problems with X

runny6play · 2012-10-10 15:36:06

After updating today instead of forwarding the mouse to the other screen when i hit the edge. It forwards itself to the other side of the primary screen. I can get another open-box session running on it from .xinitrc but trying aftwards prints Obt-Message: Xinerama extension is not present on the server
which i can edit xorg.conf to get working through Xinerama. but then its just one X screen

# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by #nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig:  version 295.53  (buildmeister@swio-display-x86-rhel47-07.nvidia.com)  Sat May 12 00:34:20 PDT 2012


Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier     "Dualscreen"
    Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
    Screen       1 "Screen1" RightOf "Screen0" 
    Option         "Xinerama" "0"
    Option         "TwinView" "0"
    InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
    InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "Files"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

    # generated from default
    Identifier     "Mouse0"
    Driver         "mouse"
    Option         "Protocol" "auto"
    Option         "Device" "/dev/psaux"
    Option         "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
    Option         "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

    # generated from default
    Identifier     "Keyboard0"
    Driver         "kbd"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier     "Monitor0"
    VendorName     "Unknown"
    ModelName      "Unknown"
    HorizSync       28.0 - 33.0
    VertRefresh     43.0 - 72.0
    Option         "DPMS" "0"
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier     "Device0"
    Driver         "nvidia"
    VendorName     "NVIDIA Corporation"
    Option         "RegistryDwords" "EnableBrightnessControl=1"
 BusID       "PCI:1:0:0"
        Screen      0
EndSection
Section "Device"
    Identifier     "Device1"
    Driver         "nvidia"
    VendorName     "NVIDIA Corporation"
  BusID       "PCI:1:0:0"
        Screen      1
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier     "Screen0"
    Device         "Device0"
    Monitor        "Monitor0"
    DefaultDepth    24
    Option         "NoLogo" "1"
    Option         "DamageEvents" "1"
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       24
    EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "Screen"
    Identifier     "Screen1"
    Device         "Device1"
    Monitor        "Monitor1"
    DefaultDepth    24
    Option         "NoLogo" "1"
    Option         "DamageEvents" "1"
    Option         "TwinView"     "0"
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       24
    EndSubSection
EndSection

  Attribute 'GlyphCache' (alec_arch:0.0) assigned value 1.
  Attribute 'GlyphCache' (alec_arch:0.1) assigned value 1.


  Attribute 'InitialPixmapPlacement' (alec_arch:0.0) assigned value 2.
  Attribute 'InitialPixmapPlacement' (alec_arch:0.1) assigned value 2.

Obt-Message: Xinerama extension is not present on the server
sixad is already running.
run '/usr/bin/sixad --stop' to stop it
Obt-Message: Xinerama extension is not present on the server
START /usr/bin/chromium "http://www.catalogs.ohio.edu/"
START /usr/bin/chromium "http://www.catalogs.ohio.edu/"
Created new window in existing browser session.
START /usr/bin/chromium "http://storg.admsrv.ohio.edu/storg/"
Created new window in existing browser session.
real transparency off.... depth: 24
icon with depth: 24
icon with depth: 24
icon with depth: 24
icon with depth: 24
real transparency off.... depth: 24
icon with depth: 24
icon with depth: 24
icon with depth: 24
icon with depth: 24
icon with depth: 24
icon with depth: 24
icon with depth: 24
icon with depth: 24
icon with depth: 24
icon with depth: 24
icon with depth: 24

if you can tell me where the other related log files are Ill post them after class

Last edited by runny6play (2012-10-11 23:06:37)

runny6play · 2012-10-11 23:11:13

update. by switching screen 1 "Screen1" RightOf "Screen0" to 1 "Screen1" LeftOf "Screen0" I can get to the other X screen but I cannot return to the first. It takes a lot longer to load the X screens and my gpus been clocking higher more often (nvidia)

Mektub · 2012-10-13 18:57:29

runny6play,

After updating today instead of forwarding the mouse to the other screen when i hit the edge. It forwards itself to the other side of the primary screen. I can get another open-box session running on it from .xinitrc but trying aftwards prints Obt-Message: Xinerama extension is not present on the server
which i can edit xorg.conf to get working through Xinerama. but then its just one X screen

I hit the same problem. I was using nouveau and after updating today

upgraded nouveau-dri (8.0.4-2 -> 9.0-1)
upgraded xf86-video-nouveau (1.0.2-1 -> 1.0.2-2)

I couldn't get it to achieve the configuration I was using, namely 2 separated X screens.

So I decided to uninstall nouveau and install the nvidia proprietary drivers which I had used in the past.

And yes, I get the the same problem you have, the mouse is stuck on the first screen and if going to the left edge it forwards itself to the other side of the primary screen.
Xinerama and Twinview seem to be OK, but it's not what I really want.

Goggling around didn't help.

We will see..

