HELP!! Dual monitors - Primary shuts off when mouse moves off it!

From: Greg Courville (UNrpl165_at_gee-enginuity.com)
Date: 11/28/03 

Date: 28 Nov 2003 13:44:48 -0800

NOTE: I had to retype this whole message, because halfway through
typing it the first time, X suddenly restarted out of nowhere and I
was back on a login screen!

I have a serious problem with my display setup...
I am trying to run dual monitors off an OEM ATI Radeon 7500 dualhead
card. I've got the primary plugged into the DVI port through a
DVI-to-VGA dongle. The secondary is plugged into the VGA port. Both
monitors are set for 1280x1024 and are fully capable of this
resolution.
The problem is that as soon as the mouse cursor leaves the primary
monitor, it shuts off, leaving me with only the secondary. This is not
too fun because the KDE bar is over on the primary where I can't see
it. I had to right-click, create a folder on the desktop, and open it
just to get into Konqueror so I could get to Google Groups to post
this!
My XF86Config is below. I hope somebody can help me with this, I will
be eternally grateful!

###BEGIN XF86Config###
Section "ServerLayout"
        Identifier "layout1"
        Screen 0 "screen1" 0 0
        Screen 1 "screen2" RightOf "screen1"
        InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
        InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
        Option "Xinerama" "on"
EndSection

Section "Files"
        RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
        FontPath "unix/:7100"
EndSection

Section "Module"
        Load "dbe"
        Load "extmod"
        Load "fbdevhw"
        Load "glx"
        Load "record"
        Load "freetype"
        Load "type1"
        Load "dri"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier "Keyboard0"
        Driver "keyboard"
        Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
        Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
        Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier "Mouse0"
        Driver "mouse"
        Option "Protocol" "PS/2"
        Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
        Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
        Option "Emulate3Buttons" "yes"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier "DevInputMice"
        Driver "mouse"
        Option "Protocol" "PS/2"
        Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
        Option "Emulate3Buttons" "yes"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
        Identifier "monitor1"
        VendorName "generic"
        ModelName "Unknown monitor"
        HorizSync 30.0 - 75.0
        VertRefresh 50.0 - 90.0
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
        Identifier "monitor2"
        VendorName "generic"
        ModelName "Unknown monitor"
        HorizSync 30.0 - 75.0
        VertRefresh 50.0 - 90.0
EndSection

Section "Device"
        Identifier "device1"
        Driver "radeon"
        BoardName "ATI Radeon"
        Option "DPMS"
        BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
        Screen 0
EndSection

Section "Device"
        Identifier "device2"
        Driver "radeon"
        BoardName "ATI Radeon"
        Option "DPMS"
        BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
        Screen 1
EndSection

Section "Screen"
        Identifier "screen1"
        Device "device1"
        Monitor "monitor1"
        DefaultDepth 24
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth 16
                Modes "1280x960"
        EndSubSection
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth 24
                Modes "1280x960"
        EndSubSection
        Option "DPMS" "off"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
        Identifier "screen2"
        Device "device2"
        Monitor "monitor2"
        DefaultDepth 24
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth 16
                Modes "1280x960"
        EndSubSection
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth 24
                Modes "1280x960"
        EndSubSection
        Option "DPMS" "off"
EndSection

Section "DRI"
        Group 0
        Mode 0666
EndSection
###END XF86Config###

Thanks!
NOTE: My return e-mail address will only be active for the next 2
weeks, then rotated, as a spammer-fooling measure. 

--
Greg Courville
http://www.gee-enginuity.com/
"Make it idiot-proof, and somebody'll make a better idiot"
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