Strange TwinView problem with 1.0-4349

[kickus]

I experienced an odd problem with TwinView, when I upgraded to 4349. I'm using two monitors: a flat monitor left of a crt monitor (one wide desktop). When starting kdm the left monitor remains gray (but I can move the cursor there). When logging in to kde, I get the correct right half of my desktop on the right monitor, but on the left monitor there appears an (other?) desktop with default background). The cursor can be moved over both monitors correctly, but I can only click and move windows on the right monitor. The windows on the left desktop cannot be clicked or moved. When I try to move windows from the right monitor to the left, they are disappearing behind the left desktop somewhere...

I've earlier used 1.0-4191, but would like to upgrade if the memory leak would be fixed.

I'm using a GeForce4 Ti 4200 on debian testing.

I would appreciate help.
Thanks.

No "(EE)" errors in the logfile..

From the /var/log/XFree86.0.log:
(==) ServerLayout "Default Layout"
(**) |-->Screen "SamsungScreen" (0)
(**) | |-->Monitor "Samsung Flat"
(**) | |-->Device "GeForce4_head[0]"
(**) |-->Screen "NokiaScreen" (1)
(**) | |-->Monitor "Samsung Flat"
(**) | |-->Device "GeForce4_head[1]"

...

when I grepped the logfile for WW:


(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(WW) Open APM failed (/dev/apm_bios) (No such file or directory)
(WW) (1600x1200,Samsung Flat) mode clock 162MHz exceeds DDC maximum 140MHz
(WW) (1600x1200,Samsung Flat) mode clock 175.5MHz exceeds DDC maximum 140MHz
(WW) (1400x1050,Samsung Flat) mode clock 155.8MHz exceeds DDC maximum 140MHz
(WW) NVIDIA(0): The user specified HorizSync "31.500-100.000" has been
(WW) NVIDIA(0): adjusted to "31.500-96.000" (the intersection with
(WW) NVIDIA(0): EDID-specified HorizSync "30.000-96.000")
(WW) (1856x1392,Samsung Flat) mode clock 218.3MHz exceeds DDC maximum 210MHz
(WW) (1920x1440,Samsung Flat) mode clock 234MHz exceeds DDC maximum 210MHz
(WW) (1600x1200,Samsung Flat) mode clock 162MHz exceeds DDC maximum 140MHz
(WW) (1600x1200,Samsung Flat) mode clock 175.5MHz exceeds DDC maximum 140MHz
(WW) (1400x1050,Samsung Flat) mode clock 155.8MHz exceeds DDC maximum 140MHz
(WW) NVIDIA(1): Not using mode "1600x1200" (width 1600 is larger than
(WW) NVIDIA(1): EDID-specified maximum 1280)
(WW) NVIDIA(0): Failed to verify AGP usage
(WW) NVIDIA(1): Failed to verify AGP usage

[Andy Mecham]

I've earlier used 1.0-4191, but would like to upgrade if the memory leak would be fixed.
Eh? What memory leak are you referring to? If you're using an rmap kernel, make sure you pick up rmap-15 to fix their mem leak.

When logging in to kde, I get the correct right half of my desktop on the right monitor, but on the left monitor there appears an (other?) desktop with default background).
Yes, that's expected. Some versions of KDE don't deal well with extended desktops. Can you try a different window manager to make sure it's a KDE issue?

--andy