Re: Xorg -configure fails with "created screens does not match number of detected devices"

[Ric Moore <wayward4now@gmail.com>]

On 04/03/2015 09:34 AM, David Wright wrote:
> Quoting venkat (venkat.s@vortexindia.co.in):
>
> > Tried various options today and finally modified xorg.conf with below settings
> > made my X server start with multiple displays enabled.
> >
> >
> > Section "Device"
> >    Identifier "Intel GMA3600"
> >    Driver "modesetting"
> >    BusID "PCI: 0: 2: 0
> >    Option "Monitor-DVI-0" "DVI screen"
> >    Option "Monitor-VGA-0" "VGA screen"
> > EndSection
> > Section "Monitor"
> >    Identifier "DVI screen"
> > EndSection
> > Section "Monitor"
> >    Identifier "VGA screen"
> > EndSection
>
> Good.
>
> > However, i notice that the display is not smooth. Even, when i traverse to from
> > one menu to other i see it so shaky. Right now fighting to fix that.
> >   Need some guidance
>
> I typed   gma3600 jerky   into google. The second hit contains:
>
> "The new D2700 does have integrated HD video encoding and it works as
> promised for the most part. Both 720p and 1080p HD video can be played
> as long as its either MPEG2 or H.264, although 1080p can be a bit
> jerky at times. It's not a slideshow, but it's also not completely
> smooth. Especially when the bitrate is a bit higher, it starts to
> struggle. This likely has to do with Intel's GMA3600 video drivers
> that the manufacturer has been struggling with since launching the new
> Atom platform in late 2011."
>
> I know nothing about this hardware but I know a man who does. :)

On my old Thinkpad, I had to reduce the color depth in xorg.conf. Worked 
a charm. Ric



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