On 03/12/2013 01:57 PM, Steven Haigh wrote:
> On 03/13/2013 05:50 AM, Pat Riehecky wrote:
>> On 03/12/2013 01:37 PM, Steven Haigh wrote:
>>> On 03/13/2013 05:29 AM, Pat Riehecky wrote:
>>>> On 03/12/2013 10:55 AM, Steven Haigh wrote:
>>>>> On 03/13/2013 02:53 AM, Pat Riehecky wrote:
>>>>>> On 03/12/2013 05:42 AM, Steven Haigh wrote:
>>>>>>> On 12/03/13 21:37, Dr Andrew C Aitchison wrote:
>>>>>>>> On Tue, 12 Mar 2013, Steven Haigh wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> With xsane on 6.4 Beta 2, I'm getting the following while trying to
>>>>>>>>> launch it:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> $ xsane
>>>>>>>>> Xlib: extension "RANDR" missing on display ":0.0".
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> RANDR is a standard extension; something unusual must be going on
>>>>>>>> here.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Unless
>>>>>>>> xdpyinfo | grep RANDR
>>>>>>>> prints something you can rule sane out for that error.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> This may well be because I'm running the ATI fglrx binary driver. The
>>>>>>> card is an ATI HD6800 series card and it runs the fan flat out under
>>>>>>> the OSS drivers. As such, I don't really have a choice :)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It also seems to handle the 3 x 24" screens at 1920x1080 better with
>>>>>>> the ATI binary driver...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Out of curiosity, what is the version of the installed driver? Did you
>>>>>> get it from ATI or ELRepo?
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi Pat,
>>>>>
>>>>> amd-driver-installer-catalyst-13.1-linux-x86.x86_64.run
>>>>>
>>>>> Straight from the ATI web site.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Yep, that is the latest....
>>>>
>>>> What does your /etc/X11/xorg.conf look like?
>>>
>>> Section "ServerLayout"
>>> Identifier "aticonfig Layout"
>>> Screen 0 "aticonfig-Screen[0]-0" 3840 0
>>> Screen "amdcccle-Screen[3]-1" 1920 0
>>> Screen "amdcccle-Screen[3]-2" 0 0
>>> EndSection
>>>
>>> Section "Module"
>>> EndSection
>>>
>>> Section "ServerFlags"
>>> Option "Xinerama" "on"
>>> EndSection
>>>
>>> Section "Monitor"
>>> Identifier "aticonfig-Monitor[0]-0"
>>> Option "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
>>> Option "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
>>> Option "DPMS" "true"
>>> EndSection
>>>
>>> Section "Monitor"
>>> Identifier "0-DFP5"
>>> Option "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
>>> Option "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
>>> Option "DPMS" "true"
>>> Option "PreferredMode" "1920x1080"
>>> Option "TargetRefresh" "60"
>>> Option "Position" "0 0"
>>> Option "Rotate" "normal"
>>> Option "Disable" "false"
>>> EndSection
>>>
>>> Section "Monitor"
>>> Identifier "0-DFP11"
>>> Option "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
>>> Option "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
>>> Option "DPMS" "true"
>>> Option "PreferredMode" "1920x1080"
>>> Option "TargetRefresh" "60"
>>> Option "Position" "0 0"
>>> Option "Rotate" "normal"
>>> Option "Disable" "false"
>>> EndSection
>>>
>>> Section "Monitor"
>>> Identifier "0-DFP10"
>>> Option "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
>>> Option "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
>>> Option "DPMS" "true"
>>> Option "PreferredMode" "1920x1080"
>>> Option "TargetRefresh" "60"
>>> Option "Position" "0 0"
>>> Option "Rotate" "normal"
>>> Option "Disable" "false"
>>> EndSection
>>>
>>> Section "Device"
>>> Identifier "aticonfig-Device[0]-0"
>>> Driver "fglrx"
>>> Option "Monitor-DFP5" "0-DFP5"
>>> BusID "PCI:3:0:0"
>>> EndSection
>>>
>>> Section "Device"
>>> Identifier "amdcccle-Device[3]-1"
>>> Driver "fglrx"
