10.04 Dual Screen ATIX1950PRO

[paulc]

Hi Folks,

I have a fresh install of 10.04 64bit. I have a ATIX1950PRO GFX card (I realise ATI is not the preferred choice, but its what i'm stuck with). I have two 19" screen attached.

I use 'System Settings' > 'Display'

DVI-0 = 1280*1024, Position: Absolute
DVI-1 = 1280*1024, Position: Right of DVI-0

Apply.

This then creates 100% want i want... two screens, two workspaces, taskbar on left.

But...

When i reboot the configuration seems to default back to

DVI-0 = 1280*1024, Position: Absolute
DVI-1 = 1280*1024, Position: Clone of DVI-0

Problem is 100% reproducible so far. Please let me know what I can do to help fix this.

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Re: 10.04 Dual Screen ATIX1950PRO

Hi,

The display settings are non-persistent from System Settings. I hope the KDE people are working on it for future releases, after all the display settings have been improving with each release of KDE 4.

In the meantime you'll have to set up a script to do it for you. It's not very difficult. Edit (you will need root permissions) /etc/X11/Xsession.d/45custom_xrandr-settings and add the following line:

xrandr --output DVI-1 --auto --right-of --output --DVI-0 --auto

Save and restart and the screens should set themselves up in the correct position during the first login to Kubuntu every reboot.

[paulc]

Re: 10.04 Dual Screen ATIX1950PRO

Thanks for the reply, but I don't see that file in /etc/X11/Xsession.d

-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2.0K 2010-04-01 12:19 20x11-common_process-args
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 878 2010-03-30 17:13 30x11-common_xresources
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 187 2008-07-01 18:41 40x11-common_xsessionrc
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1.5K 2010-03-30 17:13 50x11-common_determine-startup
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 146 2010-04-01 12:07 60x11-common_localhost
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 80 2010-04-16 23:06 60xdg-user-dirs-update
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 322 2010-03-30 13:43 70gconfd_path-on-session
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 368 2010-03-30 19:43 75dbus_dbus-launch
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 2.3K 2009-12-06 13:16 80im-switch
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 326 2010-04-13 01:19 80kubuntu-xmodmap
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1.1K 2010-02-19 06:07 90consolekit
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 591 2010-02-03 18:09 90gpg-agent
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 629 2010-03-30 17:13 90x11-common_ssh-agent
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 166 2008-07-01 18:41 99x11-common_start

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Re: 10.04 Dual Screen ATIX1950PRO

If it's not there, create it.

[sithlord48]

Re: 10.04 Dual Screen ATIX1950PRO

i also have to set mine to not be in clone mode every time i log in. stumbled apon this advice and it does not work......(the xrandr options need correction.)

if i manage to get it working i will post the correct ones below.

[sithlord48]

Re: 10.04 Dual Screen ATIX1950PRO

apon further working w/ xrandr the command is very similar to what was posted above
i tried to use the /etc/X11/Xsession.d/45custom_xrandr-settings file, but it seams to break my x server and it would just sit at black screen w/ yellow(no input) lights on my monitors so i wrote the following script to be run at login.
[code=setxscreen.sh]xrandr --output DVI-0 --auto --output DVI-1 --right-of DVI-0 --auto[/code]
i allowed it to be execuited and placed this in a script in my ~/.kde/autostart folder, now when i login my resolution get set properly.


edit: this does not work with the ati driver. (from ati)