Re: XFree86-4.0.3-6 & 2nd Monitor

"Mike A. Harris" <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.linux.redhat.xfree86
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On 1 May 2003, Barry Warsaw wrote:

>> I'm a linux-newbie having upgraded to XFree86-4.0.3-6 and trying to use
>> Dual-Head with ATI Radeon 9000 Pro. Actual I only can see the same
>> desktop on both monitors. What can I do to have _one_ desktop spreeded
>> over both monitors?
>
>I strongly suspect this is due to a bug in the driver.  You're at least
>the 3rd person to report this, although I think we're all using
>different Radeon cards.  I'm using a 7000 and have seen this since
>upgrading to 4.0.3-5 (which fixed the "primary screen blanks when you
>click on the secondary screen" problem).

It is called "clone mode", which intentionally displays the same 
image on both displays.

man radeon


-- 
Mike A. Harris




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