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Pat Riehecky <[log in to unmask]>
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Pat Riehecky <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 13 Mar 2013 08:31:29 -0500
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On 03/12/2013 06:24 PM, Steven Haigh wrote:
> On 03/13/2013 08:09 AM, Pat Riehecky wrote:
> -- snip --
>> 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
>>
>>
>>
>
> Ok, I put this in /etc/X11/xorg.conf. I get three screens in the correct 
> order, but I cannot move windows between the screens. Whatever screen I 
> start an application on, that is where it is stuck. If I try, the mouse gets 
> to the edge of the screen and moves no further.
>
> When I'm not dragging a window, I can move the cursor around between windows 
> without issue.
>

Just checking, but does xsane still throw the RANDR errors with this config?

I was hopeful to push the updated Xorg packages out today, but I want to take 
you bug/problem report seriously.

I'll confess it does sound like an ATI driver issue and I fear I've reached 
the limit of my knowledge in that area.  I typically end up with OSS drivers 
or the nVidia blob.

Pat

-- 
Pat Riehecky

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