<html xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=ProgId content=Word.Document> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 10"> <meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 10"> <link rel=File-List href="cid:filelist.xml@01C40DC1.C1CEEEF0"> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="Street"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="address"/>  <style>  </style>  </head> <body lang=EN-AU link=blue vlink=purple style='tab-interval:36.0pt'> <div class=Section1> Hiya,<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> On a fresh Fedora (Yarrow) install on an Acer TravelMate 735 everything was sweet and working.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Under the GUI ‘Display’ was dual-head – ability to display different image on the laptop LCD and external VGA port.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Once this ‘Dual Head’ option was enabled the X-server now fails to start with<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> ‘(EE) ATI: XF86Config Device sections “Videocard0” and “Videocard1” may not be assigned to the same adaptor”<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> XF86Config lists<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Section “Device”<o:p></o:p> Identifier “Videocard0”<o:p></o:p> Driver “ati”<o:p></o:p> VendorName “Videocard vendor”<o:p></o:p> BoardName “ATI Rage Mobility”<o:p></o:p> EndSection<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Repeated again for ‘Videocard1’ with an additional parameter of <o:p></o:p> BusID “PCI:1:1:0”<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Quick check of /proc/pci indicates that there’s only the one BusID available.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> I’ve tried adding BusID to both device sections and ‘Screen 1’ to the latter device, in an attempt to convince the ATI driver I really do want to refer to the same adaptor.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Any suggestions?<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> From a user perspective, pity a single checkbox broke things in an unfriendly way (I can put things back but not so for many point’n’click users)<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Regards,<o:p></o:p> Chr!s<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> PS: Lots of similar postings, however most are regarding two display adaptors. This woks fine in WinXP, 98 etc<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> PPS: Actualy only one glitch – mic is enabled by default – which is fine, but mic output is (unfortunately) also enabled making for excellent feedback on a laptop.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Chr!s Cooper c.cooper@ecu.edu.au Edith Cowan University <st1:City><st1:place><st1:City><st1:place>Mobile</st1:place></st1:City></st1:place></st1:City>: +61 4 0910 3531 <o:p></o:p> - - - MyECU Administrator (Monday-Wednesday) blackboard@ecu.edu.au <st1:Street><st1:address><st1:Street><st1:address style="BACKGROUND-POSITION: left bottom; BACKGROUND-IMAGE: url(res://ietag.dll/#34/#1001); BACKGROUND-REPEAT: repeat-x">Bradford Street</st1:address></st1:Street></st1:address></st1:Street>, Mount Lawley Tel: +61 8 9370 6533 <st1:State><st1:place><st1:State><st1:place>Western Australia</st1:place></st1:State></st1:place></st1:State>, 6050 (Bldg 7.105C) Fax: +61 8 9370 6333 <o:p></o:p> ECU Webmaster (Thursday-Friday) webmaster@ecu.edu.au <st1:Street><st1:address><st1:Street><st1:address style="BACKGROUND-POSITION: left bottom; BACKGROUND-IMAGE: url(res://ietag.dll/#34/#1001); BACKGROUND-REPEAT: repeat-x">Joondalup Drive</st1:address></st1:Street></st1:address></st1:Street>, Joondalup Tel: +61 8 6304 2652 <st1:State><st1:place><st1:State><st1:place>Western Australia</st1:place></st1:State></st1:place></st1:State>, 6027 (Bldg 1.267) Fax: +61 8 6304 2043 <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> </div> </body> </html>