RANDR 1.2 heads up

[Thomas J. Baker]

On Thu, 2007-03-08 at 14:16 +0100, Tomas Janousek wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On Thu, Mar 08, 2007 at 09:27:17AM +0100, Ralf Ertzinger wrote:
> > How does one actually do this? Do I have to configure the monitors
> > in xorg.conf, or are they autodetected? What program do I use to
> > tell xorg to turn the monitors on and off?
> 
> Using the xrandr command. For example, a command
>     xrandr --output VGA --mode 1024x768 --pos 0x800
> will add the external monitor below my laptop panel.
> 
> But you may have to configure a separate Monitor section for the external
> monitor to be able to use modes other than those from the LVDS, which is done
> by a line in the Device section:
>     Option "Monitor-VGA" "name of the monitor"
> 
> -- 
> TJ., BaseOS, Brno, CZ
> 

Which version of xrandr do you have installed? Those don't seem to even
options in the FC7 one I have:

continuity> xrandr --help
usage: xrandr [options]
  where options are:
  -display <display> or -d <display>
  -help
  -o <normal,inverted,left,right,0,1,2,3>
            or --orientation <normal,inverted,left,right,0,1,2,3>
  -q        or --query
  -s <size>/<width>x<height> or --size <size>/<width>x<height>
  -r <rate> or --rate <rate>
  -v        or --version
  -x        (reflect in x)
  -y        (reflect in y)
  --screen <screen>
  --verbose
continuity> 

I've got a laptop with I945 video and I tried several variations and it
doesn't seem like my laptop even see the other monitor when I connect
it. The  most telling is this error:

continuity>  xrandr --verbose --screen 1 --size 1920x1200 --orientation right
Invalid screen number 1 (display has 1)
continuity>

Thanks,

tjb
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