On Fri, Jul 12, 2013 at 6:13 PM, Felix Miata <mrma...@earthlink.net> wrote: > On 2013-07-11 19:04 (GMT-1000) David Iannucci composed: > >>> KDE 4.11 has KScreen, which is supposed to provide easy management of >>> multi screen configuration. > > >> Trying to go more minimalist, not more bloatist :-) :-) > > > You might have to anyway. According to the last section on > https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Multihead#Xinerama it appears what's > getting in the way of success is KDE itself. > > In spite of having seen that over an hour ago, I've been spending more time > trying myself. With the Radeon card removed from the slot, and cables > connected to the only two ports, the log reports. > > (II) intel(0): Output VGA1 connected > (II) intel(0): Output HDMI1 connected > (II) intel(0): Output DP1 disconnected > > The motherboard has nothing like a DP connector or solder points where one > might have been. The HDMI1 port has only a DVI-D connector, which I connect > to the TV with a 25' DVI to HDMI cable. > > When I put the Radeon back in the slot, the string HDMI is nowhere to be > found in the log, though this may be about a BIOS setting. The BIOS has 5 > video configuration options "Initiate Graphic Adapter" described asr which > to use as primary boot device, with nothing that explains how to select the > one most appropriate: > > IGD > PCI/IGD > PCI/PEG > PEG/IGD > PEG/PCI (default after clear CMOS and load optimal defaults) > > Below that is "Boot Display Device", which without the Radeon in the slot > offers: > D-SUB + HDMI > D-SUB + DVI > Only DisplayPort > > Next is "IGD Graphics Mode Select" offering either disabled or enabled > coupled with 3 different RAM sizes. > > Others to config include "Video Function Configuration" for DVMT memory, PEG > port either enabled or auto, and PAVP mode either disabled, Lite or High. > > WRT BIOS settings with DVI connected to Radeon and VGA connected to Intel: > IGD with D-SUB + HDMI: puts vt output only on VGA > IGD with D-SUB + DVI: puts vt output only on VGA > PCI/IGD with D-SUB + HDMI: puts vt output only on VGA > PCI/IGD with D-SUB + DVI: puts vt output only on VGA > PCI/PEG with D-SUB + HDMI: puts vt output only on DVI > PCI/PEG with D-SUB + DVI: puts vt output only on DVI > PEG/IGD with D-SUB + HDMI: puts vt output only on DVI > PEG/IGD with D-SUB + DVI: puts vt output only on DVI > PEG/PCI with D-SUB + HDMI: puts vt output only on DVI > PEG/PCI with D-SUB + DVI: puts vt output only on DVI > summary: PEG enabled = DVI; else VGA > > WRT BIOS settings with VGA connected to Radeon and DVI connected to Intel: > IGD with D-SUB + HDMI: no vt output; VGA asleep; DVI awake but all > black > IGD with D-SUB + DVI: no vt output; VGA asleep; DVI awake but all > black > PCI/IGD with D-SUB + HDMI: no vt output; VGA asleep; DVI awake but all > black > PCI/IGD with D-SUB + DVI: no vt output; VGA asleep; DVI awake but all > black > PCI/PEG with D-SUB + HDMI: puts vt output only on VGA; DVI awake but > all black > PCI/PEG with D-SUB + DVI: puts vt output only on VGA; DVI awake but > all black > PEG/IGD with D-SUB + HDMI: puts vt output only on VGA; DVI awake but > all black > PEG/IGD with D-SUB + DVI: puts vt output only on VGA; DVI awake but > all black > PEG/PCI with D-SUB + HDMI: puts vt output only on VGA; DVI awake but > all black > PEG/PCI with D-SUB + DVI: puts vt output only on VGA; DVI awake but > all black > summary: radeon VGA connection disables Intel DVI output >
I'm not too familiar with Intel hardware, but I suspect the pcie lanes are shared with display channels so if you have a pcie card in the slot, some of the displays are not available. Alex _______________________________________________ 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
