Group: comp.os.linux.x


Subject: i855gm dualhead not able to use 2 different resolutions
From: houghi
Date: 10/22/2007 11:28:49 PM
["Followup-To:" header set to alt.os.linux.suse.] Alexander Swen wrote: > Dear all, I am looking for help regarding the following: > > About a week ago I received a new display on my desk: Acer P223W (22" > wide, max 1680x1050). Of course I would like to take advantage of this > beauty. As workstation I use an IBM R51 laptop with an Intel 855gm vga > controller in it. I run OpenSuse 10.3 with KDE. Desired config is two > displays, Acer right of laptop (15") woth the following resolutions: > Acer:1680x1050 and Laptop:1024x768. > Now, I have read a lot about this but without finding the solution so > I am going to ask you all. Thanks in advance for taking the time to > look into this. https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=331550#c21 The problem is that the 1.4.7 version is broken. Going to 1.4.6 should work. I have not yet tested it myself and I am not 100% sure if this is the case with the laptop situation, but it is worth a try. houghi -- All opinions are not equal. Some are a very great deal more robust, sophisticated and well supported in logic and argument than others.