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  1. Bug #383345
  2. Comment #80

Comment 80 for bug 383345

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Andcor (corneliussen) wrote : Re: [Bug 383345] Re: [i945GM] dual screen not working with virtual resolution enabled: just a blank screen with a mouse pointer

Sorry, its larger, and I kinda knew that. But it's a bug that desktop
effects cannot support desktops larger than 2040 isn't it?

Mvh

Andreas Corneliussen

2009/11/4 jayprakash <email address hidden>:
> @Radomirs:
> Please, before setting dual screen, disable desktop effects (compiz).
> Compiz cannot work at resolution higher that 2048x2048 (yet) on i915/945 hardware, limitation of HW 2048x2048 max texture size.
> Without Desktop effects your dual screen configuration should work. (it is then limited to 4096x4096 framebuffer size.)
> With Desktop effects and resolution 1024+1024, you probably will experience this BUG.
>
> @MJB-ESOFT:
> The same as Radomirs.
>
> @Andcor:
> Please disable desktop effects. Then attach external display. Do what yo do to activate it.
> Check combined screen resolution.
> If it is 2040 width, then it is this BUG.
> If it is larger, then the same as Radomir.
> If lower, then different BUG.
>
> --
> [i945GM] dual screen not working with virtual resolution enabled: just a blank screen with a mouse pointer
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/383345
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