Re: Dual Monitor How To?
On 2011-07-18 20:37 +0200, Alan Chandler wrote:
> Life gets stranger. A reboot this evening and this problem no longer
> occurs in dmesg
>
> I also eventually get the format of BusID options correct in my
> Xorg.conf file and now both screens are working again with the nouveau
> driver alongside the intel one EXCEPT as soon as I get both screens up
> (as opposed to just the intel one) the icons loose their transparency
> round the edge in Gnome Panel and Desktop/
This could be because Xinerama is not really compatible with desktop
effects. See http://nouveau.freedesktop.org/wiki/MultiMonitorDesktop,
especially the "Multiple Graphics Cards, or the story of Xinerama"
section.
Sven
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