Display setting for two screens

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#1

Not sure if I’m doing right to post this on this thread but I’ve got an issue with my laptop screen extension. I have plugged a vga monitor to my laptop for a right display extension. The idea is to put the right extension on the vga monitor but don’t why the monitor is know my main screen and my laptop the extension. I have tried to change sides but the laptop is still the extension and not the main one as I want.

Is there a hard way to make this work?

Notes:
Video: ATI HD2300 with fglrx drivers.
KDE 4.4.3
Trying with ati catalyst panel and preferences-screen options

#2

When you type “xrandr” in a terminal, do you get a GUI helping you to configure this?

#3

No, only some video settings info:


Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 2560 x 800, maximum 2560 x 2560
LCD connected 1280x800+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 331mm x 207mm
   1280x800       60.0*+
   1280x768       60.0 +
   1280x720       60.0 +
   1024x768       60.0 +
   1024x600       60.0 +
   800x600        60.0 +
   800x480        60.0 +
   720x480        60.0 +
   640x480        60.0 +
DFP1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
CRT1 connected 1280x800+1280+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 310mm x 230mm
   1280x800       60.0*+
   1024x768       85.0 +   75.0     70.1     60.0  
   1280x1024      60.0  
   1280x960       60.0  
   1152x864       60.0  
   1280x768       59.9  
   1280x720       60.0  
   1024x600       60.0  
   800x600        85.1     72.2     75.0     70.0     60.3  
   800x480        60.0  
   720x480        60.0  
   640x480        85.0     75.0     72.8     60.0  
TV disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
#4

reads almost like a KDE4.4.3 bug ?

How about if you run the “KRandRTray” ?

#5

Maybe I should give a bit more detail …

Type in a terminal: krandrtray
and then look for a small “monitor” icon in lower right corner. Right click on that and select “configure display”. Use that to configure things.

#6

It works and shows up the display settings panel. What do you suggest to try?

#7

When you select ‘configure display’, don’t you see controls there for both LCD and CRT1 ? If so, then set them up the way you want.

#8

I’m able to change screens sides but my main plasma desktop keeps its position on the vga screen. It only changes the logic way I mean where to follow the screen extension. Can’t get my desktop on my laptop screen. :\