ATI dual head problem

[David Abrahams]

"Dimitri Mallis" <dimitri.mallis at gmail.com> writes:

> i have a AMD athlon 3000+, ATI radeon x700, with the repos driver installed.
> 3D games work alright, not quite 100%. my xgl doesnt work for some strange
> reason. i have a 17" LCD & 17" CRT. i plugged both in but all that happened
> was that the screens both mirror each other "Clone Mode". in the ATI Control
> Panel, under the "Desktop Setup" tab i keep clicking "Big Desktop
> Horizontal" radio button & then apply but nothing changes :<
>
> i restart, because it sais i should restart the x server, but that doesnt
> help iether.
>
> what i would actually like is a extened desktop, which is "Big Desktop
> Horizontal"

The latest fglrx drivers support extended desktops on the fly
(i.e. without restarting X).  After

  aticonfig --enable-monitor=<monitor1>,<monitor2> --effective=now

You can use xrandr or System > Preferences > Screen Resolution to
spread the desktop across both monitors.

HTH,
-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
www.boost-consulting.com