Dual Monitor 4:3 and 16:9

[Drone]

Hello

I'm new on the Linux Scene, i've installed Fedora 12 two days ago and since then I'm trying to figure out how to solve my problem on working with 2 monitors but with no success.

Let me try to explain my situation:

I got 2 monitors, one is widescreen and other is a normal screen, i've already put the 2 monitors work fine with TwinView in nvidia-settings but the problem is my second screen is a widescreen and the resolutions that Fedora gives me to that monitor non of them are wide resolutions.

I tried to change it manually on xorg.conf but with no success.

On nvidia-settings it detects my first screen name "BENQ" but the second one wich is the widescreen doesnt detect the model, only says "CRT-0" maybe because nvidia cant detect my widescreen model it's not giving me the wide resolutions.



My actual xorg.conf file:

# nvidia-settings: X configuration file generated by nvidia-settings
# nvidia-settings: version 1.0 (mockbuild@builder.wilsonet.com) Sun Nov 22 21:43:09 EST 2009


Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Layout0"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
Option "Xinerama" "0"
EndSection

Section "Files"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/default/Type1"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

# generated from default
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "auto"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

# generated from data in "/etc/sysconfig/keyboard"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
Option "XkbLayout" "pt"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"

# HorizSync source: xconfig, VertRefresh source: xconfig
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Unknown"
ModelName "CRT-0"
HorizSync 31.0 - 84.0
VertRefresh 56.0 - 77.0
Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Device0"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
BoardName "GeForce 6600"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Device0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
Option "TwinView" "1"
Option "TwinViewXineramaInfoOrder" "CRT-1"
Option "metamodes" "CRT-0: 1400x1050 +0+0, CRT-1: 1280x1024_75 +1400+0"
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection

I Hope someone can help me... it is driving me crazy :X

Thanks in advance,

Regards

[Drone]

no solution for this?

[JEO]

The nvidia driver honors custom modelines in the Monitor Section of your xorg.conf. All you have to do is add some and they will appear in the resolution selection menu. There are online mode line calculators you can use to make them. Here is a sample from my xorg.conf:

ModeLine "1216x684_60" 66.05 1216 1248 1496 1528 684 698 705 719
ModeLine "1360x767_60" 84.37 1360 1392 1712 1744 767 782 790 806
ModeLine "1440x810_60" 95.28 1440 1472 1832 1864 810 826 834 851

[Drone]

I changed the xorg.conf the section "Monitor" to this:

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Unknown"
ModelName "CRT-0"
HorizSync 28.0 - 55.0
VertRefresh 43.0 - 72.0
Modeline "1440x900_60.00" 106.47 1440 1520 1672 1904 900 901 904 932 -HSync +Vsync
EndSection

And this resolution already shows, but on BenQ monitor not on my widescreen monitor :X

---------- Post added at 01:42 PM CST ---------- Previous post was at 11:54 AM CST ----------

One question, my xorg.conf generated by nvidia-settings only create 1 "monitor" sectiom, maybe is that the problem?

I compare with many xorg.conf on the web and many people got 2 monitor section, i tried create one more manually but with no success.

[Drone]

I leave here the Xorg.0.log if anyone can help me:

X.Org X Server 1.7.5
Release Date: 2010-02-16
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: x86-04 2.6.18-164.6.1.el5
Current Operating System: Linux localhost.localdomain 2.6.31.12-174.2.22.fc12.i686 #1 SMP Fri Feb 19 19:26:06 UTC 2010 i686
Kernel command line: ro root=/dev/mapper/VolGroup-lv_root noiswmd LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SYSFONT=latarcyrheb-sun16 KEYBOARDTYPE=pc KEYTABLE=pt-latin1 rhgb quiet rdblacklist=nouveau
Build Date: 16 February 2010 04:33:31AM
Build ID: xorg-x11-server 1.7.5-1.fc12
Current version of pixman: 0.16.6
Before reporting problems, check http://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/
to make sure that you have the latest version.
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Thu Mar 4 12:59:32 2010
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
(==) ServerLayout "Default Layout"
(**) |-->Screen "Screen0" (0)
(**) | |-->Monitor "Monitor0"
(**) | |-->Device "Device0"
(**) |-->Input Device "Keyboard0"
(**) |-->Input Device "Mouse0"
(**) Option "Xinerama" "0"
(**) Option "AIGLX" "on"
(==) Automatically adding devices
(==) Automatically enabling devices
(==) FontPath set to:
catalogue:/etc/X11/fontpath.d,
built-ins
(**) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/nvidia,/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
(**) Extension "Composite" is enabled
(WW) AllowEmptyInput is on, devices using drivers 'kbd', 'mouse' or 'vmmouse' will be disabled.
(WW) Disabling Keyboard0
(WW) Disabling Mouse0
(II) Loader magic: 0x821c900
(II) Module ABI versions:
X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
X.Org Video Driver: 6.0
X.Org XInput driver : 7.0
X.Org Server Extension : 2.0
(--) using VT number 7

