how to configure xorg.conf for extended desktop?
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I would like to setup the dual monitor settings where I can use two monitors as a single Desktop with single panel, single launcher and when some programs are maximized then it should span both the monitors (i.e fullscreen over both the monitors).
I have ATI Raedon graphics cards and after searching it in the internet I found that by configuring the xorg.conf file I can setup the settings that I want.
I have tried several ways to do it i.e
using gksu amdcccle
And setting MultiDisplay settings, but my requirement has not yet been met. NOTE: I have done this using Nvidia graphics but its seem that it doesn't work with ATI graphics card.
After searching for a while I found the link which gave me hope that it can be done in ATI as well, According to this link.
xrandr must be disabled and AMD catalyst center will give the extra option of Big Desktop, to set it I used
sudo aticonfig --set-pcs-str="DDX,EnableRandR12,FALSE"
Then I restart X as per that link.
But this command gives this output to the stdout:
SetPcsStr is exclusive, other options will not be used.
And I didn't find any extra configuration in my xorg.conf file.
And I didn't even get the Big Desktop option in the AMD Catalyst center's Display manager. There is still three options i.e:
Single Desktop
Cloned Display
Multiple Display
xorg multi-monitor ati
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I would like to setup the dual monitor settings where I can use two monitors as a single Desktop with single panel, single launcher and when some programs are maximized then it should span both the monitors (i.e fullscreen over both the monitors).
I have ATI Raedon graphics cards and after searching it in the internet I found that by configuring the xorg.conf file I can setup the settings that I want.
I have tried several ways to do it i.e
using gksu amdcccle
And setting MultiDisplay settings, but my requirement has not yet been met. NOTE: I have done this using Nvidia graphics but its seem that it doesn't work with ATI graphics card.
After searching for a while I found the link which gave me hope that it can be done in ATI as well, According to this link.
xrandr must be disabled and AMD catalyst center will give the extra option of Big Desktop, to set it I used
sudo aticonfig --set-pcs-str="DDX,EnableRandR12,FALSE"
Then I restart X as per that link.
But this command gives this output to the stdout:
SetPcsStr is exclusive, other options will not be used.
And I didn't find any extra configuration in my xorg.conf file.
And I didn't even get the Big Desktop option in the AMD Catalyst center's Display manager. There is still three options i.e:
Single Desktop
Cloned Display
Multiple Display
xorg multi-monitor ati
edited Sep 22 '17 at 10:47
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What desktop environment and window manager? Some of these things depend on window manager support in particular.
– tripleee
Jul 4 '13 at 4:30
You need to enable "eyefinity" for the ATI driver to make this work afaik.
– casey
Oct 16 '14 at 14:43
2013 called and it wanted its question back. There should be a smarter algorithm applied to bumping to the homepage. And honestly, there should be very little bumping on U.SE as the vast majority of questions with unaccepted answers is due to two things: 1) they are throw-away single-use questions, and 2) the downvoter trolls got to the OP and he/she is not coming back. One size (the same bumping algorithm) does not fit all SEs.
– ajeh
May 18 at 20:45
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I would like to setup the dual monitor settings where I can use two monitors as a single Desktop with single panel, single launcher and when some programs are maximized then it should span both the monitors (i.e fullscreen over both the monitors).
I have ATI Raedon graphics cards and after searching it in the internet I found that by configuring the xorg.conf file I can setup the settings that I want.
I have tried several ways to do it i.e
using gksu amdcccle
And setting MultiDisplay settings, but my requirement has not yet been met. NOTE: I have done this using Nvidia graphics but its seem that it doesn't work with ATI graphics card.
After searching for a while I found the link which gave me hope that it can be done in ATI as well, According to this link.
xrandr must be disabled and AMD catalyst center will give the extra option of Big Desktop, to set it I used
sudo aticonfig --set-pcs-str="DDX,EnableRandR12,FALSE"
Then I restart X as per that link.
But this command gives this output to the stdout:
SetPcsStr is exclusive, other options will not be used.
And I didn't find any extra configuration in my xorg.conf file.
And I didn't even get the Big Desktop option in the AMD Catalyst center's Display manager. There is still three options i.e:
Single Desktop
Cloned Display
Multiple Display
xorg multi-monitor ati
edited Sep 22 '17 at 10:47
Jeff Schaller
37.5k1052121
asked Mar 22 '13 at 9:56
s.m
1115
I would like to setup the dual monitor settings where I can use two monitors as a single Desktop with single panel, single launcher and when some programs are maximized then it should span both the monitors (i.e fullscreen over both the monitors).
I have ATI Raedon graphics cards and after searching it in the internet I found that by configuring the xorg.conf file I can setup the settings that I want.
I have tried several ways to do it i.e
using gksu amdcccle
And setting MultiDisplay settings, but my requirement has not yet been met. NOTE: I have done this using Nvidia graphics but its seem that it doesn't work with ATI graphics card.
After searching for a while I found the link which gave me hope that it can be done in ATI as well, According to this link.
xrandr must be disabled and AMD catalyst center will give the extra option of Big Desktop, to set it I used
sudo aticonfig --set-pcs-str="DDX,EnableRandR12,FALSE"
Then I restart X as per that link.
