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x11vnc -clip 1280x800+1280+0 it's a matter of a vnc viewer (for example on android) to make it remote On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 8:34 PM, Alex Deucher <alexdeuc...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 2:13 PM, Adam Groszer <agros...@gmail.com> wrote: >> (missed the list) >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> Hello, >> >> Seems like xfwm4 is the culprit, metacity handles >> >> xrandr --addmode VGA-0 1280x800 >> xrandr --output VGA-0 --mode 1280x800 --right-of LVDS >> >> just fine > > Ok, but those are local connectors on a single GPU, not a remote display. > > Alex > >> >> On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 2:48 PM, Alex Deucher <alexdeuc...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 3:21 AM, Adam GROSZER <agroszer...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> On 12/18/2012 08:44 PM, Alex Deucher wrote: >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 1:30 PM, Adam Groszer <agroszer...@gmail.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hello, >>>>>> >>>>>> I'm trying to use an android tablet as a secondary monitor for my laptop. >>>>>> Secondary monitor as one physical would be plugged into the VGA port. >>>>>> Googling resulted in no concrete solution. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Does the tablet have a VGA input port and can it act as a monitor or >>>>> are you asking about using it as a virtual second monitor? If the >>>>> latter, you can probably play with xdmx assuming you can get an >>>>> xserver running on the tablet, however, there's no real official >>>>> solution that I know of. Anything will basically be a hack. >>>>> >>>>> Alex >>>> >>>> >>>> No VGA, I definitely need it as virtual, any communication can go only over >>>> TCP/IP. >>>> >>>> There's an xserver for android, but it's rather incomplete. >>>> Starting xfwm4 with it burps a lot of errors. >>>> As it looks the most solid way to mirror a screen to a tablet is vnc. >>>> >>>> The question is, how to create the secondary headless virtual monitor with >>>> X. I'm lost there. >>>> (Maybe I'll force with xrandr to display that secondary on the VGA against >>>> no real monitor connected. >>>> Something along: >>>> http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/intel-gfx/2009-October/004531.html >>>> or >>>> http://askubuntu.com/questions/150879/can-i-force-vga-signal-output-even-when-xrandr-shows-disconnected >>>> Because what I actually want is like having a second monitor, but it's >>>> "attached" via vnc-TCP/IP) >>>> >>> >>> As I said, originally, you need something like xdmx: >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xdmx >>> It's basically a proxy xserver that connects to xservers on multiple >>> boxes and presents the result as a single xserver. >>> >>> Alex >>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> With some help of a friend, the http://pastie.org/5548492 script kind >>>>>> of works. (on xubuntu 11.10) >>>>>> Problems: >>>>>> - the XFCE top panel gets extended to the "tablet monitor" >>>>>> - the mouse pointer cannot enter the "tablet monitor" >>>>>> - both above together cause the panel to be inaccessible >>>>>> >>>>>> Any pointers are welcome, how to solve this. >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Best regards, >>>>>> Adam >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Best regards, >>>> Adam GROSZER >>>> -- >>>> Quote of the day: >>>> It's hard to remain true to a changing self. >> >> >> >> -- >> Best regards, >> Adam >> _______________________________________________ >> xorg@lists.x.org: X.Org support >> Archives: http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg >> Info: http://lists.x.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg >> Your subscription address: alexdeuc...@gmail.com > _______________________________________________ > xorg@lists.x.org: X.Org support > Archives: http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg > Info: http://lists.x.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg > Your subscription address: agroszer...@gmail.com _______________________________________________ xorg@lists.x.org: X.Org support Archives: http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg Info: http://lists.x.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg Your subscription address: arch...@mail-archive.com
