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Void_Walker

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Registered: 2009-06-17

Posts: 53

[SOLVED]Compiz, 2 monitors, separate x server problem.

Greetings, i have a quite ucommon problem.
I have a laptop with GeForce7400Go and a monitor connected to that laptop. The display on laptop has a resolution of 1280x800px and the monitor 1280x1024px. Both of them are set as different x-screens with different resolutions. The problem is that the compiz seems to ignore this fact and shows only 1280x800px from the second monitor.... the rest of the desktop is simply cut off. If i set the display manager to metacity, everything is working just fine.

Here is someone with the same problem, seem to be unsolved.
http://fixunix.com/ubuntu/253813-gettin … ompiz.html

Is there someone who could help me?

Last edited by Void_Walker (2009-08-28 09:53:02)

kowalski

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Registered: 2009-05-07

Posts: 82

Re: [SOLVED]Compiz, 2 monitors, separate x server problem.

Try starting compiz twice with option --only-current-screen. If I'm not mistaken that fixed things for me on a similiar setup

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Void_Walker

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Registered: 2009-06-17

Posts: 53

Re: [SOLVED]Compiz, 2 monitors, separate x server problem.

Thanks but thanks to eazy, i already found a workaround....
here it is:
try looking with gconf-editor into apps>compiz>general if you have 3 folders there (allscreens, screen0 and screen1)
if yes then continue and simply edit screen1>options so there will be a bool "detect_outputs" set to false and a string names "outputs" with tre resolution you want... like 1280x1024+0+0. Now restart your X-server.

if you dont have the screen1 then you do this:

gconftool-2 --dump /apps/compiz/general/screen0 > ~/screen1
now you edit screen1 in your homefolder...
the next step is simple
gconftool-2 --load ~/screen1

now you restart your x-server.

Just for information how the screen1 file should look like (the unredirect_fullscreen_windows is not neccessary):

<gconfentryfile>
  <entrylist base="/apps/compiz/general/screen1">
    <entry>
      <key>options/outputs</key>
      <value>
        <list type="string">
            <value>
              <string>1280x1024+0+0</string>
            </value>
        </list>
      </value>
    </entry>
    <entry>
      <key>options/unredirect_fullscreen_windows</key>
      <value>
        <bool>true</bool>
      </value>
    </entry>
    <entry>
        <key>options/detect_outputs</key>
        <value>
    <bool>false</bool>
    </value>
    </entry>
  </entrylist>
</gconfentryfile>

Of course you cange the resolution there to your desired resolution....

Last edited by Void_Walker (2009-08-27 14:56:01)