But this command gives this output to the stdout:
SetPcsStr is exclusive, other options will not be used.
And I didn't find any extra configuration in my xorg.conf file.
And I didn't even get the Big Desktop option in the AMD Catalyst center's Display manager. There is still three options i.e:
Single Desktop
Cloned Display
Multiple Display
xorg multi-monitor ati
xorg multi-monitor ati
edited Sep 22 '17 at 10:47
Jeff Schaller
37.5k1052121
asked Mar 22 '13 at 9:56
s.m
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edited Sep 22 '17 at 10:47
Jeff Schaller
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edited Sep 22 '17 at 10:47
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What desktop environment and window manager? Some of these things depend on window manager support in particular.
– tripleee
Jul 4 '13 at 4:30
You need to enable "eyefinity" for the ATI driver to make this work afaik.
– casey
Oct 16 '14 at 14:43
2013 called and it wanted its question back. There should be a smarter algorithm applied to bumping to the homepage. And honestly, there should be very little bumping on U.SE as the vast majority of questions with unaccepted answers is due to two things: 1) they are throw-away single-use questions, and 2) the downvoter trolls got to the OP and he/she is not coming back. One size (the same bumping algorithm) does not fit all SEs.
– ajeh
May 18 at 20:45
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What desktop environment and window manager? Some of these things depend on window manager support in particular.
– tripleee
Jul 4 '13 at 4:30
You need to enable "eyefinity" for the ATI driver to make this work afaik.
– casey
Oct 16 '14 at 14:43
2013 called and it wanted its question back. There should be a smarter algorithm applied to bumping to the homepage. And honestly, there should be very little bumping on U.SE as the vast majority of questions with unaccepted answers is due to two things: 1) they are throw-away single-use questions, and 2) the downvoter trolls got to the OP and he/she is not coming back. One size (the same bumping algorithm) does not fit all SEs.
– ajeh
May 18 at 20:45
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What desktop environment and window manager? Some of these things depend on window manager support in particular.
– tripleee
Jul 4 '13 at 4:30
What desktop environment and window manager? Some of these things depend on window manager support in particular.
– tripleee
Jul 4 '13 at 4:30
You need to enable "eyefinity" for the ATI driver to make this work afaik.
– casey
Oct 16 '14 at 14:43
You need to enable "eyefinity" for the ATI driver to make this work afaik.
– casey
Oct 16 '14 at 14:43
2013 called and it wanted its question back. There should be a smarter algorithm applied to bumping to the homepage. And honestly, there should be very little bumping on U.SE as the vast majority of questions with unaccepted answers is due to two things: 1) they are throw-away single-use questions, and 2) the downvoter trolls got to the OP and he/she is not coming back. One size (the same bumping algorithm) does not fit all SEs.
– ajeh
May 18 at 20:45
2013 called and it wanted its question back. There should be a smarter algorithm applied to bumping to the homepage. And honestly, there should be very little bumping on U.SE as the vast majority of questions with unaccepted answers is due to two things: 1) they are throw-away single-use questions, and 2) the downvoter trolls got to the OP and he/she is not coming back. One size (the same bumping algorithm) does not fit all SEs.
– ajeh
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Look for Xinerama X11 feature :
- Tutorial with ATI section
- General information
answered Mar 22 '13 at 15:46
GHugo
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Thank you @GHugo for the helpful links, those links helped me to learn more about Xinerama. But I could make the Xinerama to work only with Nvidia graphics card, I am not able to do this with ATI Radeon graphics card
– s.m
Mar 23 '13 at 15:35
In the first on there is an xorg.conf for ati. Do you have any error ?
– GHugo
Mar 23 '13 at 16:12
Yes GHugo I tried the xorg.conf file as per the first link, But it didnot work as it did with Nvidia, fullscreen was spanning over one monitor , but I want the applications to be fullscreen over both the monitors, I want to use both the monitors as a big monitor, I did this with Twinview setup and Xinerama in Nvidia but with ATI I am really confused why Xinerama is not working as per definitions..
– s.m
Mar 24 '13 at 15:16
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1 Answer
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active
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up vote
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Look for Xinerama X11 feature :
- Tutorial with ATI section
- General information
answered Mar 22 '13 at 15:46
GHugo
73239
Thank you @GHugo for the helpful links, those links helped me to learn more about Xinerama. But I could make the Xinerama to work only with Nvidia graphics card, I am not able to do this with ATI Radeon graphics card
– s.m
Mar 23 '13 at 15:35
In the first on there is an xorg.conf for ati. Do you have any error ?
– GHugo
Mar 23 '13 at 16:12
Yes GHugo I tried the xorg.conf file as per the first link, But it didnot work as it did with Nvidia, fullscreen was spanning over one monitor , but I want the applications to be fullscreen over both the monitors, I want to use both the monitors as a big monitor, I did this with Twinview setup and Xinerama in Nvidia but with ATI I am really confused why Xinerama is not working as per definitions..
