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Hi,

I'm new to XBMC and first tried to use the package provided by debian (sid), which was Eden, but could not get fullscreen to work on my second monitor (my TV) connected over HDMI. Then I read of the xrandr-support in the newer versions, so I decided to build it myself. Unfortunately, nothing changed. In the options-menu under System -> Video output -> Display Mode there are still just two options: Windowed and Full Screen #1. However, in the guisettings-xml my TV appears with all the correct settings on the HDMI-port. I've copied the resolutions-part of the guisettings.xml here: http://pastebin.com/Zt00gPtY

Further info: I'm using a nvidia-card with driver version 304.64 on a debian sid machine, I compiled xbmc just a few hours ago (with ./configure --disable-dvdcss, so the configuration shows "XRandR: Yes").

Any ideas?
Try this: https://github.com/FernetMenta/xbmc

You get tearing with TwinView. Configure 2 screens, here is an example xorg.conf:
http://xbmclogs.com/show.php?id=29788
Sadly, it does not work. I have an HDMI option as well as the DVI option (but only if the TV is enabled with xrandr in advance), but changing the option to HDMI does not change anything.

Also there are more problems with that version: the window manager has no control over the xbmc window (wmctrl -x -l does not list it), what might be the cause for the next problem: keyboard input does not work and is in control of the last clicked application. Mouse input works, but clicking in xbmc does not set the keyboard input to control xbmc.

When shutting down xbmc I'm getting a "Exception SystemExit in <function _remove at 0x7fa4561d47d0> ignored" message.