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   Message 29,239 of 30,566   
   Paul to Paul   
   Re: 2nd Monitor problem   
   27 Sep 25 10:06:39   
   
   From: nospam@needed.invalid   
      
   On Sat, 9/27/2025 9:59 AM, Paul wrote:   
   > On Sat, 9/27/2025 8:00 AM, pinnerite wrote:   
   >> On Fri, 26 Sep 2025 18:14:23 -0400   
   >> Paul  wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> On Fri, 9/26/2025 5:59 PM, Paul wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>>   
   >>>> If the monitors are really there, an XRandR command should be able   
   >>>> to make the monitors do things.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> But first the monitors have to be list-able, as HDMI-1 and HDMI-2   
   >>>> or whatever.   
   >>>>   
   >>>>    https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Xrandr   
   >>>   
   >>> And Wayland would be a different matter. (Pure Wayland needs a different   
   tool.)   
   >>>   
   >>> But you could be using an X11 server via XWayland compatibility interface   
   on Wayland.   
   >>>   
   >>> System:   
   >>>   Host: CHARGER Kernel: 6.8.0-84-generic arch: x86_64 bits: 64   
   >>>   Desktop: MATE v: 1.26.2 Distro: Linux Mint 22.2 Zara   
   >>>   
   >>> Graphics:   
   >>>   Device-1: VMware SVGA II Adapter driver: vmwgfx v: 2.20.0.0   
   >>>   Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.11 with: Xwayland v: 23.2.6 driver: X:   
   >>>     loaded: vmware unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa dri: swrast gpu: vmwgfx   
   >>>     resolution: 1440x900~60Hz   
   >>>   
   >>> bullwinkle@CHARGER:~$ xrandr --listmonitors   
   >>> Monitors: 1   
   >>>  0: +*Virtual1 1440/381x900/238+0+0  Virtual1   
   >>>   
   >>>    Paul   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>  xrandr --listmonitors only lists one monitor.   
   >>   
   >> Alan   
   >>   
      
   There is a   
      
      /var/log/gpu-manager.log   
      
   as well, shown in this one.   
      
     https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=430711   
      
       Paul   
      
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