Can Xinerama be completely disabled in Gutsy?
On Nov 21, 2007 11:56 AM, Dan Munckton <lists@munckfish.net> wrote:
Hi
I'm trying to find a workaround for the following Java problem:
#154613: Xinerama prevents Java fullscreen exclusive mode in Gutsy
[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sun-java6/+bug/154613]
Java uses Xrandr to achieve its Fullscreen Exclusive Mode, but rightly
avoids using it if Xinerama is in use. So Java Fullscreen Mode is only
possible when Xinerama is not reported present in the running Xorg.
In both Feisty and Gutsy Xinerama appears to be built-in. In Feisty
Xinerama isn't reported as present/active (using XQueryExtension() etc),
in Gutsy it is.
So as a workaround I need to find a way to completely deactivate and
disable Xinerama in Gutsy.
In the xorg.conf
manpage it indicates that adding the following option
in the "ServerFlags" section should disable it, but it's not.
Section "ServerFlags"
*Option "Xinerama" "off"
EndSection
After restarting X I check in /var/log/Xorg.0.log and find the option is
recognised/parsed but still when I test Java and also query Xorg
directly using the Xlib API it still shows as present.
So I have the following questions:
1) What is the major difference between the way Xinerama is included in
Gutsy in comparison with Feisty?
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I had strange mouse behaviour in gusty with the same config file that I had used fine in feisty.
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2) Is it going to be possible to disable Xinerama from within xorg.conf?
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Yeah. The way I got it to work was with an aticonfing command, specifically:
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* sudo aticonfig --dtop=horizontal,reverse
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This command sets up what is called a big desktop, not xinerama, which basically uses both displays as one big one.
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If you are using an nvidia card, try configure with the nvidia-settings and those tools.
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3) If I disable Xinerama what am I likely to break (e.g.
DisplayConfigGTK)?
4) Is there another way to achieve this?
I am quite happy plugging away at this on my own but if anyone with more
Ubuntu/Xorg knowledge can give me some insight at this stage it would be
much appreciated.
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There are some good tutorials on this stuff:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=221174
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If you run into specific problems, you shoud post bugs on them. Be sure to include your config files, monitor specs,*and graphic card information*and other relevant inforation
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Best Regards,
Todd
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Cheers
Dan
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