Need help in Linux

[Gamingphreek]

I am running into problem getting a Dual Head Display working on Ubuntu.

I recently sent my Desktop back home (still have HTPC and Laptop) and decided to work off of my laptop and external monitor.

The "geniuses" that wrote the Intel driver apparently capped it at a 2048x2048 virtual resolution for compositing. If you go over that all compositing is disable - thus my Cairo dock looks weird and I have no multiple desktops.

Additionally, my Desktop background is stretched weirdly instead and spans across both displays instead of one display.

Seeing as my Laptop is 1440x900 and my Monitor is 1280x1024, I am at 2560x1024 (over the the limit)

Apparently there is a patch out there for the driver, but I don't know how to apply it. Is this issue isolated in Debian based OS's?

I would hate to switch to a non-Debian OS (Lots of hassle and not as polished in my experience), but if this is isolated to Debian installs, can someone point me to an install where this will work.

I am a CS major, thus Linux is VASTLY superior to Windows for anything to do with coding. Additionally, I just flat out like Linux better - this is aggravating though.

Can ANYONE help me?

-Kevin

 

[Nothinman]

Apparently there is a patch out there for the driver, but I don't know how to apply it. Is this issue isolated in Debian based OS's?

It's most likely a source patch to Xorg so you'd need to get the Debian package source, apply it and recompile it. And that's not something for the faint of heart. And it should affect every distro that uses Xorg (i.e. all of them) unless a specific distro has applied the patch for you.

I can't really comment on the rest since I don't have that hardware nor do I use the same WM that Ubuntu does.

 

[Gamingphreek]

Link

It is a source patch for Xorg. I did get the source for the xserver-xorg, I just don't understand how to apply the patch and recompile. Is there a way someone can walk me through the process or point me to a guide that explains the process for me?

Are there any well known Linux distros that don't use Xorg as the display client? This could be fixed by Xorg 1.6 - is there a backport that I can enable where I can grab that to try?

Thanks,
-Kevin

 

[Nothinman]

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubu...bug/146298/comments/16 gives a general overview.

You'll probably also need to use "apt-get build-dep <package>" to make sure you have everything you need to build the package.

Are there any well known Linux distros that don't use Xorg as the display client?

There might be one or two still using XFree86 but I doubt it'll help, if anything there won't be a driver at all.

 

[Gamingphreek]

Originally posted by: Nothinman
<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel/+bug/146298/comments/16">https://bugs.launchpad.net/......146298/comments/16</a> gives a general overview.

You'll probably also need to use "apt-get build-dep <package>" to make sure you have everything you need to build the package.

Are there any well known Linux distros that don't use Xorg as the display client?

There might be one or two still using XFree86 but I doubt it'll help, if anything there won't be a driver at all.

Well the problem I have following that overview - I don't understand what commands they want me to type at the terminal. It says he applied the patch, but it doesn't say how.

Also - is there any way you could tell me what git and diff are?

Well I tried Ubuntu Jaunty and I had a few errors that are inherent with an alpha release of the OS.

Any suggestions on what to do for the dual monitor solution then? Programming on Linux is vastly easier than on Windows so if there are any advice just to get a little something working - that would be amazing.

Thanks,
-Kevin