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Second screen documentation assumes Intel video and Xorg #82

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jmou opened this issue Apr 14, 2021 · 1 comment
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Second screen documentation assumes Intel video and Xorg #82

jmou opened this issue Apr 14, 2021 · 1 comment

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@jmou
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jmou commented Apr 14, 2021

I just wanted to make a note that the "Weylus as Second Screen" documentation has some unstated assumptions that the video driver is intel on Xorg. I think the second screen problem is actually quite complicated unfortunately. While looking for a solution I stumbled upon this megathread (which is how I actually learned about Weylus!). The other options I saw for Linux are an nvidia Xorg config and using a physical dummy HDMI plug (what I am doing for now). On Wayland it seems it is possible with sway and being added to the next Gnome release.

I think it would be fine to clarify that the documentation only covers intel on Xorg. But I also wanted to mention the range of possibilities in case you wanted to reorganize to accommodate more configurations.

Really like what you've done and hope to play around with it more! Thanks for working on #3 and #20 also ;)

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H-M-H commented Apr 14, 2021

I guess you are right. At the moment it only says if your hardware supports it. I will clarify that these instructions indeed are only for intel GPUs on Xorg.

I think the second screen problem is actually quite complicated unfortunately.

You are absolutely right, it is quite a mess!

Edit: I have changed the docs and included the hints you provided, thanks!

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