Test System Specifications: Dell Dimension B130 Laptop F12 – Kernel 2.6.31.6-166.fc12.i686 rpm -qv xfwm4-4.6.1-5.fc12.i686 Test Protocol and Results 1. Boot Laptop with no second monitor. 1A. Open Terminal and note or auto capture {modify Oliver's test program} xrandr output Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1024 x 768, maximum 4096 x 4096 LVDS1 connected 1024x768+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 304mm x 190mm 1280x800 59.9 + 1024x768 60.0* 800x600 60.3 56.2 640x480 59.9 VGA1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) TV1 unknown connection (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 1024x768 60.0 800x600 60.3 640x480 59.9 1B. Issue xrandr --auto and note xrandr output. Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1024 x 768, maximum 4096 x 4096 LVDS1 connected 1024x768+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 304mm x 190mm 1280x800 59.9 + 1024x768 60.0* 800x600 60.3 56.2 640x480 59.9 VGA1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) TV1 unknown connection (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 1024x768 60.0 800x600 60.3 640x480 59.9 1C. Plug in 2nd monitor and note xrandr output Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1024 x 768, maximum 4096 x 4096 LVDS1 connected 1024x768+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 304mm x 190mm 1280x800 59.9 + 1024x768 60.0* 800x600 60.3 56.2 640x480 59.9 VGA1 connected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 1024x768 75.0 + 85.0 75.1 1280x1024 60.0 800x600 85.1 75.0 640x480 85.0 75.0 60.0 720x400 70.1 TV1 unknown connection (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 1024x768 60.0 800x600 60.3 640x480 59.9 NO OUTPUT SEEN ON 2ND MONITOR 1D. Issue xrandr --auto and note xrandr output. Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1024 x 768, maximum 4096 x 4096 LVDS1 connected 1024x768+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 304mm x 190mm 1280x800 59.9 + 1024x768 60.0* 800x600 60.3 56.2 640x480 59.9 VGA1 connected 1024x768+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 300mm x 225mm 1024x768 75.0*+ 85.0 75.1 1280x1024 60.0 800x600 85.1 75.0 640x480 85.0 75.0 60.0 720x400 70.1 TV1 unknown connection (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 1024x768 60.0 800x600 60.3 640x480 59.9 SECOND MONITOR IS NOW CLONE OF FIRST 1E. Issue a predetermined xrandr command to give user cloned screens and note observations. {Panel Behavior, Program launch locations, etc} xrandr --output VGA1 --mode 1024x768 --output LVDS1 -- mode 1024x768 --output VGA1 --same-as LVDS1 No substantial issues 1F. Issue a predetermined xrandr command to give user desktop spanning screens and note observations. xrandr --output VGA1 --mode 1024x768 --output LVDS1 -- mode 1024x768 --output VGA1 --left-of LVDS1 Places Panel and Main Window on VGA1 xrandr --output VGA1 --mode 1024x768 --output LVDS1 -- mode 1024x768 --output VGA1 --right-of LVDS1 Places Panel and Main Window on LVDS1 switching back to cloned screens strands applications in the “nether region” 2. Boot Laptop with second monitor attached. 2A. Open Terminal and note or auto capture {modify Oliver's test program} xrandr output Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 2304 x 800, maximum 4096 x 4096 LVDS1 connected 1280x800+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 304mm x 190mm 1280x800 59.9*+ 1024x768 60.0 800x600 60.3 56.2 640x480 59.9 VGA1 connected 1024x768+1280+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 300mm x 225mm 1024x768 75.0*+ 85.0 75.1 1280x1024 60.0 800x600 85.1 75.0 640x480 85.0 75.0 60.0 720x400 70.1 TV1 unknown connection (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 1024x768 60.0 800x600 60.3 640x480 59.9 2B. Issue xrandr --auto and note xrandr output. Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 2304 x 800, maximum 4096 x 4096 LVDS1 connected 1280x800+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 304mm x 190mm 1280x800 59.9*+ 1024x768 60.0 800x600 60.3 56.2 640x480 59.9 VGA1 connected 1024x768+1280+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 300mm x 225mm 1024x768 75.0*+ 85.0 75.1 1280x1024 60.0 800x600 85.1 75.0 640x480 85.0 75.0 60.0 720x400 70.1 TV1 unknown connection (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 1024x768 60.0 800x600 60.3 640x480 59.9 2C. Issue a predetermined xrandr command to give user cloned screens and note observations. {Panel Behavior, Program launch locations, etc} xrandr --output VGA1 --mode 1024x768 --output LVDS1 -- mode 1024x768 --output VGA1 --same-as LVDS1 2D. Issue a predetermined xrandr command to give user desktop spanning screens and note observations. xrandr --output VGA1 --mode 1024x768 --output LVDS1 -- mode 1024x768 --output VGA1 --left-of LVDS1 Places Panel and Main Window on VGA1 xrandr --output VGA1 --mode 1024x768 --output LVDS1 -- mode 1024x768 --output VGA1 --right-of LVDS1 Places Panel and Main Window on LVDS1 switching back to cloned screens strands applications in the “nether region” 2E. Un-Plug in 2nd monitor and note xrandr output Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 2048 x 768, maximum 4096 x 4096 LVDS1 connected 1024x768+1024+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 304mm x 190mm 1280x800 59.9 + 1024x768 60.0* 800x600 60.3 56.2 640x480 59.9 VGA1 disconnected 1024x768+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 300mm x 225mm TV1 unknown connection (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 1024x768 60.0 800x600 60.3 640x480 59.9 1024x768 (0x49) 78.8MHz h: width 1024 start 1040 end 1136 total 1312 skew 0 clock 60.0KHz v: height 768 start 769 end 772 total 800 clock 75.0Hz 2F. Issue xrandr --auto and note xrandr output. Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1024 x 768, maximum 4096 x 4096 LVDS1 connected 1024x768+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 304mm x 190mm 1280x800 59.9 + 1024x768 60.0* 800x600 60.3 56.2 640x480 59.9 VGA1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) TV1 unknown connection (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 1024x768 60.0 800x600 60.3 640x480 59.9