Chris Fisichella composed on 2015-03-07 02:47 (UTC): >> I can't get it right on Debian. Here is what I tried >> 1. Run Xorg -configure by booting first into recovery mode.
This process generates a file with unneeded content. For nearly everyone, automagic works acceptably for input devices and general options. IOW, from the result file you can and should strip the sections unrelated to your video card and your screen. The most anyone should need for multihead setup are Device, Monitor and Screen sections. > When I returned them and booted without any > /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/xorg.conf file, The two displays came up nicely. What you moved where is unclear to me. Those who use a custom xorg.conf file normally should place it in /etc/X11/. The xorg.conf man page spells out possible locations for config files. Not everyone needs all of Device, Monitor and Screen sections to produce their desired configuration. To simplify implementing reduced requirements, files specific to individual sections can be placed in /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/. For video configuration these are typically named 50-device.conf, 50-monitor.conf and 50-screen.conf. These take the place of a custom /etc/X11/xorg.conf file. > Thanks, Felix for helping me out. The card was cheap enough. Having > two monitors going is really nice. HTH, glad you got it going. Simplifying now while what you did is still fresh enough may make life in the future easier, less likely to be corrupted or defeated by an upgrade, easier to recreate what you actually need if starting from scratch after a fresh installation. -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.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: %(user_address)s
