Dual Monitors/Getting extended desktop
Hi there...
*Please note that I am still a newbie when it comes to Linux
Having a little trouble with trying to get my extended desktop to work, or actually trying to figure out if Fedora Core 3 supports that function.
We just installed Fedora Core 3 on a new PC, tried White Box Linux 3.0 Respin 2, but disk two is corrupt. Anyways...with that said, we have an ATI Radeon X300 graphics card that supports dual monitors. So one graphics card that supports two monitors.
With our windows box, we are able to have extended desktops, you know where the mouse can cross the monitor (haha, sorry)...well we want that same effect in Linux. Can anyone steer us in the right direction as to what we should do???????? How can we get extended desktop to work?
We went to the Display properties and then to Dual Heads, we selected the "use dual heads", but then it ask us to provide the "Second" video card, when we don't have a second video card we only have one with dual capabilities. Also to let you know, we do have both monitors hooked into the pc, and we see a mirror image on both screens, so both screens work, we just want extended desktop to put an application on one screen and another on the other screen. When we go to select the "second video card", it will have the ATI Radeon X300 in it, but it will not allow us to save the changes. Any ideas?????
Sorry if this is confusing, for I tend to confuse myself at times...please forgive me...
Anyways..Please, once again, take note that we are newbies, so linux language is a bit foreign to us still!
i would greatly appreciate any and all help possible. thanks for everything, have a fabulous day!!
mrodriguez
Last edited by mrodriguez; 03-24-2005 at 02:37 PM.
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