What is xinerama extension?

What is xinerama extension?

Xinerama (multiple monitors) Xinerama is an extension to the X Window System that enables X applications and window managers to use two or more physical displays as one large virtual display. This is a nascent wiki entry, that will be updated & refactored as more information becomes available.

What is ETC X11 xorg conf?

The file xorg.conf is a file used for configuring the X.Org Server. While typically located in /etc/X11/xorg.conf, its location may vary across operating system distributions (See manual, “man xorg.conf” for details and further possible locations).

What is nvidia TwinView?

TwinView is a mode of operation where two display devices (digital flat panels, CRTs, and TVs) can display the contents of a single X screen in any arbitrary configuration. The NVIDIA driver conceals all information about multiple display devices from the X server; as far as X is concerned, there is only one screen.

What is nvidia xconfig?

nvidia-xconfig is a tool intended to provide basic control over configuration options available in the NVIDIA X driver. nvidia-xconfig performs its operations in several steps: The configuration in memory is modified according to the options specified on the command line.

Do you need Xorg conf?

For a long time, editing xorg. conf was necessary for advanced input devices and multiple monitor output to work correctly. In modern systems this is seldom necessary due to input hotplugging and the XRandR extension integrated into new X.org releases.

Can I delete Xorg conf?

Just removing it should be fine. If you’re using the proprietary Nvidia drivers, you may need to just re-run the nvidia-settings tool, and have it write out a new xorg. conf.

What is a prime display?

PRIME displays means those are connected to the intel/amd igpu, not the nvidia gpu thus can’t be controlled by nvidia-settings. PRIME Synchronisation can be enabled using the kernel parameter. nvidia-drm.modeset=1.

What is the purpose of xorg conf?

Can I delete xorg conf?

What is xorg conf used for?

The file xorg. conf is a file used for configuring the X.Org Server. While typically located in /etc/X11/xorg. conf, its location may vary across operating system distributions (See manual, “man xorg.