Bug 16425

Summary: xrandr won't enable correct resolution on external monitor
Product: xorg Reporter: Michael Gaber <michael.gaber>
Component: Driver/RadeonAssignee: xf86-video-ati maintainers <xorg-driver-ati>
Status: RESOLVED NOTABUG QA Contact: Xorg Project Team <xorg-team>
Severity: normal    
Priority: medium CC: lverhaegen
Version: git   
Hardware: Other   
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Description Michael Gaber 2008-06-19 04:08:38 UTC
Created attachment 17227 [details]
xorg.0.log snippet

if i try to setup a dual-head setup using xrandr, the external is always set to the same resolution as the internal panel.

xrandr --output VGA-0 --size 1280x1024

tigerchen@keksdose-mobile ~ $ xrandr -q
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 2800 x 1050, maximum 3000 x 1200
VGA-0 connected 1400x1050+1400+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 360mm x 290mm
   1400x1050      60.0*+
   1280x1024      75.0 +   75.0     60.0     60.0  
   1600x1024      60.0  
   1280x960       60.0  
   1152x864       75.0  
   1024x768       85.0     85.0     75.1     75.0     70.1     60.0  
   832x624        74.6  
   800x600        85.0     85.1     72.2     75.0     60.3     56.2  
   640x480        85.0     85.0     75.0     72.8     72.8     75.0     66.7     60.0     59.9  
   720x400        85.0     70.1  
   640x400        85.1  
   640x350        85.1  
LVDS connected 1400x1050+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 0mm x 0mm
   1400x1050      60.0*+
   1280x1024      60.0  
   1280x960       60.0  
   1024x768       60.0  
   800x600        60.3  
   640x480        59.9  
DVI-0 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)


attached is the logfile snippet of one xrandr run (which had no result at all)
Comment 1 Alex Deucher 2008-06-19 07:31:37 UTC
The xserver is enabling clone mode by default (both outputs being drive by the same crtc).  Take a look at the output of xrandr --verbose.

they try something like:
xrandr --output VGA-0 --crtc 1 --mode 1280x1024
Comment 2 Michael Gaber 2008-06-19 08:55:34 UTC
ok stupid me, works with --mode and --crtc

stupid me

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