– s.m
Mar 24 '13 at 15:16
add a comment |
up vote
0
down vote
Look for Xinerama X11 feature :
- Tutorial with ATI section
- General information
answered Mar 22 '13 at 15:46
GHugo
73239
Thank you @GHugo for the helpful links, those links helped me to learn more about Xinerama. But I could make the Xinerama to work only with Nvidia graphics card, I am not able to do this with ATI Radeon graphics card
– s.m
Mar 23 '13 at 15:35
In the first on there is an xorg.conf for ati. Do you have any error ?
– GHugo
Mar 23 '13 at 16:12
Yes GHugo I tried the xorg.conf file as per the first link, But it didnot work as it did with Nvidia, fullscreen was spanning over one monitor , but I want the applications to be fullscreen over both the monitors, I want to use both the monitors as a big monitor, I did this with Twinview setup and Xinerama in Nvidia but with ATI I am really confused why Xinerama is not working as per definitions..
– s.m
Mar 24 '13 at 15:16
add a comment |
up vote
0
down vote
up vote
0
down vote
Look for Xinerama X11 feature :
- Tutorial with ATI section
- General information
answered Mar 22 '13 at 15:46
GHugo
73239
Look for Xinerama X11 feature :
- Tutorial with ATI section
- General information
answered Mar 22 '13 at 15:46
GHugo
73239
answered Mar 22 '13 at 15:46
GHugo
73239
answered Mar 22 '13 at 15:46
GHugo
73239
answered Mar 22 '13 at 15:46
GHugo
73239
73239
Thank you @GHugo for the helpful links, those links helped me to learn more about Xinerama. But I could make the Xinerama to work only with Nvidia graphics card, I am not able to do this with ATI Radeon graphics card
– s.m
Mar 23 '13 at 15:35
In the first on there is an xorg.conf for ati. Do you have any error ?
– GHugo
Mar 23 '13 at 16:12
Yes GHugo I tried the xorg.conf file as per the first link, But it didnot work as it did with Nvidia, fullscreen was spanning over one monitor , but I want the applications to be fullscreen over both the monitors, I want to use both the monitors as a big monitor, I did this with Twinview setup and Xinerama in Nvidia but with ATI I am really confused why Xinerama is not working as per definitions..
– s.m
Mar 24 '13 at 15:16
add a comment |
Thank you @GHugo for the helpful links, those links helped me to learn more about Xinerama. But I could make the Xinerama to work only with Nvidia graphics card, I am not able to do this with ATI Radeon graphics card
– s.m
Mar 23 '13 at 15:35
In the first on there is an xorg.conf for ati. Do you have any error ?
– GHugo
Mar 23 '13 at 16:12
Yes GHugo I tried the xorg.conf file as per the first link, But it didnot work as it did with Nvidia, fullscreen was spanning over one monitor , but I want the applications to be fullscreen over both the monitors, I want to use both the monitors as a big monitor, I did this with Twinview setup and Xinerama in Nvidia but with ATI I am really confused why Xinerama is not working as per definitions..
– s.m
Mar 24 '13 at 15:16
Thank you @GHugo for the helpful links, those links helped me to learn more about Xinerama. But I could make the Xinerama to work only with Nvidia graphics card, I am not able to do this with ATI Radeon graphics card
– s.m
Mar 23 '13 at 15:35
Thank you @GHugo for the helpful links, those links helped me to learn more about Xinerama. But I could make the Xinerama to work only with Nvidia graphics card, I am not able to do this with ATI Radeon graphics card
– s.m
Mar 23 '13 at 15:35
In the first on there is an xorg.conf for ati. Do you have any error ?
– GHugo
Mar 23 '13 at 16:12
In the first on there is an xorg.conf for ati. Do you have any error ?
– GHugo
Mar 23 '13 at 16:12
Yes GHugo I tried the xorg.conf file as per the first link, But it didnot work as it did with Nvidia, fullscreen was spanning over one monitor , but I want the applications to be fullscreen over both the monitors, I want to use both the monitors as a big monitor, I did this with Twinview setup and Xinerama in Nvidia but with ATI I am really confused why Xinerama is not working as per definitions..
– s.m
Mar 24 '13 at 15:16
Yes GHugo I tried the xorg.conf file as per the first link, But it didnot work as it did with Nvidia, fullscreen was spanning over one monitor , but I want the applications to be fullscreen over both the monitors, I want to use both the monitors as a big monitor, I did this with Twinview setup and Xinerama in Nvidia but with ATI I am really confused why Xinerama is not working as per definitions..
– s.m
Mar 24 '13 at 15:16
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What desktop environment and window manager? Some of these things depend on window manager support in particular.
– tripleee
Jul 4 '13 at 4:30
You need to enable "eyefinity" for the ATI driver to make this work afaik.
– casey
Oct 16 '14 at 14:43
2013 called and it wanted its question back. There should be a smarter algorithm applied to bumping to the homepage. And honestly, there should be very little bumping on U.SE as the vast majority of questions with unaccepted answers is due to two things: 1) they are throw-away single-use questions, and 2) the downvoter trolls got to the OP and he/she is not coming back. One size (the same bumping algorithm) does not fit all SEs.
– ajeh
May 18 at 20:45