Xorg doesn't need configuration file to work, by default. If you create the file in /etc/X11/ it will overwrite default settings..
2015-09-09 14:01 GMT+02:00 Rick C. Hodgin <rick.c.hod...@gmail.com>: > Where is my xorg.conf file supposed to be? I searched my entire drive for > one and could not find it, only a reference to xorg.conf.4, which was > documentation for the manual. > > I am using an ATI video card, and someone suggested that may be the issue > (not Intel or Nvidia). > > Best regards, > Rick C. Hodgin > > > On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 1:59 PM, Jim Klimov <jimkli...@cos.ru> wrote: > > > 8 сентября 2015 г. 19:07:32 CEST, "Rick C. Hodgin" < > > rick.c.hod...@gmail.com> пишет: > > >That should read "in OpenIndiana" and not "in OpenSolaris"... my > > >mistake. > > >:-) > > > > > >Best regards, > > >Rick C. Hodgin > > > > > > > > >On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 12:59 PM, Rick C. Hodgin > > ><rick.c.hod...@gmail.com> > > >wrote: > > > > > >> I have a Gigabyte motherboard with an integrated ATI Radeon GPU. It > > >works > > >> properly in OpenSolaris. However, I have two monitors. If I mirror > > >them > > >> the screen displays on both. If I try to set them separately, I get > > >the > > >> error "required virtual size dose not fit available size". It shows > > >me > > >> 1920,1920 for the maximum virtual size, and it needs 3600x1200. > > >> > > >> What can I do to correct this? I searched online and found several > > >Linux > > >> solutions. They say add the virtual size line to /etc/X11/xorg.conf. > > > I > > >> tried that, rebooted, and X wouldn't start. I removed xorg.conf and > > >> rebooted and I'm back to where I started. > > >> > > >> TYIA! > > >> > > >> Best regards, > > >> Rick C. Hodgin > > >> > > >> > > >_______________________________________________ > > >openindiana-discuss mailing list > > >openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org > > >http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss > > > > I think in your xorg.conf you should have several Display and Monitor > > clauses, and some clause to combine them intona large canvas. > > > > Something similar works for me in OI Hipster running as a VirtualBox > guest > > under Windows - there I have variably one or two displays (laptop + > > ext.mon. at work), and OI with VBox switch it around quite well. There > are > > quirks, e.g. I can't get it to remember which display is left and which > is > > right, especially as I switch the VM from two fullscreens into a seamless > > mode. But the engine mostly works and is useful anyhow ;) > > > > However, I did not dig deep into xorg files and used the Screen > Resolution > > wizard instead. > > > > BTW, does your Radeon work as such, or as a VESA VGA (like my APU = > > CPU+GPU chip on another laptop)? Does standby work for you? :-) > > > > Jim > > -- > > Typos courtesy of K-9 Mail on my Samsung Android > > > _______________________________________________ > openindiana-discuss mailing list > openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org > http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss > _______________________________________________ openindiana-discuss mailing list openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
