Comments on: You want it *what* way? http://blogs.gnome.org/calum/2005/10/27/you-want-it-what-way/ Usability an' that Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:14:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kyle Ambroff http://blogs.gnome.org/calum/2005/10/27/you-want-it-what-way/comment-page-1/#comment-106 Kyle Ambroff Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/calum/2005/10/27/you-want-it-what-way/#comment-106 Add these lines to your /etc/X11/xorg.conf file:<p/> Option "UseFBDev" "false"<br/> Option "MergedFB" "true"<br/> Option "CRT2Position" "RightOf"<p/>/etc/init.d/gdm restart<p/>And you should be good to go with dual-head on your powerbook. This works great for me.<p/>-kyle Add these lines to your /etc/X11/xorg.conf file:

Option “UseFBDev” “false”
Option “MergedFB” “true”
Option “CRT2Position” “RightOf”

/etc/init.d/gdm restart

And you should be good to go with dual-head on your powerbook. This works great for me.

-kyle

]]> By: Calum Benson http://blogs.gnome.org/calum/2005/10/27/you-want-it-what-way/comment-page-1/#comment-107 Calum Benson Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/calum/2005/10/27/you-want-it-what-way/#comment-107 Thanks, will give that a go. Thanks, will give that a go.

]]> By: Calum Benson http://blogs.gnome.org/calum/2005/10/27/you-want-it-what-way/comment-page-1/#comment-108 Calum Benson Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/calum/2005/10/27/you-want-it-what-way/#comment-108 Cool, works (almost) perfectly, except that my monitor doesn't support as high a resolution as my Powerbook, so on the monitor everything's stretched and the whole desktop scrolls when you hit the edges :/ Any idea if it's possible to set the resolution on the second screen independently? Cool, works (almost) perfectly, except that my monitor doesn’t support as high a resolution as my Powerbook, so on the monitor everything’s stretched and the whole desktop scrolls when you hit the edges :/ Any idea if it’s possible to set the resolution on the second screen independently?

]]> By: Calum Benson http://blogs.gnome.org/calum/2005/10/27/you-want-it-what-way/comment-page-1/#comment-109 Calum Benson Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/calum/2005/10/27/you-want-it-what-way/#comment-109 Not to worry, found 'man radeon' now :) Doesn't look like it's easily possible, so I'll just adjust the monitor so things don't look squashed, and live with the scrolling. Thanks again! Not to worry, found ‘man radeon’ now :) Doesn’t look like it’s easily possible, so I’ll just adjust the monitor so things don’t look squashed, and live with the scrolling. Thanks again!

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