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@meg-desktop:~$ /etc/X11$ cat xorg.conf.save bash: /etc/X11$: No such file or directory meg@meg-desktop:~$ / etc/X11 cat xorg.conf.save bash: /etc/X11: is a directory meg@meg-desktop:~$ cd /etc/X11 meg@meg-desktop:/etc/X11$ cat xorg.conf # nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig # nvidia-xconfig: version 1.0 (buildmeister@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@meg-desktop:/etc/X11$ cat xorg.conf.save cat: xorg.conf.save: No such file or directory meg@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 <div>On 10/4/07, Brian McKee <<a href="mailto:brian.mckee@gmail.com">brian.mckee@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> On 03/10/2007, Ashley Benton <<a href="mailto:meggalen@gmail.com">meggalen@gmail.com</a>> 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 <a href="http://www.linuxreality.com/podcast/episode-54-xorgconf/"> http://www.linuxreality.com/podcast/episode-54-xorgconf/</a> 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 -- ubuntu-users mailing list <a href="mailto:ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users"> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users</a> </blockquote></div>