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I'm stuck configuring the RadeonHD drivers for multi monitor setup. The system starts with both screens cloned; logging in is in clone mode too. After that the second display is being turned of (no signal). Using xrandr --auto will enable the second display to life and clones the sreen again. xrandr --output DVI-I_1/analog --left-of DVI-I_2/analog will create a big desktop only the second display can only be used for a half screen mouse will go further anything else will not.
I've started with a autogenerated, by xorg, xorg.conf file and tweaked to the one below
xorg.conf
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "X.org Configured"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
EndSection
Section "Files"
ModulePath "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/misc"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/TTF"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/Type1"
EndSection
Section "Module"
# Load "glx"
# Load "dbe"
# Load "dri2"
# Load "extmod"
# Load "dri"
# Load "record"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "AL1916W"
VendorName "Acer"
ModelName "AL1916W"
DisplaySize 1440 900
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "AL2016W"
VendorName "Acer"
ModelName "AL2016W"
Option "RightOf" "AL1926W"
DisplaySize 1680 1050
EndSection
Section "Device"
### Available Driver options are:-
### Values: <i>: integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False",
### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz"
### [arg]: arg optional
#Option "NoAccel" # [<bool>]
#Option "AccelMethod" # [<str>]
#Option "offscreensize" # [<str>]
#Option "SWcursor" # [<bool>]
#Option "ignoreconnector" # [<str>]
#Option "forcereduced" # [<bool>]
#Option "forcedpi" # <i>
#Option "useconfiguredmonitor" # [<bool>]
#Option "HPD" # <str>
#Option "NoRandr" # [<bool>]
#Option "RROutputOrder" # [<str>]
#Option "DRI" # [<bool>]
#Option "TVMode" # [<str>]
#Option "ScaleType" # [<str>]
#Option "UseAtomBIOS" # [<bool>]
#Option "AtomBIOS" # [<str>]
#Option "UnverifiedFeatures" # [<bool>]
#Option "Audio" # [<bool>]
#Option "AudioStreamSilence" # [<str>]
#Option "HDMI" # [<str>]
#Option "COHERENT" # [<str>]
#Option "ForceLowPowerMode" # [<bool>]
#Option "LowPowerModeEngineClock" # <i>
Option "monitor-DVI-I_1/analog" "AL1916W"
Option "monitor-DVI-I_2/analog" "AL2016W"
Identifier "Card0"
Driver "radeonhd"
VendorName "ATI Technologies Inc"
BoardName "RV710 [Radeon HD 4350]"
BusID "PCI:2:0:0"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Card0"
# Monitor "AL1916W"
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
# Virtual 3840 1920
EndSubSection
EndSection
My Xorg.0.log shows the line (WW) RADEONHD(0): Option "monitor-DVI_I_2/analog" is not used wich puzzles me!
Information:
X.Org X Server 1.7.1.901 (1.7.2 RC 1)
xrandr program version 1.3.2
Server reports RandR version 1.3
xf86-video-radeonhd 1.3.0-1
If more information, from Xorg.0.log or anywhere else, is needed just ask....
Thanks in advance,
Arjan Gelderblom
Last edited by Bloged (2009-12-14 10:02:05)
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What is the output of xrandr without options?
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Here you go:
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 3120 x 1050, maximum 3840 x 1920
DVI-I_1/digital disconnected
DVI-I_1/analog connected 1440x900+0+0 410mm x 256mm
1440x900 59.9*+ 74.9 60.0
1280x1024 75.0 59.9
1280x960 59.9
1152x864 75.0
1024x768 75.1 70.1 60.0
832x624 74.6
800x600 72.2 75.0 60.3 56.2
640x480 75.0 72.8 66.7 60.0
720x400 70.1
TV_7PIN_DIN disconnected
DVI-I_2/digital disconnected
DVI-I_2/analog connected 1680x1050+1440+0 433mm x 271mm
1680x1050 59.9*+
1600x1200 59.9
1280x1024 75.0
1280x960 59.9
1360x765 59.8
1152x864 75.0 74.9
1024x768 75.1 70.1 60.0
832x624 74.6
800x600 72.2 75.0 60.3 56.2
640x480 75.0 72.8 66.7 60.0
Thanks for further help,
Arjan Gelderblom
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So your smaller monitor is on the left and the big one on the right?
