Re: tibook+vga
On Mon, 2003-07-28 at 13:30, Michel Dänzer wrote:
> On Sun, 2003-07-27 at 20:37, Soeren Sonnenburg wrote:
> > On Sun, 2003-07-27 at 00:21, Michel Dänzer wrote:
> > [...]
> > > > (EE) RADEON(0): Cannot read V_BIOS (5)
> > > > Symbol RADEONResetVideo from module
> > > > /usr/X11R6/lib/modules-dri-trunk/drivers/radeon_drv.o is unresolved!
> > >
> > > This was my fuckup, fixed in 2003.07.25-2.
> >
> > True, does not crash anymore... but does also now only show a white
> > screen with some black dots...
>
> Do you mean the startup root weave or something else? On the internal
> panel or the external display?
No no, not the alternating black/white pixels, but a 99.99% white screen
with some black dots.
> Well, there's no way around scrolling with clone mode unless both
> displays support the same resolution.
>
> Does this still work with the new driver if you leave out the
>
> Modes "1280x854"
>
> from the Display subsection, possibly replacing it with
>
> Virtual 1280 854
The new driver does not (yet) work here ... but I could try it out with
the old one this evening.
> > Is it actually possible to have say :0.1 running at 1280x1024 on the
> > external vga but on the internal DFP :0.0 the needed 1280x854 ?
>
> Yes, that should be possible with a 'true' multihead configuration
> involving two Device and Screen sections.
Ok... will try that when the very basic config actually works. I am very
open for stuff to try out...
Best,
Soeren.
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