Bug#448944: xserver-xorg: does not generate xorg.conf file suitable for dual head
On Sat, Nov 03, 2007 at 05:37:34PM -0400, David Nusinow wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 01, 2007 at 08:44:14PM +0100, Marc Haber wrote:
> > Package: xserver-xorg
> > Version: 1:7.3+3
> > Severity: minor
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > the procedure outlined by David in
> > http://gravityboy.livejournal.com/38665.html does not result in a
> > configuration that is suitable for dual head use: I get both screens
> > cloned, and my usual xrandr gymnastics[1] to get them both alongside each
> > other does not work.
>
> Yeah, the debconfage never supported creating dual monitors and there's no
> plans to make this happen. What will ideally work in the end is to not have
> any sort of configuration for this setup in your xorg.conf, and just let
> the server detect it and set it up for you. I don't believe the current
> code does this though, but I may be able to make it happen in the future.
Once the Xserver will support dynamic allocation of the Virtual space,
it will be trivial to add outputs dynamically without having to change
xorg.conf (right now you often have to change the Virtual line manually).
But it will take time for this to happen since it requires TTM first.
Brice
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