Re: what is xorg.conf equivalent of xrandr --output DVI-I-1 --mode 1920x1200 --pos 0x0 --output DVI-I-2 --mode 1920x1080 --pos 1920x0

[Scott Ferguson <prettyfly.productions@gmail.com>]

On 25/09/11 13:24, Mitchell Laks wrote:
> On 12:36 Sun 25 Sep     , Scott Ferguson wrote:
>> A non-DE way of achieving the same thing is to create:-
>> /etc/X11/Xsession.d/45custom_xrandr-settings
>>
> 
> I tried it 
> 
> and put my 
> 
> xrandr --output DVI-I-1 --mode 1920x1200 --pos 0x0 --output DVI-I-2 --mode 1920x1080 --pos 1920x0
> 
> line in that file and did chmod 755 to the file 
> 
> and it did not work.

I'm not sure why it failed - seems correct, except 0622 is the correct
permissions (use run-parts to test). Maybe, as you stated, xorg takes
precedence. Format and scripting is described in XSessions man
"CUSTOMIZING THE STARTUP PROCEDURE" section.

> 
> I did the following for the xorg.conf and it works
> 
> 
> Section "Device"
>   Identifier     "Card0"
>   Driver         "nouveau"
> Option  "DVI-I-1" "DVI-I-1"
> Option  "DVI-I-2" "DVI-I-2"
> EndSection
> 
> Section "Monitor"
>   Identifier     "DVI-I-1"
> #  Option         "Primary"    "True"
> Option "PreferredMode" "1900x1200"
> EndSection
> 
> Section "Monitor"
>   Identifier     "DVI-I-2"
>   Option         "RightOf" "DVI-I-1" 
> Option "PreferredMode" "1900x1080"
> #  Option         "Primary"    "False"
> EndSection
> 
> 
> so I am happy.

That's what counts.

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> 
> I have to tell it to use nouveau somewhere?

I don't know (sorry).

> 
> Mitchell
> 
> 
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Cheers