Does Red Hat support zaphod mode in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

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Issue

  • Is zaphod mode dual monitor with separate protocol screens (e.g., :0.0 and :0.1) is supported by Red Hat in RHEL 7 ?
  • GNOME desktop fails to render on second X11 screen(:0.1) when configured for two independent X screens.
  • When using two monitors as two independent X11 screens ($DISPLAY = :0.0 and :0.1, respectively; sometimes called "Zaphod mode"), GNOME seems to ignore the second screen completely.
  • GNOME desktop appears correctly on screen :0.0, but screen :0.1 is just a blank black canvas. If you force a window to the second monitor, it will render without any window manager decorations.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • zaphod mode
  • Gnome

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