>>> Option "Monitor-DFP11" "0-DFP11"
>>> BusID "PCI:3:0:0"
>>> Screen 1
>>> EndSection
>>>
>>> Section "Device"
>>> Identifier "amdcccle-Device[3]-2"
>>> Driver "fglrx"
>>> Option "Monitor-DFP10" "0-DFP10"
>>> BusID "PCI:3:0:0"
>>> Screen 2
>>> EndSection
>>>
>>> Section "Screen"
>>> Identifier "aticonfig-Screen[0]-0"
>>> Device "aticonfig-Device[0]-0"
>>> DefaultDepth 24
>>> SubSection "Display"
>>> Viewport 0 0
>>> Depth 24
>>> EndSubSection
>>> EndSection
>>>
>>> Section "Screen"
>>> Identifier "amdcccle-Screen[3]-1"
>>> Device "amdcccle-Device[3]-1"
>>> DefaultDepth 24
>>> SubSection "Display"
>>> Viewport 0 0
>>> Depth 24
>>> EndSubSection
>>> EndSection
>>>
>>> Section "Screen"
>>> Identifier "amdcccle-Screen[3]-2"
>>> Device "amdcccle-Device[3]-2"
>>> DefaultDepth 24
>>> SubSection "Display"
>>> Viewport 0 0
>>> Depth 24
>>> EndSubSection
>>> EndSection
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> I'm fairly sure you don't want "Xinerama" any more.
>>
>> Any chance you can try it with the "Xinerama" section removed?
>
> I can try - but then I can't move windows / programs between screens. If I
> set it up as a single desktop across all three screens, then when I maximise
> things, they go across all three screens, not just the screen the window is
> currently on :(
>
> Unless theres another way?
>
>
I've had some bits of this suggested to me,
Can you try this xorg.conf and see if life gets any better?
Pat
# /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "aticonfig Layout"
Screen 0 "aticonfig-Screen[0]-0" 3840 0
Screen "amdcccle-Screen[3]-1" 1920 0
Screen "amdcccle-Screen[3]-2" 0 0
Option "Xinerama" "0"
EndSection
Section "Files"
ModulePath "/usr/lib64/xorg/modules/extensions/fglrx"
ModulePath "/usr/lib64/xorg/modules"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "0-DFP5"
Option "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
Option "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
Option "DPMS" "true"
Option "PreferredMode" "1920x1080"
Option "TargetRefresh" "60"
Option "Position" "0 0"
Option "Rotate" "normal"
Option "Disable" "false"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "0-DFP11"
Option "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
Option "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
Option "DPMS" "true"
Option "PreferredMode" "1920x1080"
Option "TargetRefresh" "60"
Option "Position" "0 0"
Option "Rotate" "normal"
Option "Disable" "false"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "0-DFP10"
Option "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
Option "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
Option "DPMS" "true"
Option "PreferredMode" "1920x1080"
Option "TargetRefresh" "60"
Option "Position" "0 0"
Option "Rotate" "normal"
Option "Disable" "false"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "aticonfig-Device[0]-0"
Driver "fglrx"
Option "Monitor-DFP5" "0-DFP5"
BusID "PCI:3:0:0"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "amdcccle-Device[3]-1"
Driver "fglrx"
Option "Monitor-DFP11" "0-DFP11"
BusID "PCI:3:0:0"
Screen 1
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "amdcccle-Device[3]-2"
Driver "fglrx"
Option "Monitor-DFP10" "0-DFP10"
BusID "PCI:3:0:0"
Screen 2
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "aticonfig-Screen[0]-0"
Device "aticonfig-Device[0]-0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "amdcccle-Screen[3]-1"
Device "amdcccle-Device[3]-1"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "amdcccle-Screen[3]-2"
Device "amdcccle-Device[3]-2"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection
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Pat Riehecky
Scientific Linux developer
http://www.scientificlinux.org/
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