Multi-monitor broken for me in gnome & unity

[Ric Moore]

On 04/26/2012 05:24 PM, Justin Hart wrote:
> The title says most of what I know about my issue.  I start Gnome or
> Unity, and I get one screen with my desktop background, and working
> UI, the others give me the classic x-org plain background and the X
> cursor.
>
> Current X config is as follows.  4 monitors, configured using
> nvidia-settings, no twinview, no xinerama, absolute positioning, and
> the positions are all set up from left-to-right with no overlap.

Ah! When you ran nvidia-settings did you also save the 
/etc/X11/xorg.conf file? That makes the changes/edits permanent.

On mine I have no other choices than disable/separate X-screen/twinview 
using two monitors. So, YMMV. But, you do have to select the "X Server 
Display Configuration" tab and then select "Save to X Configuration 
File" in the lower right side of the panel. The default: 
/etc/X11/xorg.conf is correct. It should ask for your passwd as you're 
changing a system file. That should make everything all nice and peachy.

I am assuming your video card setup handles 4 monitors. I'm green with 
envy! I wish I had your problems. <grins hugely> Ric

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