Can you make a screenshot and say which part of it you see?
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So your smaller monitor is on the left and the big one on the right?
Yes that is correct!
Can you make a screenshot and say which part of it you see?
The far right is not useable by the window, this is the futhers th. The mouse can get there, right click menu will popup but the window is blocked by some invisible wall!
Grtz,
Arjan Gelderblom
Last edited by Bloged (2009-12-11 12:47:55)
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Please try setting the bigger one monitor right-of the small one.
xrandr --output DVI-I_2/analog --right-of DVI-I_1/analog
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try using xf86-video-ati instead of radeonhd. i tried to get xrandr working for over a week having exactly the same problem, ultimately switched drivers and had everything set up in ~10 minutes.
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Hello everyone,
...
xorg.conf... Section "Screen" Identifier "Screen0" Device "Card0" # Monitor "AL1916W" SubSection "Display" Depth 24 # Virtual 3840 1920 EndSubSection EndSection
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I think you need to set a valid virtual size in your xorg. I think the one you have commented out is too large.
Mine is:
Subsection "Display"
Virtual 3200 1200
EndSubsection
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I think you need to set a valid virtual size in your xorg. I think the one you have commented out is too large.
Sorry for correcting you but the virtual size can't be too large because it is just virtual and only influence the maximum size of the screen supported by X.
Although it isn't the problem because if it would be there would be an error message in the Xorg.log.
BTW could you please sent teh log, maybe there is something you may have missed.
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Sorry for the delay, but I was away for the weekend!
Please try setting the bigger one monitor right-of the small one.
xrandr --output DVI-I_2/analog --right-of DVI-I_1/analog
This doens't change much except that now the smaller monitor has the problems!
try using xf86-video-ati instead of radeonhd. i tried to get xrandr working for over a week having exactly the same problem, ultimately switched drivers and had everything set up in ~10 minutes.
Changed to ati instead of the radeonhd drivers still gives the same error!
I think you need to set a valid virtual size in your xorg. I think the one you have commented out is too large.
Mine is:
Subsection "Display" Virtual 3200 1200 EndSubsection
Changed see new xorg.conf
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "X.org Configured"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
EndSection
Section "Files"
ModulePath "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/misc"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/TTF"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/Type1"
EndSection
Section "Module"
# Load "glx"
# Load "dbe"
# Load "dri2"
# Load "extmod"
# Load "dri"
# Load "record"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "AL1916W"
VendorName "Acer"
ModelName "AL1916W"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "AL2016W"
VendorName "Acer"
ModelName "AL2016W"
Option "RightOf" "AL1926W"
EndSection
Section "Device"
### Available Driver options are:-
### Values: <i>: integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False",
### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz"
### [arg]: arg optional
#Option "NoAccel" # [<bool>]
#Option "AccelMethod" # [<str>]
#Option "offscreensize" # [<str>]
#Option "SWcursor" # [<bool>]
#Option "ignoreconnector" # [<str>]
#Option "forcereduced" # [<bool>]
#Option "forcedpi" # <i>
#Option "useconfiguredmonitor" # [<bool>]
#Option "HPD" # <str>
#Option "NoRandr" # [<bool>]
#Option "RROutputOrder" # [<str>]
#Option "DRI" # [<bool>]
#Option "TVMode" # [<str>]
#Option "ScaleType" # [<str>]
#Option "UseAtomBIOS" # [<bool>]
#Option "AtomBIOS" # [<str>]
#Option "UnverifiedFeatures" # [<bool>]
#Option "Audio" # [<bool>]
#Option "AudioStreamSilence" # [<str>]
#Option "HDMI" # [<str>]
#Option "COHERENT" # [<str>]
#Option "ForceLowPowerMode" # [<bool>]
#Option "LowPowerModeEngineClock" # <i>
Option "monitor-DVI-1" "AL1916W"
Option "monitor-DVI-0" "AL2016W"
Identifier "Card0"
Driver "ati"
VendorName "ATI Technologies Inc"
BoardName "RV710 [Radeon HD 4350]"
BusID "PCI:2:0:0"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Card0"
Monitor "AL1916W"
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Virtual 3120 1050
EndSubSection
EndSection
BTW could you please sent teh log, maybe there is something you may have missed.
