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#1 2009-08-04 15:29:22

Mogger
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'screen cannot be larger than 2048x2048' after upgrade

I have a Samsung NC10 (Intel GMA 945) which I use together with an external monitor (1280x1024). The external screen is to the right of the netbook, so I want to use the --right-of option in xrandr. This worked fine after adding 'Virtual 2304 1024' to xorg.conf.

Today I ran pacman -Syu which, among other stuff, updated xorg-server (1.6.1.901-3 -> 1.6.3-2). After the upgrade, I can't get dual screen to work the same way as before - when running xrandr, I get

xrandr: screen cannot be larger than 2048x2048 (desired size 2304x1024)

After searching around a bit I found that 2048x2048 is a hardware limitation. However, this is with 3D acceleration - DRI should be disabled here (it was before the upgrade, and xorg logs state that DRI is disabled). If DRI isn't the problem, why was I able to do it this way before the upgrade?

Any suggestion on how to fix this, other than downgrading, is much appreciated. For now I can use --below, but it is far from optimal.

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#2 2010-03-27 23:29:38

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Re: 'screen cannot be larger than 2048x2048' after upgrade

Hey, did you ever fix this? I'm getting the same issue with an Intel integrated graphics card. I never tried it before today though. Also, my mouse dissapears if I only use my external monitor. In my case the external monitor is 1680x1050.

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#3 2010-08-29 18:13:42

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Re: 'screen cannot be larger than 2048x2048' after upgrade

Same issue. Latest drivers and X. Intel Corporation 82852/855GM Integrated Graphics Device (rev 02). On Windows I've been using an external 1600x1200 CRT as a second display for my 1024x768 laptop (incl. 3D acceleration and overlay video playback on both screens), but on Linux 'screen cannot be larger than 2048x2048'.

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#4 2010-08-29 18:40:58

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Re: 'screen cannot be larger than 2048x2048' after upgrade

Sorry for not posting an update earlier; I never found a solution, so I used the workaround --below (placing the screens vertically and thus avoiding the 2048x2048 limitation).

Now I haven't used the setup for a while so I don't know if it works with recent Xorg versions.

Last edited by Mogger (2010-08-29 19:25:23)

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#5 2010-08-29 19:05:54

bostonvaulter
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Re: 'screen cannot be larger than 2048x2048' after upgrade

I've been using the workaround of vertical screens also. Although I've noticed that recently I've been able to use a larger screen, but the graphics performance is absolutely terrible. When I open a new window I see it re-paint the screen in about .2 seconds. Although I do have my second screen rotated 90 degrees, I haven't tried without that rotation in a while.

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#6 2010-08-30 20:04:03

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Re: 'screen cannot be larger than 2048x2048' after upgrade

I've positioned my external monitor below built-in, and this worked. But when I next turned on my laptop without external monitor - my mouse cursor became invisible (changing it does not help, rebooting does not help either). Now I can only see a visible mouse cursor if an external monitor is connected. Any ideas how to fix this?

Last edited by StrangeAttractor (2010-08-30 20:20:32)

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