From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 6907B158041 for ; Sun, 25 Feb 2024 18:17:58 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id C4A2DE2A2A; Sun, 25 Feb 2024 18:17:53 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-lj1-x234.google.com (mail-lj1-x234.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:4864:20::234]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 561B8E2A21 for ; Sun, 25 Feb 2024 18:17:53 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-lj1-x234.google.com with SMTP id 38308e7fff4ca-2d22fa5c822so34634531fa.2 for ; Sun, 25 Feb 2024 10:17:53 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20230601; t=1708885071; x=1709489871; darn=lists.gentoo.org; h=to:subject:message-id:date:from:in-reply-to:references:mime-version :from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id:reply-to; bh=LUfpJ3U3k6f+0psiA0e+oS97LYfuap+GpTt4bxrf83o=; b=VhtIfRTZi0a1slpdkC56rV5Og4l4aPqSG5WvV3ZKlNat/dUEnV/Lu4SjIsH7/PLg0+ 3Bl91jVZsYQIZvVMtTmdAIQEgFckj1du9yWC1M+4JSHJuDHRE59pqg2MftXP8wH7NuMz Tamreo+ClcpkOuBIFIUImsNdTht0893RdD7CJdsEoSTHY0FZYmzpMiNA/LEDiAsrOcEO bJPek5cnIhS2WYBQg0z28KQZ72xztfRJXo1Qn9wuaGbgkOW1SRWcMmR1lFwleptIkcwJ 4Db9K1YIO0KjRs4UpecKv1+dxp9dWPdsrMp4YT8NYpKMOJTjJPIGOS/GpYVP47uZYiKg 4N/g== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20230601; t=1708885071; x=1709489871; h=to:subject:message-id:date:from:in-reply-to:references:mime-version :x-gm-message-state:from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id:reply-to; bh=LUfpJ3U3k6f+0psiA0e+oS97LYfuap+GpTt4bxrf83o=; b=fPHdD3rmh32GlFfv42Q3p8sNhxji4D2CS5BSQ3fN3ruDr12vZoUf2CHa3hGGOTAwl5 rpz9RUJxN5WApGUY5TEFJKfF527ONGwDT2eQejxGIXBnaNnNyv0UVUrbsVtSIjc9Cn4f MGVuQdxyiAIDHeRDn5Po3W+na3YfNzZ57tX6wRRI3Rf82KLa/fwjPwdYZE4GImpx7tsD hYCxnplcXviXc4nn7UPwBY6n7BWr8Sb//RsYjXnCHcm+69QUI1iMZsTyLDEEHw+4L6G0 PY8AiSE25RA5GyyZ4tTHpermwSNSaauyBNMcJjU+yo+x0gg7cYGhwImrQB1E8BsJxTex JMwg== X-Gm-Message-State: AOJu0Ywm3mtcWlZSO21nxgoFo+FFwb6MLdvOSu7JMNUceF2dSpF20p26 2bB2IbdVzDkqrZMHCaozZ1VWRIn8oLeH3aMEZ1+suLvtdPXWNtOWxXr8RpdS/r0E4GJWa0ie4WR p+GMR+x9rWoCA0xtDGh8Y7vuIVJOx5s89 X-Google-Smtp-Source: AGHT+IGQHkPrLfYstk3vMTh3clAgkikQrVTYgbWReXJbcxhMUe+Hs9QRuwcIbe0U1gSLehvh6YOZTQpXE9M3aDU/e+s= X-Received: by 2002:a2e:9902:0:b0:2d2:3a2b:7ad3 with SMTP id v2-20020a2e9902000000b002d23a2b7ad3mr2690014lji.26.1708885070983; Sun, 25 Feb 2024 10:17:50 -0800 (PST) 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 X-Auto-Response-Suppress: DR, RN, NRN, OOF, AutoReply MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <6c3931ca-944a-41b1-8980-6e6ac10faacd@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: From: Mark Knecht Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2024 11:17:39 -0700 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Why is KDE so bad at multiple monitors? To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0000000000009e344f061238cf5a" X-Archives-Salt: de7c31a7-8d22-40bc-9db7-3f1a972b970a X-Archives-Hash: c785c3007ee6c6460100c660b64a0504 --0000000000009e344f061238cf5a Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sun, Feb 25, 2024 at 10:35=E2=80=AFAM Daniel Frey wr= ote: > I probably should have added more details... I do have an nvidia card - > RTX 3070Ti. Monitors use 2x DP ports and 1x HDMI port. > > KDE behaves very strangely. Like, it crashes often when using multiple > monitors and I've never been able to figure that out. > > nvidia-settings (which I plain forgot about) can generate an Xorg.conf > file from what I remember, maybe I'll try that. > > I currently don't have an Xorg.conf (as everything I've read says it > should autodetect...) so maybe I'll try overriding it. > > Dan I'm not Gentoo-based but have a similar setup. 3080ti, 2 Asus monitors, 1 Samsung, all running 1920x1080, all in landscape. I have absolutely no problems at all with KDE remembering where everything goes, all 3 monitors, all taskbars, for multiple users with different configurations. I use 1 HDMI cable and 2 HDMI->DVI cables. Everything just works. I have no xorg.conf file. I tried Wayland for a while but there were too many weird artifacts so I'm back to basics. I'd suggest you look carefully at every flag you are using to build your software. I've used 3 distros here recently, as well as Win 10 & 11 and none of them have had problems like you are describing. Best of luck, Mark --0000000000009e344f061238cf5a Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable


On Sun, Feb 25, 2024 at 10:35=E2=80=AFAM Daniel Fr= ey <djqfrey@gmail.com> wrote= :
<SNIP>
> I probably should have added more details... I do= have an nvidia card -
> RTX 3070Ti. Monitors use 2x DP ports and 1x = HDMI port.
>
> KDE behaves very strangely. Like, it crashes oft= en when using multiple
> monitors and I've never been able to fig= ure that out.
>
> nvidia-settings (which I plain forgot about) = can generate an Xorg.conf
> file from what I remember, maybe I'll= try that.
>
> I currently don't have an Xorg.conf (as ever= ything I've read says it
> should autodetect...) so maybe I'l= l try overriding it.
>
> Dan

I'm not Gen= too-based but have a similar setup. 3080ti, 2 Asus=C2=A0
monitors= , 1 Samsung, all running 1920x1080, all in landscape.

<= div>I have absolutely no problems at all with KDE remembering where
everything goes, all 3 monitors, all taskbars, for multiple users<= div>with different configurations. I use 1 HDMI cable and 2 HDMI->DVI
cables. Everything just works.

I have no x= org.conf file.=C2=A0

I tried Wayland for a while b= ut there were too many weird artifacts
so I'm back to basics.=

I'd suggest you look carefully at every flag = you are using to
build your software. I've used 3 distros her= e recently, as well
as Win 10 & 11 and none of them have had = problems like
you are describing.

Best o= f luck,
Mark
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