[64studio-devel] Dual-Monitor support in 64-Studio?

[R.Wolff]

Thanks a lot Jason,
I didn't know we were off list. Sorry for that, didn't mean to bother 
you in private ;)
I'll try again a little later, since I have other problems too, I think 
it may be best to reinstall the system for a clean start. But if I have 
to restart all, I can try the config before anyway, so I can learn it

Raphael ;)


Jason Schaefer schrieb:
> Yeah, thats not a bad idea to use the live xorg.conf. In terms of the
> command line, you only need to use a few commands. Here is an example
> of what you can do.
> 1. ctrl+alt+f1 (takes you to terminal 1. Note: your gdm
> login/graphical session is on ctrl+alt+f7)
> 2. login as root (or login as user and sudo to root)
> 3. cd /etc/X11
> 4. nano xorg.conf (nano is a text editor for beginners, like vi or emacs)
> 5. make appropriate changes (you can login to another terminal
> (ctrl+alt+f2) and open your original config to compare. press
> ctrl+alt+f1 to get back to terminal 1)
> 6. when you think you have xorg.conf correct, exit nano and type
> `/etc/init.d/gdm restart` this will restart X (on terminal 7).
> Obviously if gdm starts on both displays it worked. If it did not work
> then ctrl+alt+1 to get back to terminal 1 and try again.
> 
> Xinerama allows you to drag windows from one display (monitor) to
> another. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xinerama
> 
> Hope that helps
> 
> Just so you know, we are now off the list. Its best if you reply-all
> (the list and me) so everyone on the list can learn from this...
> 
> Jason
> 
> On 2/25/07, R.Wolff <musicwolf at web.de> wrote:
>> I already fucked up the config file. Couldn't start GDM after a reboot.
>> And no, unfortunately I'm not yet comfy with the command line.
>> Sure enough I had made a backup file which I could replace from a Live
>> CD. What does the "Xinerama" file stand for? The Debian reference
>> handbook doesn't mention it. If I don't succeed, I'll use the Kubuntu
>> Live CD, as this one configures my 2 screens correctly from the get go.
>> I think I can use the generated xorg.conf file from this, no?
>>
>> Raphael
>>
>>
>> Jason Schaefer schrieb:
>> > Take the sync values from your existing xorg.conf. Be sure to make a
>> > backup of that so that you can replace it in case. If you can work on
>> > the command line, it would be easiest.
>> >
>> > Jason
>> >
>> >
>> > On 2/25/07, R.Wolff <musicwolf at web.de> wrote:
>> >> Hello Jason, thanks a lot for your input.
>> >> This stuff looks terribly difficult to me, but I'll have a go at it.
>> >> How do I find out the sync parameters to input into the file? Is that
>> >> done automatically? I'll see how far I get and maybe I could reask 
>> if I
>> >> fail. ;)
>> >>
>> >> Raphael
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Jason Schaefer schrieb:
>> >> > This is a config for 3 monitors with 2 dual head nvidia cards. You
>> >> > will need to adjust the settings for your setup. Use your existing
>> >> > /etc/X11/xorg.conf to make this one work.
>> >> >
>> >> > ======BEGIN xorg.conf======
>> ......
>>
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