I am presently using RH 7.2 with 2 monitors and did not have too many problems. I didn't use XFree86 - configure but just let the RH install do what it wanted. Then I edited XF86Config-4 to allow for the 2 monitors. (Just in case you don't know RH7.2 defaults to XF86 4.1.0 and so you edit XF86Config-4 NOT XF86Config)
I'm not sure if you want to get a xinerama setup going or just 2 monitors that you can use (I use the latter) but there are several howtos available that I used to get it going. Try the XF86 site or search on Google and use 'dual head' or 'xinerama' and you should find plenty of help. Tom ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ted Spradley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 10:14 AM Subject: Re: [Newbie]Help with multiple monitors > On Mon, 18 Mar 2002 17:12:02 -0800 > "wallace" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I've read the postings, and am trying to set up RedHat 7.2 with 2 > > monitors and video cards. I've used>> XFree86 -configure > > to create an XF86Config file, and have modified this. > > I can now get into X by typing XFree86 (and use both monitors), > > however, this is the bare gui, and loads with _absolutely_ nothing > > else. The problem is that I cannot > > >> startx > > to start the gui. It complains of an error in XF86Config (which can't > > be there, since the command 'XFree86' works, right? > > You probably need to symlink X -> XFree86 in /usr/X11R6/bin. Sounds > like maybe X is symlinked to a XFree86 version 3 server, which used a > different format in the config file. > > -- > Remember, more computing power was thrown away last week than existed in > the world in 1982. -- http://www.tom.womack.net/computing/prices.html > _______________________________________________ > Newbie mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie _______________________________________________ Newbie mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie
