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Re: Who is using Multi-Head display with SNAP?

Date 2012-11-28 23:10 +0100
From Andreas Buchinger <SendSpam@your.address>
Newsgroups comp.os.os2.setup.video
Subject Re: Who is using Multi-Head display with SNAP?
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Dariusz Piatkowski schrieb:
> Hi Andreas!
>
> On Tue, 27 Nov 2012 20:49:27 UTC, Andreas Buchinger<SendSpam@your.address>
> wrote:
>
>> Dariusz Piatkowski schrieb:
>>> OK...who's got this running?
>>>
>>> I've had my 1920x1200 single LCD display running for about 2 yrs now (ATI X850
>>> XT PE&   Samsung 245T panel)......
>>   >.....
>>
>> I do with two 1920x1200 displays and ATI X300. Only minor problem is when the cursor is on the right
>> display then it is also displayed at the very left row on the left display. This seems to be a
>> problem with the hardware cursor handling of SNAP or the X300.
>>
>> Beside that I don't think I've let SNAP import INF data but not sure anymore. I only use (Standard
>> monitor types) - Unknown monitor.
>>
>> Btw. one of the monitors is a 245B connected on the VGA output as the X300 unfortunately does not
>> have 2 DVIs.
>
>
> OK, how do you get the 'Unknown Monitor' selection to give you a 1920x1200
> resolution?

Maybe I've used gamode add .... but don't remember anymore. Sorry.

>
> I have attempted that route already but at most this gives me a
> 1280x1024...hmm...aha!!! strange indeed...but now that I have reverted to my
> known/good 1920x1200 (single LCD) configuration I can now select the 'Unknown
> Monitor' and sure enough...1920x1200 is still there.
>
> I suspect I have a problem with the LCD EDID and somehow SNAP is using the
> HEAD_0 information to drive HEAD_1...buggy if you ask me...but I can't for the
> life of me figure out the logic SNAP is using to determine what timings are
> meant for what display.
>
> I'm going to re-boot now to see if the 'Unknown Monitor' selection overrides the
> invalid EDID on the panel.
>
> Thanks!

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Who is using Multi-Head display with SNAP? "Dariusz Piatkowski" <dariusz@_NO-SPAM_mnsi.net> - 2012-11-27 05:26 +0000
  Re: Who is using Multi-Head display with SNAP? Steve Wendt <spamsux@forgetit.org> - 2012-11-26 22:09 -0800
    Re: Who is using Multi-Head display with SNAP? Steve Wendt <spamsux@forgetit.org> - 2012-11-26 22:11 -0800
      Re: Who is using Multi-Head display with SNAP? "Dariusz Piatkowski" <dariusz@_NO-SPAM_mnsi.net> - 2012-11-27 23:05 +0000
    Re: Who is using Multi-Head display with SNAP? "Dariusz Piatkowski" <dariusz@_NO-SPAM_mnsi.net> - 2012-11-27 23:04 +0000
  Re: Who is using Multi-Head display with SNAP? Andreas Buchinger <SendSpam@your.address> - 2012-11-27 21:49 +0100
    Re: Who is using Multi-Head display with SNAP? "Dariusz Piatkowski" <dariusz@_NO-SPAM_mnsi.net> - 2012-11-27 22:53 +0000
      Re: Who is using Multi-Head display with SNAP? Andreas Kohl <ak120@arcor.de> - 2012-11-28 18:17 +0100
      Re: Who is using Multi-Head display with SNAP? Andreas Buchinger <SendSpam@your.address> - 2012-11-28 23:10 +0100

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