On Mon, 7 Jan 2008, Matthew Rogers wrote:
> Eben King wrote:
>> On Mon, 7 Jan 2008, Eben King wrote:
>>
>>> On Mon, 7 Jan 2008, Matthew Rogers wrote:
>>>
>>>> Eben King wrote:
>>>>> I just got a second monitor. How do I need to modify xorg.conf to
>>>>> enable the kind of display where :0 is spread over two screens?
>>>>>
>>>> Nvidia control panel will do it for you.
>>>
>>> How do I get to that?
>>
>> OK, I found a program "nvidia-settings". I used it to redefine the
>> monitors as Twinview (other options were Disabled and Separate X Display).
>> Restarted X, nvidia-settings gets monitor models correct (so it can talk to
>> both monitors), X thinks :0 is 3200x1200, but RH monitor (added,
>> analog-connected) still has the roving "check signal cable" thing.
>> Restarted the computer, same deal. Reinstalled Nvidia drivers, same deal.
>> Powered off, turned off PS until it stopped whining, same deal. Ideas? Is
>> there some magic I need to perform?
>>
> I just used their tool and it worked.
Can you send me (or post a link to) your xorg.conf so I can see how it's
done?
> What distro are you using?
Ubuntu 6.something.
I looked in the xorg.conf it made and not only did it remove my comments
(maybe driver options too), only one screen is defined. My fvwm config is
messed up (and I have _no_ idea how that happened); good thing I have a
backup. I'm not in X now; too much useful stuff is on the RH monitor.
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