Question about dual monitors

Jean Hollis Weber jean-ooo at taming-openoffice-org.com
Tue Apr 25 01:58:37 UTC 2006


aqua wrote:
> If you get both monitors working as a clone, try adding this line to the
> first device section in xorg.conf:
> 
> Option "CRT2Position" "LeftOf"
> 
> You can change "LeftOf" to "RightOf" or something else.
> 
> So it would be:
> 
> Section "Device"
> Identifier "Intel_1"
> BusID "PCI:0:2:0"
> Driver "i810"
> Option "CRT2Position" "LeftOf"
> Screen 1
> EndSection
> 
> Don't worry if the other monitor isn't a CRT.


I tried that. X would not start. I forget the error message. When 
I get a chance (tomorrow, perhaps), I will post the xorg.conf I 
used and the log of that attempt, so that one of you 
knowledgeable people can perhaps find the problem.

Thanks again for your help. I really appreciate everyone's efforts.

--Jean




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