Ubuntu 8.04.1, Intel graphics chip on laptop - shows as 2 distinct ports:
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03) 00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
I am trying to setup two displays side by side, using the laptop's display and LCD panel through VGA port. I have read thru the some of the help and modified xorg.conf per suggestions but it is not working.
If you have successfully setup xinerama on a laptop, I would appreciate if you could share your xorg.conf settings.
TIA,
On 16-Jul-08, at 6:03 PM, Arun Khan wrote:
Ubuntu 8.04.1, Intel graphics chip on laptop - shows as 2 distinct ports:
what is the justification for an xpost?
On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 6:17 PM, Kenneth Gonsalves lawgon@au-kbc.org wrote:
what is the justification for an xpost?
Because, it is related to X.org config?
On 16-Jul-08, at 6:43 PM, Arun Khan wrote:
On Wednesday 16 Jul 2008, Kenneth Gonsalves wrote:
On 16-Jul-08, at 6:03 PM, Arun Khan wrote:
Ubuntu 8.04.1, Intel graphics chip on laptop - shows as 2 distinct ports:
what is the justification for an xpost?
Do you prefer to post it separately in the three lists?
no. Post to one list. If you do not get an answer, post to some other list. xpost is only justified in the following circumstances:
1. An announcement where no follow-up discussion is required - for example, release of software, a conference or event etc 2. By list admins to all the lists they admin for some subject common to all the lists
The members of mailing lists are not here to serve people. They are here to build community through discussion. An xpost where the motive is a purely selfish desire to get an answer 'ASAP' is a serious breach of etiquette. Kindly check out what an xpost (cross post) is.
If you *do* cross post, you have to:
1. specify which to which list the replies are to be sent 2. provide a summary of the replies being sent to the other lists.
So why is xpost bad? You ask a question, I take the trouble to reply, you find a better reply on some other list. I never hear from you as to the fate of my reply. You benefit - no one else does.
I recently made an xpost to this list, OSM general list and OSM India list on a matter I felt of importance - namely the OSM data for Mumbai was b0rked. It was a hell of a job keeping all three lists informed of the discussion, until it transpired that the only meaningful discussion was taking place on OSM general.
You may continue to xpost every time you want an immediate answer to a question, but you will soon find yourself getting unpopular.
btw, there was a guy on this list who used to do 'underground' xposting - that is sending the same mail to 4 or 5 lists separately. He became very unpopular as many people happened to be members of the lists to which he was posting.
Arun Khan wrote:
Ubuntu 8.04.1, Intel graphics chip on laptop - shows as 2 distinct ports:
See if this helps.
http://my.opera.com/sjosul/blog/ubuntu-8-04-dual-monitor-setup
On Thursday 17 Jul 2008, Rony wrote:
Arun Khan wrote:
Ubuntu 8.04.1, Intel graphics chip on laptop - shows as 2 distinct ports:
See if this helps.
http://my.opera.com/sjosul/blog/ubuntu-8-04-dual-monitor-setup
Thanks for the link. It talks about a NVidia card using their binary drivers (which is what we finally ended up doing).
When I posted, I was try to a xinerama setup using a laptop with it's onboard Intel graphics chip. We got the setup to work halfway, the display would come up on the main monitor only stating low memory issue. We changed the res. to 800x600 but still it would not work. The system bios was allocating a fixed 8M memory - not dynamic/changeable.
We then decided to use a dual port video card with it's own memory. Installed a NVidia dual port card GEForce 8600 GT (512 dedicated memory) on a desktop. Installed the NVidia binary drivers, they also provide a config utility nvidia-settings. Using the util, we were able to get a TwinView setup. Required a couple of hand edit tweaking in the xorg.conf
-- Arun Khan
On Friday 18 Jul 2008 11:18, Arun Khan wrote:
On Thursday 17 Jul 2008, Rony wrote:
Arun Khan wrote:
Ubuntu 8.04.1, Intel graphics chip on laptop - shows as 2 distinct ports:
See if this helps.
http://my.opera.com/sjosul/blog/ubuntu-8-04-dual-monitor-setup
Thanks for the link. It talks about a NVidia card using their binary drivers (which is what we finally ended up doing).
I used the standard nv driver with etch. Dual head with one samsung @ 1024x768 and one tv @ 800x600. The samsung monitor has failed and i havent had time to look at it, hence the XF86config-4 file is not available at the moment. The limitation was that i could not get console on the tv. X worked with independent desktops as well as one large desktop. this was a year and half ago.
When I posted, I was try to a xinerama setup using a laptop with it's onboard Intel graphics chip. We got the setup to work halfway, the display would come up on the main monitor only stating low memory issue. We changed the res. to 800x600 but still it would not work. The system bios was allocating a fixed 8M memory - not dynamic/changeable.
Afaik 32 mb must be allocated for twinhead
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