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Re: external monitor at larger resolution?



On Thu, 2006-03-09 at 10:45 +0100, Johannes Berg wrote:
> 
> (II) RADEON(0): Modes for CRT2: ********************
> (--) RADEON(0): Virtual size is 1024x768 (pitch 1024)
> (**) RADEON(0): *Default mode "1024x768": 78.8 MHz (scaled from 0.0
> MHz), 60.1 kHz, 75.1 Hz 
> (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1024x768"   78.80  1024 1040 1136 1312  768 769 772 800 +hsync +vsync
> [... continues with lower resolutions]
> (II) RADEON(0): Generating MergedFB mode list
> (WW) RADEON(0): Mode "1280x1024" is not a supported mode for CRT2
> (WW) RADEON(0): Skipping metamode "1280x854-1280x1024".
> (II) RADEON(0): Merged 1280x854 and 1024x768 to 2304x854
> (--) RADEON(0): MergedFB: Virtual width 2304
> (--) RADEON(0): MergedFB: Virtual height 854
> 
> There! Why is it not seeing the 1280x1024 resolution at this point?

Probably because it doesn't fit into the virtual height as derived from
the primary display. Try specifying the virtual resolution in the
Display subsection.


> Is it not possible to configure a non-MergedFB Xinerama with the two
> radeon card ports?

It would be, if non-MergedFB multihead wasn't broken in the radeon
driver in 6.9/7.0...


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Earthling Michel Dänzer      |     Debian (powerpc), X and DRI developer
Libre software enthusiast    |   http://svcs.affero.net/rm.php?r=daenzer



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