Went Back To Windows(R)...

[Jeffrey Gray]

Yes, it is pretty simple to get two going but to get all 4 is a task
if you want to be able to drag windows from screen to screen.

I will not profess to be an expert on xorg.  I started as a Unix admin
for many years and just started migrating to Linux about 3 years
ago...but still kept for server use.  I love Ubuntu server.  I find it
quite clean and streamlined for what I use on a server.




On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 3:16 PM, Ric Moore <wayward4now at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 2011-07-29 at 11:16 -0500, Jeffrey Gray wrote:
>> My biggest beef with Linux in general is the lack of support for multi
>> monitor systems.  I have 4 20" LCDs on this machine and am only using
>> one.  I have had all 4 going in the past but it was a pain and had no
>> visual effects functional.
>
> If your video board is up to the chore, running two monitors is a piece
> of cake. I'm an idiot, and I got it set up with little sweat with an
> aging nVidia 5500 card. If you have two identical video cards, setting
> up 4 ought to be as easy. You haven't said what you have tried and your
> hardware specs. Maybe a complete idiot can assist you. :) Ric
>
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