(--) PCI:*(0:5:0:0) 10de:0141:1458:3124 nVidia Corporation NV43 [GeForce 6600] rev 162, Mem @ 0xe8000000/67108864, 0xe0000000/134217728, 0xec000000/16777216, BIOS @ 0x????????/131072
(II) LoadModule: "extmod"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libextmod.so
(II) Module extmod: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.7.5, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org Server Extension
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(II) Loading extension SELinux
(II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
(II) Loading extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
(II) Loading extension XFree86-DGA
(II) Loading extension DPMS
(II) Loading extension XVideo
(II) Loading extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
(II) Loading extension X-Resource
(II) LoadModule: "dbe"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdbe.so
(II) Module dbe: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.7.5, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org Server Extension
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(II) Loading extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
(II) LoadModule: "glx"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/nvidia/libglx.so
(II) Module glx: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org Server Extension
(II) NVIDIA GLX Module 190.53 Tue Dec 8 20:47:42 PST 2009
(II) Loading extension GLX
(II) LoadModule: "record"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/librecord.so
(II) Module record: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.7.5, module version = 1.13.0
Module class: X.Org Server Extension
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(II) Loading extension RECORD
(II) LoadModule: "dri"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri.so
(II) Module dri: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.7.5, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(II) Loading extension XFree86-DRI
(II) LoadModule: "dri2"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri2.so
(II) Module dri2: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.7.5, module version = 1.1.0
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(II) Loading extension DRI2
(II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so
(II) Module nvidia: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org Video Driver
(II) NVIDIA dlloader X Driver 190.53 Tue Dec 8 19:16:02 PST 2009
(II) NVIDIA Unified Driver for all Supported NVIDIA GPUs
(II) Primary Device is: PCI 05@00:00:0
(II) Loading sub module "fb"
(II) LoadModule: "fb"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libfb.so
(II) Module fb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.7.5, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
(II) Loading sub module "wfb"
(II) LoadModule: "wfb"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libwfb.so
(II) Module wfb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.7.5, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
(II) Loading sub module "ramdac"
(II) LoadModule: "ramdac"
(II) Module "ramdac" already built-in
(**) NVIDIA(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32
(==) NVIDIA(0): RGB weight 888
(==) NVIDIA(0): Default visual is TrueColor
(==) NVIDIA(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
(**) NVIDIA(0): Option "TwinView" "1"
(**) NVIDIA(0): Option "MetaModes" "CRT-0: 1024x768 +0+0, CRT-1: 1280x1024 +1024+0"
(**) NVIDIA(0): Option "TwinViewXineramaInfoOrder" "CRT-1"
(**) Mar 04 12:59:32 NVIDIA(0): Enabling RENDER acceleration
(II) Mar 04 12:59:32 NVIDIA(0): Support for GLX with the Damage and Composite X extensions is
(II) Mar 04 12:59:32 NVIDIA(0): enabled.
(WW) Mar 04 12:59:33 NVIDIA(GPU-0): The EDID read for display device CRT-0 is invalid: the
(WW) Mar 04 12:59:33 NVIDIA(GPU-0): checksum for EDID version 1 is invalid.
(--) Mar 04 12:59:33 NVIDIA(GPU-0):
(--) Mar 04 12:59:33 NVIDIA(GPU-0): Raw EDID bytes:
(--) Mar 04 12:59:33 NVIDIA(GPU-0):
(--) Mar 04 12:59:33 NVIDIA(GPU-0): 00 ff ff ff ff ff ff 00 1a b3 94 05 01 01 01 01
(--) Mar 04 12:59:33 NVIDIA(GPU-0): 2a 0f 01 03 68 2b 1a 78 2a c9 05 a3 57 4b 9c 25
(--) Mar 04 12:59:33 NVIDIA(GPU-0): b8 50 54 bf ef 80 71 4f 81 c0 81 cf 81 80 95 00
(--) Mar 04 12:59:33 NVIDIA(GPU-0): 01 01 01 01 01 01 9a 29 a0 d0 51 84 2a 30 50 98
(--) Mar 04 12:59:33 NVIDIA(GPU-0): 36 00 9a 00 11 00 00 1c 00 00 00 ff 00 59 45 47
(--) Mar 04 12:59:33 NVIDIA(GPU-0): 55 30 33 37 30 33 32 0a 20 20 00 00 00 fd 00 38
(--) Mar 04 12:59:33 NVIDIA(GPU-0): 4b 1f 53 0e 00 0a 20 20 20 20 20 20 00 00 00 fc
(--) Mar 04 12:59:33 NVIDIA(GPU-0): 00 57 31 39 2d 31 0a 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 00 a3
(--) Mar 04 12:59:33 NVIDIA(GPU-0):
(II) Mar 04 12:59:33 NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA GPU GeForce 6600 (NV43) at PCI:5:0:0 (GPU-0)
(--) Mar 04 12:59:33 NVIDIA(0): Memory: 131072 kBytes
(--) Mar 04 12:59:33 NVIDIA(0): VideoBIOS: 05.43.02.16.00
(II) Mar 04 12:59:33 NVIDIA(0): Detected PCI Express Link width: 16X
(--) Mar 04 12:59:33 NVIDIA(0): Interlaced video modes are supported on this GPU
(--) Mar 04 12:59:33 NVIDIA(0): Connected display device(s) on GeForce 6600 at PCI:5:0:0:
(--) Mar 04 12:59:33 NVIDIA(0): CRT-0
(--) Mar 04 12:59:33 NVIDIA(0): BenQ FP931 (CRT-1)
(--) Mar 04 12:59:33 NVIDIA(0): CRT-0: 400.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
(--) Mar 04 12:59:33 NVIDIA(0): BenQ FP931 (CRT-1): 400.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
(**) Mar 04 12:59:33 NVIDIA(0): TwinView enabled
(II) Mar 04 12:59:33 NVIDIA(0): Display Devices found referenced in MetaMode: CRT-0, CRT-1
(II) Mar 04 12:59:33 NVIDIA(0): Assigned Display Devices: CRT-0, CRT-1
(II) Mar 04 12:59:33 NVIDIA(0): Validated modes:
(II) Mar 04 12:59:33 NVIDIA(0): "CRT-0:1024x768+0+0,CRT-1:1280x1024+1024+0"
(II) Mar 04 12:59:33 NVIDIA(0): Virtual screen size determined to be 2304 x 1024
(WW) Mar 04 12:59:33 NVIDIA(0): Unable to get display device CRT-0's EDID; cannot compute DPI
(WW) Mar 04 12:59:33 NVIDIA(0): from CRT-0's EDID.
(==) Mar 04 12:59:33 NVIDIA(0): DPI set to (75, 75); computed from built-in default
(==) Mar 04 12:59:33 NVIDIA(0): Enabling 32-bit ARGB GLX visuals.
(--) Depth 24 pixmap format is 32 bpp
(II) Mar 04 12:59:33 NVIDIA(0): Initialized GPU GART.
(II) Mar 04 12:59:33 NVIDIA(0): ACPI: failed to connect to the ACPI event daemon; the daemon
(II) Mar 04 12:59:33 NVIDIA(0): may not be running or the "AcpidSocketPath" X
(II) Mar 04 12:59:33 NVIDIA(0): configuration option may not be set correctly. When the
(II) Mar 04 12:59:33 NVIDIA(0): ACPI event daemon is available, the NVIDIA X driver will
(II) Mar 04 12:59:33 NVIDIA(0): try to use it to receive ACPI event notifications. For
(II) Mar 04 12:59:33 NVIDIA(0): details, please see the "ConnectToAcpid" and
(II) Mar 04 12:59:33 NVIDIA(0): "AcpidSocketPath" X configuration options in Appendix B: X
(II) Mar 04 12:59:33 NVIDIA(0): Config Options in the README.
(II) Mar 04 12:59:33 NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "CRT-0:1024x768+0+0,CRT-1:1280x1024+1024+0"
(II) Loading extension NV-GLX
(II) Mar 04 12:59:33 NVIDIA(0): Initialized OpenGL Acceleration
(==) NVIDIA(0): Disabling shared memory pixmaps
(II) Mar 04 12:59:33 NVIDIA(0): Initialized X Rendering Acceleration
(==) NVIDIA(0): Backing store disabled
(==) NVIDIA(0): Silken mouse enabled

