Sucess with dual monitors

[Matthew Clarke]

newbie here...

Are there any projects underway to automate and/or GUI-ize this
procedure?  I've learned my way around Xorg.conf but it definitely
should be easier.

Seems to me that this is a glaring area where windows/macOS still
outstrip ubuntu for laptop use.  I have a docking port therefore the
switching between single/dual/clone(projector) displays is an almost
daily thing.

NetworkManager is closing the gap on the wireless connectivity issue,
now we need something similar for XOrg!

Cheers,
MC


On 6/21/06, Marius Gedminas <marius at pov.lt> wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 21, 2006 at 01:55:41AM +0100, Sarangan Thuraisingham wrote:
> > Instead of using several xorg.conf files try using ServerLayouts.
>
> And those are not necessary if you use MergedFB.  Just toggle between
> dual-head and clone mode with xrandr.
>
> Just beware that the radeon driver in dapper is very likely to crash
> your system if you try to use xrandr for that purpose:
> http://launchpad.net/bugs/47775
>
> > I have
> > attached my xorg.conf file, orginally from http://mg.pov.lt/xorg.conf.
>
> It's nice to see my config file is useful ;)
>
> > There are several dual-screen layouts in the xorg.conf file, but only
> > the MergedFBLayout worked for me. BTW my graphics card is ATI Radeon
> > Mobility M7 LW [Radeon Mobility 7500]. Also when using MergedFBLayout
> > you can switch to clone mode by using 'xrandr'.
>
> *nod*
>
> Marius Gedminas
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Matthew Clarke