Bug#420712: xserver-xorg-video-intel does not show virtual screens

[Brice Goglin <Brice.Goglin@ens-lyon.org>]

Wolfgang Lauterbach wrote:
> The new intel video driver doesn't any more show virtual screens, like the 
> older i810-driver did. The driver seems to handle the desired virtual 
> resolution 1824x1152 as a real resolution, which the screen doesn't support.
> Already tried lower depth an different virtual modes. No chance.With old 
> i810-driver all this works fine.
>
> --snippet xorg.conf
> ...
> Section "Screen"
>         Identifier      "Default Screen"
>         Device          "Intel Corporation 82915G/GV/910GL Integrated Graphics 
> Controller"
>         Monitor         "Acer AL1512"
>         DefaultDepth    24
>         SubSection "Display"
>                 Depth           1
> Modes  ...
>                 Depth           24
>                 
> Modes           "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
>                 Virtual 1824 1152
>         EndSubSection
> EndSection
>   


This "Virtual" line is for XRandR 1.2. It creates a big virtual screen
where physical monitors will be placed (using xrandr --output FOO --pos
or --right-of ...). Is this what you want?

Brice