Can't use dual screen 1680x1050 side-by-side with fglrx while open source radeon works
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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fglrx-installer (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Using gnome-display-
However this setup works well (at least when it doesn't lock up at startup, due to bugs) with the open source radeon driver.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: fglrx 2:8.840-0ubuntu4
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-10-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelMo
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,
CompositorRunning: compiz
Date: Mon Aug 8 09:22:28 2011
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: natty
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus: fglrx, 8.840, 2.6.38-10-generic, x86_64: installed
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
GraphicsCard:
ATI Technologies Inc RV620 LE [Radeon HD 3450] [1002:95c5] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:0342]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Beta amd64 (20110330)
JockeyStatus: xorg:fglrx - Pilote graphique FGLRX propriétaire pour ATI/AMD (Propriétaire, Activé, En cours d'utilisation)
MachineType: Dell Inc. OptiPlex 380
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=fr:en
PATH=(custom, user)
LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=
Renderer: Unknown
SourcePackage: fglrx-installer
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 02/24/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A05
dmi.board.name: 01TKCC
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A01
dmi.chassis.type: 15
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.
dmi.product.name: OptiPlex 380
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.4+
version.
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs 20090808ubuntu13
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.23-1ubuntu6
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Also evident in Ubuntu 11.10 with both Radeon HD 4850 and Radeon HD 5840
description: | updated |
Here is the xrandr output:
$ xrandr --output DFP1 --right-of DFP2
xrandr: screen cannot be larger than 1680x1680 (desired size 3360x1050)