Marko Vojinovic wrote: > On Tuesday 19 January 2010 00:20:52 Paul Allen Newell wrote: > >> I tried out a couple of combinations and know that >> 1) the xrandr command does work >> > > Good. :-) > > >> 2) switching video to DVI-I-0 shows the same "kvm lack-of-focus" problem >> which xrandr fixed >> > > That's expected, the two outputs should be treated equivalently by the system. > If a problem appears on one, it is natural to assume it will appear on the > other as well. But it was a good idea to check, just to be sure. > > >> 3) after scanning web and etc/rc.d files, it seemed to me that I should >> have been able to put this xrandr command in rc.local and have it occur >> when the boot is finished --- did not work (but, since I have to have >> the kvm pointed elsewhere to test, not certain if my test is valid) >> > > Not sure, but I think that rc.local is executed before X is up. In that sense > I'm not surprised that it doesn't work from rc.local. > That answers that, thanks. I figure there must be someplace to put it right before the login splash screen comes up, but I haven't been able to find that info. > Anyway, I suggest that you put the xrandr command in a shell script, and > execute it using the Autostart feature of your DE (I know how to set it up in > KDE, somebody else should know about Gnome, XFCE and others). Basically, > create a file named "fixmymonitor.sh", put it in your ~/bin directory (create it > if you don't have one), make it executable (chmod a+x fixmymonitor.sh), and put > the following inside (use a text editor): > > #! /bin/bash > xrandr ... (fill this line with the actual command that works for you) > exit > > After you have created it, have your DE execute it automatically upon login. > That is what I do basically (although for a different reason). > > Someone else may have a better suggestion where to have the script executed > (During GDM initialization? Somewhere in X? Elsewhere?). > > If all else fails, you can always put the script in your favorite launcher or > as an icon on the desktop, and click on it manually after you log in. :-) But > I would recommend the autostart functionality of a DE, it is known to work. > > HTH, :-) > Marko > > I've already created the bash script that is in Desktop so I can just click it. If anyone has a Gnome suggestion for your KDE solution, I'd gladly try it. Really appreciate the initial help and the follow-up, Paul -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
