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 9853B198005 for ; Sun, 10 Mar 2013 23:07:30 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 34A87E07C6; Sun, 10 Mar 2013 23:07:18 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-qc0-f172.google.com (mail-qc0-f172.google.com [209.85.216.172]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id BCE81E0732 for ; Sun, 10 Mar 2013 23:07:16 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-qc0-f172.google.com with SMTP id b25so1283448qca.3 for ; Sun, 10 Mar 2013 16:07:16 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:x-received:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id :subject:from:to:content-type; bh=Zbd49z33nYSvM5xpDUtPSDBqucdJBaYP0c0Od/a/jzM=; b=SZFjhBFqITUJ/nbr6cTaBq+75j8nNHpYjJAJ9E7Ckuq24goBV9bjQwYfZcJKFu9hHj LgLvbPKQwOnA3DmioxsnVW60vZhOs3kb5zbhj9CPeNlLW5GFl4M0YVNtCYwWjZptgRjE wLigpgk3eemGK9TqK2p0RzW/l9blTZ6pzDu8ZiFWbrSfhmsYCDx8Q+Wn0Rp6Xv2SR2oT LRPWMxjx4X8sTCCG1ZCcqknLBnSL98APGYD+vALeHEIfZpyeXvnL1qXbGzVeLUEL5iU6 WLDc1zFXC4DgJb3GNMOcft0Fn0idKLDj88s3tnZfIEOaVYgSUkEaoS5Z/XemNkQb2x2p q+Ug== 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 X-Received: by 10.49.128.37 with SMTP id nl5mr16248532qeb.59.1362956835921; Sun, 10 Mar 2013 16:07:15 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.49.36.74 with HTTP; Sun, 10 Mar 2013 16:07:15 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <513D0EFB.2040108@hadt.biz> References: <513C4A32.2040402@comcast.net> <513C7C83.7040903@hadt.biz> <513D0EFB.2040108@hadt.biz> Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2013 18:07:15 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] A question concerning graphics... From: Alecks Gates To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Archives-Salt: 3a203354-3dc8-4c5c-96f2-6ea2f9fb1ad8 X-Archives-Hash: 4a471b9019d70d8a89adc3b151fcf185 On Sun, Mar 10, 2013 at 5:53 PM, Michael Hampicke wrote: > Am 10.03.2013 21:48, schrieb Alecks Gates: >> On Sun, Mar 10, 2013 at 7:28 AM, Michael Hampicke wrote: >> [...] >>> I use the ati-drivers package, and I'd say there are pretty solid now. I >>> first started using ati-drivers with my HD2600 card card - as the kernel >>> drivers did not support the power saving mechanisms of the card. No >>> power saving on the HD2600 meant just when idling: 60 degree C and a >>> power usage of over 30 watts more then when using the kernel driver. Not >>> to mention the noise of the fan. When I bought my new HD 7770 card last >>> year, it was not supported by the kernel, so I sticked with the >>> ati-drivers. Everythings works as it's supposed to. Dual screen setup >>> with different solutions, power saving when idling, 3D power when you >>> need it (steam games), opencl works fine too. >>> >> >> I just bought a 7770 myself, and have been interested in getting a >> dual monitor setup with ati-drivers. What steps do I have to take? >> > > Just fire up the AMD catalyst control center, configure to your liking, > that's it pretty much. I do run gnome 3.6 - but configuring dual > monitors only with gnome (via system settings) was not possible. > I noticed the same about Gnome. I did try it in AMD Catalyst but was unsuccessful. Do I need xinerama support? -- Alecks Gates