Re: xserver-xorg: - Matrox G550 Dualhead woes!
From: wim (wimpunk_at_gmail.com)
Date: 08/23/05
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Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2005 08:32:08 +0200 To: Debian User <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Adrian von Bidder wrote:
> Yo!
>
> Environment: Matrox G550 on xorg from unstable on a (mostly) sarge
> installation. 2 analog screens. Xinerama is used, bare xorg - no mga_hal
> etc.; kernel linux-image-2.6.12 or kernel-image-2.6.8 doesn't matter;
> 686-smp in both cases. DRM loads fine.
>
> Symptom: booting, one display is text console. When X is started, it
> starts fine on that display, but there's no signal on the other display -
> thus it won't even come out of power save mode.
>
> Starting X once with a single head xorg.conf solves the problem: The 'single
> head' X delivers identical signal to both outputs of the graphics card
> (even to the point where killing X or switcing back to text mode shows the
> text mode on both screens). Changing xorg.conf back to the
> dualhead/xinerama one, it starts fine on both displays.
>
> [ please cc: me on replies ]
>
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> =======
>
> Anybody had similar experiences, or has a G550 and does something slightly
> different?
>
> thanks in advance.
> -- vbi
I know it's a little OT but does anyone has any experience with the
TV-out of the G550? I've been trying a few howto's and hints but I
didn't got it working...
wim.
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