Bug 468793 - Unable to split screen between multiple monitors of different aspect ratios
Summary: Unable to split screen between multiple monitors of different aspect ratios
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: xorg-x11-drv-ati
Version: 10
Hardware: i386
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Søren Sandmann Pedersen
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
URL:
Whiteboard:
Depends On:
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2008-10-28 01:26 UTC by Victor Kusuma
Modified: 2018-04-11 11:23 UTC (History)
5 users (show)

Fixed In Version:
Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Environment:
Last Closed: 2009-12-18 06:40:29 UTC
Type: ---
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Attachments (Terms of Use)
X log files (180.76 KB, text/plain)
2008-11-05 19:51 UTC, Florent Le Coz
no flags Details
xrandr --verbose on both simple and dual screen (10.40 KB, text/plain)
2008-11-10 22:40 UTC, Florent Le Coz
no flags Details
Log for Xorg (188.24 KB, text/plain)
2008-11-12 00:45 UTC, Victor Kusuma
no flags Details

Description Victor Kusuma 2008-10-28 01:26:20 UTC
Description of problem:
It seems that multiple monitor doesn't work properly between monitors of different aspect ratio. I am running rawhide on a Dell Latitude X-1 (12" widescreen) and attempted to hook it up to a Dell 1503FP (15" 4:3). The monitor was recognized but with current resolution (1280x768) it doesn't turn on. I restarted Fedora and now both monitors work; the resolution was set at 1024x768. The aspect ratio applies to both monitors, however, and the screen was stretched on the laptop monitor (appear normal on the external monitor). I cannot unsplit screen. 


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
Latest rawhide

How reproducible:
Every time.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Hook up laptop to external monitor while Fedora is running.
2. Then restart and compare.
3.
  
Actual results:


Expected results:
I expected xorg to be able to differentiate between the two aspect ratios and allows me to extend the desktop to the external monitor. I'm not sure if this is achievable by default, though. 

Additional info:

Comment 1 Matěj Cepl 2008-10-28 23:32:54 UTC
Thanks for the bug report.  We have reviewed the information you have provided above, and there is some additional information we require that will be helpful in our diagnosis of this issue.

Please attach your X server config file (/etc/X11/xorg.conf) and X server log file (/var/log/Xorg.*.log) to the bug report as individual uncompressed file attachments using the bugzilla file attachment link below.

Could you please paste in the comment output of the command

xrandr -q

We will review this issue again once you've had a chance to attach this information.

Thanks in advance.

Comment 2 Florent Le Coz 2008-11-05 10:54:44 UTC
I have exactly the same issue : a laptop widescreen and a 19" monitor (4:3).
I cannot split the desktop, and if I use gnome-display-property, my second monitor is detected as "laptop" (and my laptop screen too), even if I unselect the "clone" mode.

I will provide the output of the commands asked by Matej Cepl latter today.
(for now : I can just say that I DON'T have any /etc/X11/xorg.conf file. It's a brand new fedora 10 install)

Comment 3 Florent Le Coz 2008-11-05 19:51:19 UTC
Created attachment 322636 [details]
X log files 

there were 6 different logs, they are all collapsed in one file.

Comment 4 Florent Le Coz 2008-11-05 19:53:36 UTC
I'm not the reporter, but I have exactly the same issue, so here are the additional informations you wanted:

$ xrandr -q
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1280 x 800, maximum 1280 x 1280
VGA-0 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
LVDS connected 1280x800+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 0mm x 0mm
                  60.0*+
   1024x768       60.0  
   800x600        60.3  
   640x480        59.9  

(see attachement for the X server log)

(and I haven't any xorg.conf file)

Comment 5 Matěj Cepl 2008-11-07 18:05:25 UTC
Reporter, could we get that xrandr -q output, please?

Comment 6 Søren Sandmann Pedersen 2008-11-08 04:49:00 UTC
It would be interesting to get the output of 

     xrandr --verbose 

both when the screens are plugged in and when they are not.

Comment 7 Florent Le Coz 2008-11-10 22:40:47 UTC
Created attachment 323128 [details]
xrandr --verbose on both simple and dual screen

Comment 8 Victor Kusuma 2008-11-12 00:42:24 UTC
Sorry. I've been busy for the last few days.

The output is listed below for when the computer is started up with same monitor. The files are attached.


Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1024 x 768, maximum 1280 x 1280
VGA connected 1024x768+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 304mm x 228mm
   1024x768       60.0*+   75.0     70.1     60.0* 
   1280x960       60.0  
   832x624        74.6  
   800x600        72.2     75.0     60.3  
   640x480        75.0     72.8     75.0     59.9  
   720x400        70.1  
LVDS connected 1024x768+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 264mm x 159mm
   1280x768       59.9 +
   1024x768       60.0* 
   800x600        60.3  
   640x480        59.9

Comment 9 Victor Kusuma 2008-11-12 00:45:31 UTC
Created attachment 323281 [details]
Log for Xorg

Comment 10 Bug Zapper 2008-11-26 04:20:31 UTC
This bug appears to have been reported against 'rawhide' during the Fedora 10 development cycle.
Changing version to '10'.

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