Kelan
June 20th, 2008, 06:07 AM
Hi everyone,
I've recently set up my X server to use dual monitors, and this seems to work fine -- however, I've noticed that I can no longer use the "composite" extension. The likes of Compiz and Kompmgr complain that this extension cannot be found / is disabled, even though I have (what I think is) the appropriate line to enable it in my xorg.conf:
Section "Files"
Fontpath "/usr/local/share/fonts"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "kbd"
Option "CoreKeyboard"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
Option "XkbVariant" "dvorak"
Option "XkbOptions" "lv3:ralt_switch"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
EndSection
Section "Extensions"
Option "Composite" "Enable"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT:0"
BoardName "GeForce 8600 GT"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
Busid "PCI:2:0:0"
Option "RenderAccel" "True"
Option "AddARGBVisuals" "True"
Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True"
# Option "NoLogo" "True"
Screen 0
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT:1"
BoardName "GeForce 8600 GT"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
Busid "PCI:2:0:0"
Option "RenderAccel" "True"
Option "AddARGBVisuals" "True"
Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True"
# Option "NoLogo" "True"
Screen 1
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "AOC Monitor"
VendorName "Unknown"
ModelName "AOC 210V"
HorizSync 31.0 - 80.0
VertRefresh 56.0 - 75.0
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "TVM Monitor"
VendorName "Unknown"
ModelName "TVM"
HorizSync 31.5 - 60.0
VertRefresh 56.0 - 75.0
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Left Screen"
Device "NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT:0"
Monitor "AOC Monitor"
Defaultdepth 24
Option "TwinView" "0"
Option "metamodes" "DFP: nvidia-auto-select +0+0"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Right Screen"
Device "NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT:1"
Monitor "TVM Monitor"
Defaultdepth 24
Option "TwinView" "0"
Option "metamodes" "DFP: nvidia-auto-select +0+0"
EndSection
Section "ServerFlags"
Option "Xinerama" "True"
EndSection
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen 0 "Left Screen" 0 0
Screen 1 "Right Screen" RightOf "Left Screen"
Inputdevice "Generic Keyboard"
Inputdevice "Configured Mouse"
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "glx"
Load "freetype"
EndSection
As you can see from the above, I'm using a NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT card, and also (K)Ubuntu 8.04. Each of my monitors is configured as a separate X screen.
If anyone has any thoughts on this, I'd be very grateful to hear them. ^^
Long days and pleasant nights,
-- Kelan
I've recently set up my X server to use dual monitors, and this seems to work fine -- however, I've noticed that I can no longer use the "composite" extension. The likes of Compiz and Kompmgr complain that this extension cannot be found / is disabled, even though I have (what I think is) the appropriate line to enable it in my xorg.conf:
Section "Files"
Fontpath "/usr/local/share/fonts"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "kbd"
Option "CoreKeyboard"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
Option "XkbVariant" "dvorak"
Option "XkbOptions" "lv3:ralt_switch"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
EndSection
Section "Extensions"
Option "Composite" "Enable"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT:0"
BoardName "GeForce 8600 GT"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
Busid "PCI:2:0:0"
Option "RenderAccel" "True"
Option "AddARGBVisuals" "True"
Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True"
# Option "NoLogo" "True"
Screen 0
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT:1"
BoardName "GeForce 8600 GT"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
Busid "PCI:2:0:0"
Option "RenderAccel" "True"
Option "AddARGBVisuals" "True"
Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True"
# Option "NoLogo" "True"
Screen 1
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "AOC Monitor"
VendorName "Unknown"
ModelName "AOC 210V"
HorizSync 31.0 - 80.0
VertRefresh 56.0 - 75.0
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "TVM Monitor"
VendorName "Unknown"
ModelName "TVM"
HorizSync 31.5 - 60.0
VertRefresh 56.0 - 75.0
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Left Screen"
Device "NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT:0"
Monitor "AOC Monitor"
Defaultdepth 24
Option "TwinView" "0"
Option "metamodes" "DFP: nvidia-auto-select +0+0"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Right Screen"
Device "NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT:1"
Monitor "TVM Monitor"
Defaultdepth 24
Option "TwinView" "0"
Option "metamodes" "DFP: nvidia-auto-select +0+0"
EndSection
Section "ServerFlags"
Option "Xinerama" "True"
EndSection
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen 0 "Left Screen" 0 0
Screen 1 "Right Screen" RightOf "Left Screen"
Inputdevice "Generic Keyboard"
Inputdevice "Configured Mouse"
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "glx"
Load "freetype"
EndSection
As you can see from the above, I'm using a NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT card, and also (K)Ubuntu 8.04. Each of my monitors is configured as a separate X screen.
If anyone has any thoughts on this, I'd be very grateful to hear them. ^^
Long days and pleasant nights,
-- Kelan