[mythtv-users] Looking for Dual Head Help

[John Welch]

>
> I have the metamode mainly so that the projector works properly in its
> native mode rather than in the highest mode it reports.
> I have used several mice and they all can move freely between displays, both
> USB and standard and both wireless and wired so I doubt that is the issue.
> What happens if you exit myth and move the mouse around?  Are you saying it
> will move freely to the main display but not move back?  That sounds strange
> for sure.
> Also, if you send me your xorg.conf file you can get a second set of eyes on
> it.  I probably won't find anything, but it can't hurt.
>
> Allen

OK, I just took the xorg.conf that you posted it and put it on my
system.  The only changes I made were to comment out the metamode
lines, changed the HorizSync and VertRefresh lines to match my Samsung
monitor, changed "rightof" option to "leftof" because that is the way
I have it setup, and took out the Rgbpath line.  With your xorg.conf
file in place I am seeing the same behavior as I described.

Here is a little more detail about what I am seeing.  When I log into
the X-session I see a "normal" desktop on the primary display.  On the
secondary display (HDTV) all I see is the background, no icons or
anything like that.  I can freely slide my mouse from screen to
screen, but when I am in the secondary display mouse clicks don't do
anything.  If I right-click I do not see the normal KDE desktop
context menu.  I go back to the primary display and launch a console
program.  I type export DISPLAY=:0.1, and then launch mythfrontend (I
know I can put this into an executable script, but I'm still in the
testing phase).  The Mythfrontend shows up on my HDTV, as I want.  I
can then use my remote control and keyboard as I want and expect.
However, if I then click somewhere back in my primary display to
return focus there I am basically done with the keyboard in the
secondary display.  The remote control still works in the frontend,
but the keyboard does nothing.  This is after sliding the mouse off
the primary display and back into the secondary display and clicking
there, which I had hoped would return focus there.

Here is my xorg.conf:

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# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig:  version 1.0  (buildmeister at builder63)  Thu Feb  5
00:18:17 PST 2009


Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier     "Layout0"
    Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
    Screen      1  "Screen1" LeftOf "Screen0"
    InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
    InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
    Option         "Xinerama" "0"
EndSection

Section "Files"
    FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/default/Type1"
EndSection

Section "Module"
    Load           "dbe"
    Load           "extmod"
    Load           "type1"
    Load           "freetype"
    Load           "glx"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

    # generated from default
    Identifier     "Mouse0"
   Driver         "mouse"
    Option         "Protocol" "auto"
    Option         "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
    Option         "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
    Option         "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

    # generated from data in "/etc/sysconfig/keyboard"
    Identifier     "Keyboard0"
    Driver         "kbd"
    Option         "XkbLayout" "us"
    Option         "XkbModel" "pc105"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier     "Monitor0"
    VendorName     "Samsung"
    ModelName      "204BW"
    HorizSync       28.0 - 33.0
    VertRefresh     43.0 - 72.0
    Option         "DPMS"
    Option         "DPI" "100 x100"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier     "Monitor1"
    VendorName     "AOC"
   ModelName      "L32W761"
    Option         "DPI" "100 x 100"
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier     "Videocard0"
    Driver         "nvidia"
    VendorName     "NVIDIA Corporation"
    BusID          "PCI:1:0:0"
    Screen         0
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier     "Videocard1"
    Driver         "nvidia"
    BusID          "PCI:1:0:0"
    Screen          1
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier     "Screen0"
    Device         "Videocard0"
    Monitor        "Monitor0"
    Option         "Twinview" "0"
    DefaultDepth    24
    Option         "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True"
    Option         "UseEvents" "True"
    Option         "Coolbits" "1"
#    Option         "ConnectedMonitor"  "CRT-1,DFP-0"
#    Option         "UseDisplayDevice"  "DFP-0"
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       24
    EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier     "Screen1"
    Device         "Videocard1"
    Monitor        "Monitor1"
    Option         "Twinview" "0"
    DefaultDepth    24
    Option         "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True"
    Option         "UseEvents" "True"
    Option         "Coolbits" "1"
#    Option         "ConnectedMonitor"  "CRT-1,DFP-0"
#    Option         "UseDisplayDevice"  "CRT-1"
    SubSection     "Display"

#        Modes "1280x720_60" "720x480_60"
        Viewport    0 0
        Depth       24
    EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Extensions"
    Option         "Composite" "Enable"
EndSection

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Thanks,
John