Comments on Geek with an attitude: Hotplugging a Secondary Display on Linux

thanks shawing/ I like to read it much.

2011-02-24T07:12:52.390+05:30

thanks shawing/ I like to read it much.

Thank you SO MUCH for this posting! Getting a pro...

2008-06-26T06:44:00.000+05:30

Thank you SO MUCH for this posting! Getting a projector to work with my laptop has been making me crazy. It almost seems like cheating to use xrandr because it's so easy and works so perfectly. Incredible. Many thanks for this tip. :D

I found this hack on the net. I urge those who would like to have synaptics touchpad axis reorientation to send encouragement to this developer to get it into the official driver release.

This xrandr is working fine with Kubuntu 8.04, I '...

2008-05-24T17:14:00.000+05:30

This xrandr is working fine with Kubuntu 8.04, I 'm just wondering if it is possible to alter the touchpad x-y axis orientation to match the screen ?

Nope. Haven't tried that.

2007-12-03T19:09:00.000+05:30

Nope. Haven't tried that.

There is a GNOME applet called grandr which is sup...

2007-12-03T18:13:00.000+05:30

There is a GNOME applet called grandr which is supposed to be GUI for randr. Have you tried it? Does it work well?

thanks for the heads up. I didn't know there was a...

2007-11-11T23:44:00.000+05:30

thanks for the heads up. I didn't know there was a known compatability issue with kde. Keyboard layout is disabled in kde and the prob is I can't enable it. Most keys work except for the win key which probably has a different scan code on my notebook. May be if I upgrade kde to 3.5.8 it will fix it.

I have another problem which is xvideo does work and I have to use the x11 driver. This used to work under compiz.

Hey, it's me again :)

I found a workaround ...

2007-11-11T19:37:00.000+05:30

Hey, it's me again :)

I found a workaround for (almost) all my problems hehe

First, for the direct rendering problem with GMA950:
Now when I start compiz, I exec the following command...

LIBGL_ALWAYS_INDIRECT=TRUE compiz --sm-disable --ignore-desktop-hints ccp --indirect-rendering

...and add Option XAANoOffscreenPixmaps" "true" to the Device section in xorg.conf

This way, "glxinfo" returns "Direct Rendering 'yes'" and compiz works.

As for the shortcuts, that's a bug in the keyboard driver. I think it has some incompatibility with KDE. I just disabled keyboard layouts in KDE Control Center, and all the shortcuts started working.

Now the only problem left is with CompizConfig, which is pretty buggy...
There are some options that I can't disable. I click the check box to disable it, and it becomes checked again. 0.õ

Hope it might be helpful =)

For the first anonymous :) sorry Ubuntu (even 7.10...

2007-11-09T20:12:00.000+05:30

For the first anonymous :) sorry Ubuntu (even 7.10) doesn't have xorg 7.3.

For the second anon.. yes I also have few quirks. The indirect thing is there with intel GMA 950. I used to call the way you did but now use fusion-icon applet.

I too have key binding issues :( The Winkey doesn't work so any short cut which used it is gone. Keyboard layouts r missing on kde (kcontrol), caps lock light doesn't turn on but works.

But I have the cube :) and for others I mapped the winkey to other keys.

I'll let u know if I get it fixed. If not pls let me know!

Hello!

I think my system is passing through...

2007-11-09T00:01:00.000+05:30

Hello!

I think my system is passing through the same problem as yours, but with some additional ones hehe.

First, my hotkeys (like alt+f4) don't work, neither of them. I can't even rotate my cube =/

Second, compiz won't work unless I set the flag LIBGL_ALWAYS_INDIRECT=1 during initialization. That's weird, because I have a GMA950, configured with the latest driver, and DRI is working...

If I start X without xorg.conf, the same error as yours occur. That's because it is needed to set the option "XAANoOffscreenPixmaps" "true" on xorg.conf under the section Device. But I don't know how to set it without the xorg.conf

Have you had any of these problems?
I'm (almost) totally frustrated by upgrading xorg and compiz, because my xorg72+beryl was running like a charm =/

Thanks in advance!

Not working with...
xrandr --output VGA --rotat...

2007-11-08T20:10:00.000+05:30

Not working with...
xrandr --output VGA --rotate inverted ou xrandr --output VGA --reflect xy
... on ubuntu boxes.
Any idea ?

Well the word is that your gonna have to wait for ...

2007-10-02T10:20:00.000+05:30

Well the word is that your gonna have to wait for a while, like till 8.04 until this gets officially shipped with Ubuntu.

There may be third party debs before that.

Great stuff as usual. Can't wait till Gutsy comes ...

2007-10-02T05:32:00.000+05:30

Great stuff as usual. Can't wait till Gutsy comes out to try this.

Seriously, I have other things to do than setting up a Gentoo box. :)

Comments on Geek with an attitude: Hotplugging a Secondary Display on Linux

thanks shawing/ I like to read it much.

Thank you SO MUCH for this posting! Getting a pro...

I found this hack on the net. I urge those who would like to have synaptics touchpad axis reorientation to send encouragement to this developer to get it into the official driver release.

This xrandr is working fine with Kubuntu 8.04, I '...

Nope. Haven't tried that.

There is a GNOME applet called grandr which is sup...

thanks for the heads up. I didn't know there was a...

Hey, it's me again :)I found a workaround ...

For the first anonymous :) sorry Ubuntu (even 7.10...

Hello!I think my system is passing through...

Not working with...xrandr --output VGA --rotat...

Well the word is that your gonna have to wait for ...

Great stuff as usual. Can't wait till Gutsy comes ...

Hey, it's me again :)

I found a workaround ...

Hello!

I think my system is passing through...

Not working with...
xrandr --output VGA --rotat...