From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D4E5F1381F3 for ; Sat, 6 Jul 2013 17:33:15 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 6D9BFE0AD3; Sat, 6 Jul 2013 17:33:01 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-gh0-f170.google.com (mail-gh0-f170.google.com [209.85.160.170]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 42DC9E0A6D for ; Sat, 6 Jul 2013 17:32:55 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-gh0-f170.google.com with SMTP id z10so1129686ghb.29 for ; Sat, 06 Jul 2013 10:32:54 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=message-id:date:from:user-agent:mime-version:to:subject:references :in-reply-to:x-enigmail-version:content-type; bh=FeBgN1b9ZTZSkqPwDIACvBa27B/Td2L49CMJtV4JNk8=; b=QpwAKiTjXT8q3FY9MYR9PPNEmqbKkOpyAB+kilLVPrQuakK8Clz61Pof3Vi2XAVp9/ p6Eh7VjztQtBjmKYWf1a2nKKAcnyFP4UqdLwyC4xv5aKD+qWFWjcxZLywzfGpokTkXAQ 5UL9kbPQNsb/veOsTflC3k31tLrnoKKeR5M94HjjRV+gvQNXrwPUOoSzpznNNDrXw52V jZkUZV/GsisBOrIKpJVMK4DUTCJn9i+lYZhQnP8tH7jXvSkdNnc0wI1dNfMfRSyHlJxF rMsIBBuqDDEoN82ciTeW8uWZSiB+F1ByZdMHpfqHg98CFiuvttOBaCyWU5Gg0zklagBU 9HUA== X-Received: by 10.236.116.2 with SMTP id f2mr8563894yhh.184.1373131974405; Sat, 06 Jul 2013 10:32:54 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ?IPv6:2001:470:c5b9:beef:4eed:deff:fe93:63a0? ([2001:470:c5b9:beef:4eed:deff:fe93:63a0]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id g66sm22120480yhd.11.2013.07.06.10.32.53 for (version=TLSv1 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA bits=128/128); Sat, 06 Jul 2013 10:32:53 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <51D854C1.1000408@gmail.com> Date: Sat, 06 Jul 2013 13:32:49 -0400 From: Michael Mol User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:17.0) Gecko/20130628 Thunderbird/17.0.7 Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Very OT - Displaylink adapter and setting up X References: <4F5E77AF.9090603@gmail.com> <20120314131108.0a759dc7@gmail.com> <51D8546B.5030001@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <51D8546B.5030001@gmail.com> X-Enigmail-Version: 1.6a1pre Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="----enig2EPNEEGAEDDHOPLIJNVPM" X-Archives-Salt: 233a206a-7a64-4e0f-a79d-2363a57dda34 X-Archives-Hash: 1d7524a1d0b987333c8d3a462fc11bd2 This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 4880 and 3156) ------enig2EPNEEGAEDDHOPLIJNVPM Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On 07/06/2013 01:31 PM, Michael Mol wrote: > On 03/14/2012 08:11 AM, Robert David wrote: >> V Mon, 12 Mar 2012 17:24:47 -0500 >> Michael Sullivan naps=C3=A1no: >> >>> I feel really stupid asking this, but I want to use an HDMI component= >>> to output one of my PCs to the TV set. I've followed all of the wiki= >>> entry at http://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/DisplayLink, but there's >>> something else I need to know. I get the green screen on the TV that= >>> it mentions when the kernel module is being loaded correctly. The >>> problem is that I use gdm in /etc/conf.d/xdm DISPLAYMANAGER variable >>> to start X, and I don't know where the actual gdm configuration lives= >>> so I can tell it to use ~/.xinitrc2 from the wiki. My google >>> searching hasn't been going well. Can anybody give me any hints as to= >>> how to make progress on this problem? >>> >> Hi Michael, >> >> it depends on how you would like to use the external card. Please >> specify your scenario.=20 > So my laptop has a built-in display and a VGA output. While working, I > use both. In fact, here's the content of the script I run when logging > in to arrange things the way I like them: > > #!/bin/sh > xrandr --output LVDS1 --auto > xrandr --output VGA1 --off # Force a full reset of VGA1 > xrandr --output VGA1 --left-of LVDS1 --auto > > > Let's say I were able to set up the DisplayLink adapter using "xrandr > --output FBUSB1 --auto". The effect I'm looking for could then be > achieved via: > > #!/bin/sh > xrandr --output LVDS1 --auto > xrandr --output VGA1 --off > xrandr --output VGA1 --left-of LVDS1 --auto > xrandr --output FBUSB1 --off > xrandr --output FBUSB1 --left-of VGA1 --auto > > In effect, I want all three displays arranged as part of the same > extended desktop with xinerama. (xinerama is pretty explicitly part of > my workflow, as one thing I often do is have 3-4 remote desktops active= > *per local display*, and I drag them around as necessary. > >> Anyway, try to look in /etc/gdm, /etc/init.d/xdm, /etc/X11 (there can >> be specified which server start in file xdm/Xservers) >> >> I have DL adapter connected to my docking station and a simple script >> to activate the second xserver on docking and deactivate that when >> undocking. I simply run here second desktop using x2x. I just use that= >> primary for web browser, so I dont need xinerama. >> >> You can also use DL with your primary card and xinerama. But it needs >> specific xorg.conf and needs to be connected when xserver starting. So= >> nothing suitable for notebook and hotplug. > This latter scenario is what I'd be interested in. I'd have no > complaints if I needed it plugged in when X started; that's fine, if a > bit weird. (though it couldn't be done via xrandr? Seriously?) > > I don't do anything with hotplug, really. I don't use PulseAudio, I > don't use GNOME, KDE or udev automount. About the only automagic thing = I > use is NetworkManager (and even that fails to notice when the laptop's > moved five miles away from the AP it was connected to.). > > Whups. 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