Re: [Evolution] Xinerama

[Ian Stuart <Ian Stuart ed ac uk>]

On Wed, 2001-11-21 at 02:05, Geoff Beaumont wrote:
> > 2.4.13 Kernel (my configuration)
> 2.4.12 Kernel, also home brewed. Just installed a stock DW 2.4.13 kernel
> - no change, so I guess we can rule that out. I'll roll a new one when I
> get time. 
Just upgraded to 7.2 (which has a 2.4.7 Kernel). Not built a new 2.4.15
version yet (need to have the ext3 stuff, hence no 2.4.13..)

Evolution seems pretty good so far (1hr+)

> > X 4.0.3 (no DRI);
> 4.1.0-9 from Debian Woody. Currently no DRI 'cause I forgot to compile
> it into the last kernel...but the G450 won't use it in dual head mode
> anyway. I'm not going to try downgrading this - I never managed to get
> DRI working on 4.0.2 
Now on X 4.1.0-3

> > E 0.16.4; 
> 0.16.5-4 (DW) - but I get the same problem under other window managers,
> so we can rule this out. 
>
> > glibc 2.2.4
> 2.2.4-3 (DW) 
Glibc 2.2.4.19 (RH 7.2)

> > Gnome (all ximian versions):
Not changed..

> > Evolution 0.99.2-ximian.3
> Evo 0.99.2-ximian.2 
Still .3



> I guess I'm just going to have to live with it for the time being -
> dillema: Evo or Xinerama...
>
> Now that says a lot about how good Evo is - there aren't many things I'd
> give up the second monitor for...
Have you tried the mgapdesk util (from matrox - needs the latest mga
drivers too), and tried the 'Merged' mode?

It's non-xinerama, but uses the mga-hal drivers to give you a single
display, spread across two monitors...

(ie instead of two 1280x1024, you get one 2560x1024 - its xinerama, but
it's not :)

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