Mektub

Mektub · 2012-10-13 19:25:23

Answering to myself:

I now noticed that Xorg was updated to:

upgraded xorg-server-common (1.12.4-1 -> 1.13.0-2)
upgraded xorg-server (1.12.4-1 -> 1.13.0-2)
upgraded xorg-server-xephyr (1.12.4-1 -> 1.13.0-2)

Mektub

pekka · 2012-10-13 19:49:43

Confirm same problem.

with kde and nvidia

ledbettj · 2012-10-14 01:23:52

pekka wrote:

Confirm same problem.
with kde and nvidia

Same problem here. Downgrading xorg-server, xorg-server-common, and xf86-input-evdev resolved the issue.

Mektub · 2012-10-14 01:27:11

ledbettj wrote:

pekka wrote:
Confirm same problem.
with kde and nvidia
Same problem here. Downgrading xorg-server, xorg-server-common, and xf86-input-evdev resolved the issue.

Yes, downgrading solves the problem.

Mektub

keepitsimpleengineer · 2012-10-14 21:25:52

ledbettj wrote:

pekka wrote:
Confirm same problem.
with kde and nvidia
Same problem here. Downgrading xorg-server, xorg-server-common, and xf86-input-evdev resolved the issue.

I have separate X-screens (no xinerama) with xfce and nvidia 304.51-3.

Same problem, since today's (2012-10-14) upgrade which included yesterday's (2012-10-13) with
xorg-server (1.12.4-1 -> 1.13.0-2),
upgraded xorg-server-common (1.12.4-1 -> 1.13.0-2) and
xf86-input-evdev (2.7.3-1 -> 2.7.3-2)

I find it impossible to move the mouse cursor from screen_0 to screen_1 (right of screen_0). The mouse cursor leaves the right side of screen_0 and re-enters on the left side of screen_0. The mouse pointer is stopped at all other edges of screen 0.

Do any of the other of several upgraded xf86-.... packages need to be downgraded?

Corubba · 2012-10-14 21:30:49

Same problem here, downgrade solved it. Had to remove xf86-video-vesa because it conflicts with xorg-server-common.

@keepitsimpleengineer: Downgrade of the mentioned 3 packages should be fine and solve the issue.

teekay · 2012-10-14 21:41:47

Same here, I opened https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/31959

TuxLyn · 2012-10-14 22:04:22

I had the same issue, but instead of downgrading packages I've enabled "Xenorama" and everything works well This seems to be an issue only with seperate X screens at least for me.

pekka · 2012-10-15 06:15:34

Same problem Kde, Xfce and awesome

tested
in xorg.conf

Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
Screen      1  "Screen1" RightOf "Screen0"

and

Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
Screen      1  "Screen1" LeftOf "Screen0"

pekka · 2012-10-15 06:34:42

I think problems is.

nvidia
primary=monitor0 and secondory=monitor1
Left=Left and Right=Right

but xorg
primary=monitor1 and secondory=monitor0
or/and
Left=Right and Right=Left

Master_ex · 2012-10-15 10:53:25

It seems that every upgrade is a new adventure

Same problem here.

runny6play wrote:

update. by switching screen 1 "Screen1" RightOf "Screen0" to 1 "Screen1" LeftOf "Screen0" I can get to the other X screen but I cannot return to the first.

Changing

Option         "metamodes" "CRT-1: nvidia-auto-select +0+0"

to

Option         "metamodes" "CRT-1: nvidia-auto-select +1920+0" #1920 px is where Screen0 ends

for Screen1 had the same result without changing RightOf to LeftOf.

I guess I'll stuck to twinview for now...

Last edited by Master_ex (2012-10-15 10:54:49)

Artefact2 · 2012-10-17 19:29:49

Same problem here. I have three screens with two different Geforces, so TwinView is not an alternative, and Xinerama has very poor performance (although it worked).

Downgrading the three aforementioned packages worked, at least it's a quick workaround. Thanks to everyone!

I tried using nvidia-beta (from the AUR), it did not fix the issue.

kokoko3k · 2012-10-18 15:00:05

Not much to add other than joining the party.

high.entropy · 2012-10-18 15:38:36

Peter Hutterer dropped a patch which seems to fix the issue:

https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=54654

If possible, please provide feedback.

ledbettj · 2012-10-20 13:26:33

high.entropy wrote:

Peter Hutterer dropped a patch which seems to fix the issue:
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=54654
If possible, please provide feedback.

Looks like this patch was included in xorg-server-1.13.0-3 which dropped yesterday, so it should be safe to upgrade now.

Corubba · 2012-10-21 13:06:38

ledbettj wrote:

Looks like this patch was included in xorg-server-1.13.0-3 which dropped yesterday, so it should be safe to upgrade now.

Can confirm this.

Mektub · 2012-10-23 00:26:45

It doesn't solve my problem, namely 2 separated X screens

Al I achieve with my old Xorg.conf are 2 mirror screens, or with randr Xinerama.

Don't know where the problem is.

Downgraded again, but I will try to fiddle with my Xorg.conf, see if I get over the mirroring problem.

Mektub

Mektub · 2012-10-24 00:47:02

It doesn't solve my problem, namely 2 separated X screens

Changing from nouveau to nvidia solves the problem.

The same xorg.conf, just changing the driver to nvidia, has to separate screens without mirroring.

Didn't even need to use nvidia-settings. I do not really need nvidia and was happy with nouveau and Kernel Mode Setting (KMS), but for the time being will use nvidia.

Mektub

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