Description of problem: I connected my desktop monitor to my laptop for dual display, however it doesn't work properly. I ran gnome-display-properties and I clicked on detect displays. After that I entered the screen resolution and the refresh rates for both the monitors but I couldn't get the proper displays. It sometimes comoes up with proper displays and sometimes it doesn't. Would like to see more consistence in this application. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): [root@aphukan ~]# rpm -qf `which gnome-display-properties ` control-center-2.22.1-4.fc9.i386 How reproducible: Always. Steps to Reproduce: 1. 2. 3. Actual results: Dual Head display doesn't work. Expected results: Dual head display should work. Additional info: I also did try to change the xorg.conf through system-config-display but I couldn't save the changes. It seems only "Cancel" button works there. :)
Created attachment 305467 [details] detecting monitors
Created attachment 305468 [details] monitor settings
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xrandr -q output : ------------------- [aphukan@aphukan ~]$ xrandr -q Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1920 x 1050, maximum 1920 x 1200 VGA-0 connected 1400x1050+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 376mm x 301mm 1280x1024 60.0 + 75.0 60.0 60.0 1920x1080 59.9 1680x1050 59.9 1600x1024 60.2 1400x1050 60.0* 1440x900 59.9 1280x960 60.0 1360x768 59.8 60.0 1152x864 75.0 75.0 75.0 70.0 60.0 1024x768 75.1 75.0 70.1 60.0 832x624 74.6 800x600 72.2 75.0 60.3 56.2 640x480 75.0 72.8 75.0 60.0 59.9 720x400 70.1 DVI-0 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) LVDS connected 1400x1050+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 0mm x 0mm 1400x1050 60.0*+ 1360x768 59.8 60.0 1152x864 60.0 1024x768 60.0 800x600 60.3 640x480 59.9 S-video disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) [aphukan@aphukan ~]$
Created attachment 305507 [details] log file of Xorg
also, i can't use "individual desktop" properties. every time i reboot, the second monitor resolution settings are not properly stored. seems xorg is overwriting whatever gnome-display-properties sets. whenever i login after a reboot, the monitor shows "Cannot display this video mode ... Optimum resolution 1280X1024 60 Hz". i tried entering this information in system-config-display but it doesn't save. nothing happens when i click ok. previous fedora versions it used to write a message saying the old xorg.conf settings are overwritten, but nothing such happens now.
I can't get get my VGA output to work either. Here is some output. xrandr -q Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1024 x 768, maximum 1024 x 1024 VGA-0 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) LVDS connected 1024x768+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 304mm x 230mm 1024x768 61.3*+ 60.0 800x600 60.3 640x480 59.9 S-video disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) [tuna@localhost ~]$ cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf # Xorg configuration created by pyxf86config Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "Default Layout" Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0 InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard" EndSection Section "InputDevice" # keyboard added by rhpxl Identifier "Keyboard0" Driver "kbd" Option "XkbModel" "pc105" Option "XkbLayout" "se" EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "Videocard0" Driver "radeon" EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "Screen0" Device "Videocard0" DefaultDepth 24 SubSection "Display" Viewport 0 0 Depth 24 EndSubSection EndSection
Created attachment 306629 [details] xorg log file
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Confirmed it still happens in Fedora 11.
Changing the version to 11 for Fedora.
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Hi, I installed a fresh Fedora 12 with external monitor connected. The anaconda installation was all fuzzy. Post install, the dual display was working properly and I could select different "positions" for the laptop and monitors. They worked perfectly. Then I disconnected the external monitor, rebooted the laptop. After logging in, I reconnected the external monitor and I went to System -> Preferences -> Display. As soon as I clicked on it, the monitor came alive with the old settings that I had. Hence, it seems the problem is not existing with Fedora 12. One question though : Why should I have to click on the Display menu for the monitor to come alive ? Should it not come alive as soon as I connect it to the laptop ? Otherwise, it seems to be fine with the present Fedora 12. Thanks a lot for your help.
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