
> and
> > > > >> rebooted and I'm back to where I started.
> > > > >>
> > > > >> TYIA!
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Best regards,
> > > > >> Rick C. Hodgin
> > > > >>
> > > > >>
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> > > >
> > > > I think in your xorg.conf you should have several Display and Monitor
> > > > clauses, and some clause to combine them intona large canvas.
> > > >
> > > > Something similar works for me in OI Hipster running as a VirtualBox
> > > guest
> > > > under Windows - there I have variably one or two displays (laptop +
> > > > ext.mon. at work), and OI with VBox switch it around quite well.
> There
> > > are
> > > > quirks, e.g. I can't get it to remember which display is left and
> which
> > > is
> > > > right, especially as I switch the VM from two fullscreens into a
> > seamless
> > > > mode. But the engine mostly works and is useful anyhow ;)
> > > >
> > > > However, I did not dig deep into xorg files and used the Screen
> > > Resolution
> > > > wizard instead.
> > > >
> > > > BTW, does your Radeon work as such, or as a VESA VGA (like my APU =
> > > > CPU+GPU chip on another laptop)? Does standby work for you? :-)
> > > >
> > > > Jim
> > > > --
> > > > Typos courtesy of K-9 Mail on my Samsung Android
> > > >
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