2 Problems after upgrade to 11.10

[Paul Stear]

On Saturday 15 Oct 2011 15:39:55 Paul Kaplan wrote:
> First question: Is there a residual ~/.kde folder left over from a previous
> install? I keep /home on a separate partition so that when I do a "new
> install" I can just wipe / but leave /home. I have sometimes run into
> problems with kde config using an old ~/.kde with a new kde

You were right, I deleted the new one, logged out/in and all is well.
>
> You can also use the command line with xrandr. If you have old hardware, you
> may need to create a custom xorg.conf file as well.

I set up an xorg.conf file and I now have 2 screens working.
Thank you for pointing me in the right direction.
Paul

> Hi all,
> I have carried out a new install of 11.10 and have a few problems:-
> 1. Every program starts to the task bar and is not displayed on the desktop.
> If I right click on the task bar entry, select advanced and then click keep
> above others, the program is displayed on the desktop. --- weird eh! 2. The
> set-up didn't detect my second screen so only one screen is working. When I
> check system settings it thinks I only have one screen. What do I need to
> do to to set up 2 screens?
> 
> Thanks for any help
> Paul