redhat-config-xfree86-0.9.9-2 Traceback on a dual head ATI

[Mark Heslep]

Mark Heslep wrote:

> Mike A. Harris wrote:
>
>>  I have a sample config somewhere on people.redhat.com in ftp...
>>
>> Let me know how you make out fiddling/testing. Be sure to use 
>> 4.3.0-37 or later.
>>
>>  
>>
> Tried your XF86Config from people.red... Only change I made was for my 
> Monitor sections for the NEC LCD and Dell P991.  No joy.  The primary 
> goes blank screen  for 10-12 secs and then finally throws up the X 
> cursor frozen w/ no mouse control at low res.  Secondary Dell is 
> completely dead w/ no power up.
>
Some more experiments:

1) Boot with the Dell P991 as the Primary.  Secondary is the NEC LCD 
monitor.  Start X w/  a mono head XF86Config (just one device section).  
The Dell starts X in a fall back 640x480 mode though I configured it for 
1280x1024.  NEC is blank as expected, but the XFree86 log shows the 
monitor probe EDID clearly went after the NEC, picked up its data and 
then applied it to the Dell.

2)  Same as above, same mono head config file but unplug the NEC 
completely this time and the Dell CRT comes up fine in desired 
resolution.  ???

-Mark