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Is there a way to get the "Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor" feature in Linux.

I have a IBM T40p running SuSE 9.1 Pro.

ATI Mobility Fire GL 9000

I would be nice if there was a simple way to do this without modifying the XFree86 config file. I have tried using Sax2 to set this up, but no luck. I saw a thread somewhere to setup 2 graphics cards in Sax and assign the laptop's LCD to one and the external monitor to the other, but as I said no luck so far.


Thanks for the help.

Depending on the xserver you are using and the feature you want you don't have to mess around in your XFree.config.
I am using X.org with the radeon driver and it clones the desktop by default.
If you want a extension of your screen to the right, left, etc. read man radeon (but then you have to edit the XFree.config).

BTW I have a T40p too but I am using gentoo

rab

I should have been a little more specific. I am using KDE 3.3 , and I am not sure what the stadard xserver is for KDE. Any further tips

Well, it does not really matters what desktop manager you are using (for you it is kde) but since xfree86-4.3 has changed it's license, poeple tend to use x.org. But AFAIK Suse delivers still xfree86.
If you have a little time and patience (who has it ? ) you can search the linux-thinkpad mailing list http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/mailm ... x-thinkpad for xinerama (that's the name of the feature you are looking for under linux) or you send me your XFree.conf so I could have a look at what you are using.

rab

Thank you for your help. I will spend some time looking around for this feature. I don't want to waste your time if I don't have to. If I do get stuck I will post my XConfig file.

Thanks again.