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Old 03-30-2015, 06:21 PM   #1
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How to get dual monitors to work in Ubuntu MATE?


Video Card: AMD Radeon R7 250, amd-driver-14.501.1003-x86.x86_64

I connected my main monitor with HDMI cable to DIV-to-HDMI adapter on the back of my computher. For the second monitor, I connected it with HDMI cable from the back of the monitor to HDMI port of the computer. Both monitors got black screen except when I was in BIOS. How can I fix this?

Motherboard: Gigabyte 970A-D3p
Memory: 4 GB
 
Old 04-01-2015, 06:33 AM   #2
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Get one monitor working first. Pore over /var/log/Xorg.0.log for problems. This command often finds the nub of the matter.
grep -C5 EE /var/log/Xorg.0.log |less
 
Old 04-01-2015, 09:35 PM   #3
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Hi business kid. Thank you for your respond. Unfortunately, I have no idea how to look for problems in /var/log/Xorg.0.log and grep -C5 EE /var/log/Xorg.0.log |less. I'm not an expert linux user, so please guide me through this.
 
Old 04-02-2015, 03:22 AM   #4
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Keani,

If all else fails, get a card like this with twin DVI ports:

http://www.amazon.com/Zotac-GeForce-...899228&sr=1-17
 
Old 04-02-2015, 03:39 AM   #5
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Run the grep command, and pastebin a copy of /var/log/Xorg.0.log with 2 monitors. Post the pastebin link and the result of thi grep

Code:
egrep 'WW|EE' /var/log/Xorg.0.log

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Old 04-04-2015, 01:36 PM   #6
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Hi beachboy2, that would be my last option.

business kid, thank you for trying. I actually got both monitors to work. I had to uninstall fglrx-14.501.1003 driver and reboot the computer. That's when two monitors work. It seems to me my two monitors only work by using X.OrgXserver-AMD/ATI open source. But I didn't have AMD control center to set for a primary display and a secondary display. So I went to Additional Drivers and selected AMD graphics accelerators from fglrx-updates proprietary and reboot. I now do have AMD catalyst control center to manage the displays. It's just weird to me both monitors don't work with fglrx-14.501.1003 driver. Perhaps, I didn't know how to install it correctly. lol Thank you for trying to help though, business kid.
 
Old 04-04-2015, 01:56 PM   #7
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Keani,

Glad you got it sorted.
 
  


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