[relaxing]

drone, I am having the same exact issue, I don't have an xorg.conf file to edit? what is the path of yours so I can double check? Thanks Scott

[DBelton]

the path for the xorg.conf file is /etc/X11/xorg.conf

Fedora no longer creates this file by default so you may not have one, but you can create one if you don't have it.

[relaxing]

Thanks DBelton, this ole laptop also has a DVI port, I purchased a DVI to HMDI adapter and hooked it to the big screen, it worked great, my issue was the system would not detect the big screen so defaulted to the lowest common denominator, but out of the digital port it detected the TV as a Viewsonic and the model and gave me the options for ab out 7 resolutions, very fine. Evidently the SVGA port can not pass these values or the firmware in the TV is not set to pass the info through the PC DB15.

I know my issue was a little off the original topic, bu thanks much for the info. Yes I have learned to create config files if not there, it amazes me... At the work server toy, fast dell server, I loaded F15 only to not have eth0 eth1 etc... it worked but could not configure a static ip at all so I created the files, and aliased what the system saw as the name of then nic card and created those files... worked like a charm. This Linux is so much more concise than Windows it is an adjustment to realize that just creating the correct file with the proper parameters and the kernel performs accordingly. I am very happy with Linux... hopefully some of my issues will help others in the future.

Thank you guys! Scott