Dual monitor possible?
Ashley Benton
meggalen at gmail.com
Thu Oct 4 17:56:20 UTC 2007
Hello,
The link to explain X config file was very useful and at least Now I can
understand better what I am trying to do and at which level of the system I
am working. I tried to save the xorg.conf.files but apparently I am not
doing the right thing so I ended copying the file and save it as a normal
document like that if I can go back in the computer I will be able to copy
it in a text editor. Following are the command I used at the terminal and
the results given by my terminal.
meg at meg-desktop:~$ /etc/X11$ cat xorg.conf.save
bash: /etc/X11$: No such file or directory
meg at meg-desktop:~$ /etc/X11 cat xorg.conf.save
bash: /etc/X11: is a directory
meg at meg-desktop:~$ cd /etc/X11
meg at meg-desktop:/etc/X11$ cat xorg.conf
# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig: version 1.0 (buildmeister at builder3) Mon Oct 16 22:13:07
PDT 2006
# /etc/X11/xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the /etc/X11/xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man /etc/X11/xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
# sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen "Default Screen" 0 0
InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
InputDevice "Configured Mouse"
InputDevice "stylus" "SendCoreEvents"
InputDevice "cursor" "SendCoreEvents"
InputDevice "eraser" "SendCoreEvents"
EndSection
Section "Files"
# path to defoma fonts
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/misc"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc"
FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "i2c"
Load "bitmap"
Load "ddc"
Load "extmod"
Load "freetype"
Load "glx"
Load "int10"
Load "type1"
Load "vbe"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "kbd"
Option "CoreKeyboard"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
Option "XkbOptions" "lv3:ralt_switch"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
# /dev/input/event
# for USB
Identifier "stylus"
Driver "wacom"
Option "Device" "/dev/wacom" # Change to
Option "Type" "stylus"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
# /dev/input/event
# for USB
Identifier "eraser"
Driver "wacom"
Option "Device" "/dev/wacom" # Change to
Option "Type" "eraser"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
# /dev/input/event
# for USB
Identifier "cursor"
Driver "wacom"
Option "Device" "/dev/wacom" # Change to
Option "Type" "cursor"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Generic Monitor"
HorizSync 28.0 - 51.0
VertRefresh 43.0 - 60.0
Option "DPMS"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "NVIDIA Corporation NV18 [GeForce4 MX - nForce GPU]"
Driver "nvidia"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "NVIDIA Corporation NV18 [GeForce4 MX - nForce GPU]"
Monitor "Generic Monitor"
DefaultDepth 24
Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True"
SubSection "Display"
Depth 1
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 4
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 15
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "Extensions"
Option "Composite" "Enable"
EndSection
meg at meg-desktop:/etc/X11$ cat xorg.conf.save
cat: xorg.conf.save: No such file or directory
meg at meg-desktop:/etc/X11$
Thank you for your answer. Let me know if there is a problem with the way I
saved the file and how to do it the good way if what I am thinking is not
possible(copy it back in the text editor in case of need)
thank you
Megan
On 10/4/07, Brian McKee <brian.mckee at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 03/10/2007, Ashley Benton <meggalen at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi again
> > I did what you wrote (update, upgrade...) It doesn't seem to have
> changed
> > anything. The second screen doesn't seem to be recognized. When I did
> sudo
> > nvidia-settings I would have been able to change the settings for the
> new
> > card, no mention of the old one. I didn't change anything since it seems
> to
> > work fine, and the screen that is not working (or at least not
> configured to
> > work) is plug in the old card.
> > While I was in the terminal it printed:"suggested packages:
> > nvidia-kernel-source" Do I do "sudo apt-get install
> nvidia-kernel-sources" ?
> > or is it no important? And is the command I would type OK?
>
> Yes, that's the command you would use. And no, you don't have to.
> Suggested packages are just that - suggestions that may add additional
> features or similar but in this case I don't believe they are
> required.
>
> Just so you understand what you just did - you've installed Nvidia's
> own drivers on your computer instead of the free open source driver
> provided by Ubuntu. It didn't turn on your other card. If your card
> had two outputs then this was the easy way to enable that, but you
> want two separate cards to work together which requires more work.
>
> Installing the nvidia drivers is fine though - no need to undo what you've
> done.
>
> Next step is to tell X that you have two cards.
>
> Steve's email telling you how to alter the X config file is the right
> way to go. But, now you are using nvidia drivers you will want to
> type 'nvidia' rather then 'nv' on the lines labelled 'Driver'
>
> nv = ubuntu drivers
> nvidia = nvidia drivers
>
> It would be helpful if you understood that X config file. You might
> try listening to this podcast episode
> http://www.linuxreality.com/podcast/episode-54-xorgconf/
>
> The most important part is to make a backup of your xorg.conf file now
> while it's working. You are probably going to do something wrong
> along the way and if you just put it back then you'll be back up and
> running again.
>
> I guess the other part of this is to make sure you are ok working at
> just a command prompt (e.g. hit cntrl-alt-f1 and log in there)
> If you do break things you'll have to do at least some work there to
> get things back up and running.
>
> If that sounds like biting off a little too much all at once, then
> don't be afraid to chicken out - Liam is right - this isn't beginner
> stuff...
>
> HTH
> Brian
>
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