On Tue, 27 Dec 2011 16:48:13 -0500 TJ wrote: > Hmmm. I sent this earlier, but it's not showing yet, so I guess it was > lost somewhere. If not, and I'm just not seeing it, please forgive the > duplicate posting... > > Currently using a Samsung P2350 1920x1080 monitor with the DVI port of > an AGP 8x nVidia Geforce 6200OC video card from BFG. I'm using the > proprietary driver from the repositories, and everything is working > great. > > My nephew has a spare 19-inch flatscreen monitor, make, model, and > resolution unknown to me, that he is willing to give to me to get it out > of his house. I am considering connecting this to the D-sub port of the > card as the second monitor, but in portrait mode. Not sure what I'd use > it for, but the idea sounds intriguing. > > Two questions: > > 1. Is this possible in Mageia?
Definitely :-) However there are a few 'gothas' to be aware of. > 2. How difficult is it? It's not too hard, you have to use the proprietry drivers for your video card. You have to expect to a few (possibly many) reboots before you get it running the way you want. I have only done this with Nvidia hardware, I don't know about others. I suggest you obtain the the actual drivers for you card from Nvidia as a fallback. (I don't need to use them at present but have in past) As in every thing do make sure you backup your /etc/X11/xorg.conf BEFORE you start - it's a real pain to have to restart your video configuration if you mess up :-) Be aware that KDE and Gnome behave differently in this area. KDE 4.6 in Mageia 1 does not support separate (independant) desktops, Gnome does sort of, but it's messy getting it to work. Independant desktops DOES work in current cauldron. John (JohnR)
