In Fresh install of 7.10, can't get working: 1) dual-monitor setup and 2) high resolution

[Darren Mansell]

Ubbu wrote:
> Hello,
>  I have just fresh/clean-installed Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon. I was
> previously using Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn, where I was able to get a
> dual monitor (side-by-side) setup working by tweaking the xorg.conf.
> (By the way, I no longer have a copy of my older Feisty-era xorg.conf.
> It was erased with the rest of my hard drive.)
>
>
>  My two CRT monitors are NEC MultiSync FP2141SB and AOC 9KLR.
>
>  According to the Net, my NEC MultiSync FP2141SB supports up to 2,048
> x 1,536 resolution at 85 Hz.
>
>  The AOC 9KLR has a display size of 19" (18" Viewable), and a
> resolution of 1160 x 1200 (Maximum).
>
>  Yet under Gutsy Gibbon, it seems my max for either monitor is 800x600.
>  And I no longer am able to get side-by-side dual-monitor setup in
> Gutsy 7.10. Instead, I am just having "duplicate" monitors.
>
>  "Screen and Graphics Preferences" has neither model is in the list of
> monitors. When I do "detect" in "Screen and Graphics Preferences", it
> goes to "Generic" Manufacturer and "Plug N' Play" Model. I clicked the
> "Add" button, and "chose the driver file" that I downloaded from NEC's
> website (http://www.necdisplay.com/SupportCenter/Monitors/SignedINF/necmsinf.zip),
> but the webpage that gives the link to that zip file
> (http://www.necdisplay.com/SupportCenter/Monitors/InstallDrivers/)
> says that the driver is for Windows 2000/XP.
>   
The driver that Screens and Graphics can use is a W2k/WinXP driver. Its 
just an inf that describes the parameters the monitor can support. Its 
worth giving that driver a try anyway.
>
> P.S. Related Bonus Problem: I no longer have 32-bit color depth.
>
>
> I was able to increase my displays' screen resolution to something
> higher than 800x600. I was able to do this by:
>
> " sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg"
>
> Question: Is running that command something that one should not do in
> Gutsy, as xorg is controlled by Screen and Graphics Preferences?
>   
I have Intel graphics and Screens and Graphics doesn't even work for me. 
>From the look of your xorg.conf file its all got a bit messed up by 
Screens and graphics with lots of references to VESA (which is the safe 
mode fallback Gutsy uses) and the ATi binary driver.
Personally I would ignore Screens and Graphics is there for now and 
install your own latest binary ATi driver and do a dpkg-reconfigure on 
xserver-xorg (before installing the ATi driver).
> Question: How come I can't get dual-monitor setup working on Gutsy? Is
> it because the computer doesn't know that my video card can do
> dual-monitor setup?
>   
I think there are lots of problems with:
1. Screens and Graphics
2. The binary ATi drivers
at present.
Search launchpad and if you can't find problems like yours then file new 
bugs.
>  Now here are what may be other relevant info about my video card and
> system. I have pasted them onto pastebin rather than into the body of
> this email because of the size restriction on mails in the
> ubuntu-users mailing list.
> a) lspci: http://paste.ubuntu-nl.org/41402/
> b) /var/log/Xorg.0.log: http://paste.ubuntu-nl.org/41403/
> c)  /etc/X11/xorg.conf:  http://paste.ubuntu-nl.org/41400/
>
>
> Thank you for your help.
>
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