Because of the switch to ati from radeon the log is different now... but here it is: http://pastebin.com/m77d0ea0b
This one at least shows that my seccond monitor is connected which failed in radeonhd!
Thanks for all the help,
Arjan Gelderblom
Edit: changed topic title to have it apply better to it's content
Last edited by Bloged (2009-12-14 10:02:47)
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this worked for me with a 1920x1200 and 1920x1080 screen:
Xorg:
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "default Layout"
Screen "screen0"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "device0"
Driver "radeon"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
Option "AccelMethod" "exa"
Option "DRI"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "monitor0"
Option "DPMS"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "screen0"
Device "device0"
Monitor "monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1920x1080"
Virtual 3840 1200
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "DRI"
Group "video"
Mode 0666
EndSection
xrandr:
xrandr --output LVDS --auto --output HDMI-0 --auto --right-of LVDS
this was until kernel .31 though, i'm now using kernel .32 without xorg, so your mileage may vary.
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....
Identifier "Card0"
Driver "ati"
VendorName "ATI Technologies Inc"
BoardName "RV710 [Radeon HD 4350]"
BusID "PCI:2:0:0"
EndSection
Wrong ! NO ati in driver, radeon !
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(EE) RADEON(0): Cannot position output DVI-0 relative to unknown output AL1926W
seems suspicious to me.
But ATM I don't see the reason.
And because here it is 22:40 now I'm sleeping now and will look into it tomorow.
And please use like flamelab said the radeonhd driver, they exist for radeonhd cards. Every one who say something else don't know what he is talking about.
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Wrong ! NO ati in driver, radeon !
Back to radeonhd again!
(EE) RADEON(0): Cannot position output DVI-0 relative to unknown output AL1926W
seems suspicious to me.
But ATM I don't see the reason.And because here it is 22:40 now I'm sleeping now and will look into it tomorow.
And please use like flamelab said the radeonhd driver, they exist for radeonhd cards. Every one who say something else don't know what he is talking about.
It was suspicious as it should have ben AL1916W ! Changed now... one thing left but that should be easy:rolleyes:.... my second display doesn't start with the right resolution
randr --output DVI-I_2/analog --mode 1680x1050
changed that to the correct settings! But now I have to figure out how to set it in the xorg.conf!
Thanks for your help (so far)!
Grtz,
Arjan Gelderblom
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flamelab wrote:Wrong ! NO ati in driver, radeon !
Back to radeonhd again!
No radeonhd, radeon !
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The option value for xf86-video-ati is radeon
The option value for xf86-video-radeonhd is radeonhd
That what he means, and yes, ithose value (or driver name) are weird.
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Bloged wrote:flamelab wrote:Wrong ! NO ati in driver, radeon !
Back to radeonhd again!
No radeonhd, radeon !
The option value for xf86-video-ati is radeon
The option value for xf86-video-radeonhd is radeonhdThat what he means, and yes, ithose value (or driver name) are weird.
Well ok... radeon it is now....
Thanks... now the last hurdle... but that is probably some mode settings!
Grtz,
Arjan Gelderblom
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