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Old 05-24-2005, 02:36 PM   #1
K_smolka
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Duel Monitor


Hi there, does anyone know if its possible to have a duel monitor setup on linux.
Any ideas how this could be achieved would be most appreciated.

The second monitor i have is not the same as the one i have at the momet.

any ideas

karl
 
Old 05-24-2005, 02:49 PM   #2
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depends on your graphics card but the generic way is to edit your xorg.conf file with new sections for your second monitor. i.e if they were identical you can copy the Monitor section and paste it but change its identifier to eg monitor1 (instead of monitor0). Obviously you'd need to change a few things if different. You also need to specify a new "screen" section with appropriate settings and point monitor 1 to use screen 1 as monitor 0 is to screen 0. Alternatively if you have an nvidia card install their driver from their website and use their settings, Twinview etc.
checkout "man xorg.conf" for more
 
  


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