I wasn't able to get nvidia-settings to work - but I did get my second monitor to show up - i'm using 173.14.30-0ubuntu8 driver with my GeForce FX 5200 card.
just added the 'twinview' option to the default xorg.conf: --------------------------------------------------------------- Section "Device" Identifier "Default Device" Option "NoLogo" "True" Option "twinview" EndSection -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/539196 Title: nvidia-settings X display configuration window doesn't work on nvidia-173 and nvidia-96 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-settings-updates/+bug/539196/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs