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Since reinstalling arch linux a few days ago X no longer honors my xorg.conf file. It is the same file from my previous install and it worked just fine. What isn't working, my dual head setup with my tv and my keyboard section doesn't seem to be honored either. Here is my xorg.conf file...
# /etc/X11/xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file)
# Edit this file with caution, and see the /etc/X11/xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man /etc/X11/xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
# sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg
#Section "InputDevice"
# Identifier "Configured Mouse"
# Driver "evdev"
# Option "CorePointer"
# Option "Dev Name" "Logitech USB Receiver"
# Option "Dev Phys" "usb-0000:00:10.0-1/input1"
# Option "evBits" "+1-2"
# Option "keyBits" "~272-290"
# Option "relBits" "~0-2 ~6 ~8"
# Option "Pass" "3"
# Option "Buttons" "10"
# Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
#EndSection
#Section "InputDevice"
# Identifier "Configured Mouse"
# Driver "mouse"
# Option "CorePointer"
# Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
# Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"
# Option "Buttons" "12"
# Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
# Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
#EndSection
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Simple Layout"
Screen 0 "Screen[0]" 0 0
Screen 1 "Screen[1]" RightOf "Screen[0]"
InputDevice "Keyboard" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "Configured Mouse" "CorePointer"
EndSection
Section "Files"
# path to defoma fonts
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/misc"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/cyrillic"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/artwiz-fonts"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/TTF"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/local"
FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "i2c"
Load "bitmap"
Load "dbe"
Load "ddc"
Load "extmod"
Load "fb"
Load "freetype"
Load "glx"
Load "int10"
Load "type1"
Load "vbe"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard"
Driver "keyboard"
Option "CoreKeyboard"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"
Option "Dev Name" "Logitech USB Receiver"
Option "Dev Phys" "0000:00:02.0-1/input2"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Buttons" "10"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "ButtonMapping" "1 2 3 6 7 "
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
#CRT
Identifier "Monitor[0]"
HorizSync 31.5 - 80.0
VertRefresh 56.3 - 75.0
Option "DPMS"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
#TV
Identifier "Monitor[1]"
HorizSync 30.0 - 50.0
VertRefresh 60.0 - 60.0
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Device[0]"
Screen 0
Driver "nvidia"
Option "NvAGP" "3" #1,2,3
Option "NoLogo" "true"
Option "UseDisplayDevice" "CRT"
Option "RenderAccel" "true"
Option "XvmcUsesTextures" "true"
Option "AllowGLXWithComposite" "true"
Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True"
EndSection
Section "Device"
#adjust using 'lspci' or cat /proc/pci
Identifier "Device[1]"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
Screen 1
Driver "nvidia"
Option "TVOutFormat" "SVIDEO"
Option "TVStandard" "NTSC-M"
Option "UseDisplayDevice" "TV"
Option "NvAGP" "3" #1,2,3
Option "NoLogo" "true"
Option "RenderAccel" "true"
Option "XvmcUsesTextures" "true"
Option "AllowGLXWithComposite" "true"
Option "SyncToVBlank" "true"
Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen[0]"
Device "Device[0]"
Monitor "Monitor[0]"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 1
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 4
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 15
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen[1]"
Device "Device[1]"
Monitor "Monitor[1]"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1024x768"
EndSubSection
EndSection
#Section "Extensions"
# Option "Composite" "Enable"
# Option "RENDER" "Enable"
#EndSection
#Section "DRI"
# Mode 0666
#EndSection
Does anyone know why this could be or have any hints on things to try? Thanks for any help.
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Here is a keyboard section from my xorg.conf that works fine - for reference:
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "kbd"
Option "CoreKeyboard"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "logiultrax"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
Option "XkbOptions" "lv3:ralt_switch"
EndSection
You should be able to use "pc105" for "XkbModel" without problems.
As for your dual head setup... do you use two separate nvidia cards? Because if not you should probably use one "Device" and just two "Screen" sections with the same card powering each monitor... But I'm just guessing about that, I've never tried plugging my card to a TV.
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Have you checked the xorg log in /var/log/? It is called Xorg.0.log or something. A little down at the beginning of this file there is written which xorg.conf is actually used, check that it is the right one. Maybe you have an xorg.conf leftover in /etc/ which takes precedence over that in /etc/X11/.
Bye, signor_rossi.
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make sure you dont have an xorg.conf file in your or root's home directory. for some reason startx checks there first. Hopefully you will pull out less hair trying to figgure this out than I did .
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Thanks for the replies. I have my keyboard working now. The xorg log file says it's using the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file, so thats right. I also looked through the rest of that file and saw no reference to my second screen. This is one of the weirdest things I've come across seeing how this same exact file worked fine with the same version of xorg on my previous install.
So right now the only thing still not working is the TV-out with dual display, I haven't tried twin view but maybe I will give that a go and see what that gets me. Thanks for the help.
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