xrandr is the way to go, don t bother with the GUIs, terminal is all you need then you can create a little script and a launcher for every different setup. Once it s setup no more need to change xorg.conf Simone
On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 8:10 PM, Gustin Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Karoliina Salminen wrote: >> On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 10:23 AM, aYo Binitie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> Thanks, I'd nigh but given up on ever being able to use 2 monitors. I almost >>> cannot wait to go to work and try this out now. >> >> Have you tried the nVidia installer from the nVidia site? Would it work >> better? >> On certain versions of Ubuntu, the only way to make my laptop display >> a picture in graphics mode has been to use the nVidia installer from >> the nVidia site and then uninstalling everything Ubuntu provides by >> default for the nVidia. >> I have a working multiple monitor setup with the driver that comes >> with the Ubuntu (laptop screen + 30 inch 2560x1600 display), but >> haven't tried the studio kernel on this one. However, to make the VGA >> output (the analog one) to display proper resolutions (other than >> 640x480), with the nvidia-settings application, I have found that need >> to use the nVidia driver from the nVidia site because the Ubuntu >> supplied one is broken on that sense (and it is by the way very hard >> to remove the Ubuntu supplied nVidia stuff (I used to have a blog >> entry about that on my previous blog, but with the Hardy it no longer >> works as the Ubuntu overrides the kernel module compiled by the nVidia >> installer even if I have uninstalled all nvidia-related stuff from the >> Ubuntu prior running the nVidia installer)). >> > I have switched between the Ubuntu driver and the one from nVidia's > website with no issues. Having said that, I have found that the binary > drivers periodically behave oddly with RT kernels. Sometimes it works, > sometimes it doesn't. Right now I am waiting for a new laptop that is > Intel through and through (CPU, chipset, video, wifi etc.). I am done > with binary blob and or non-supported hardware (that means you nVidia, > AMD, broadcomm et al.) > > If you have the choice and RT is important, then stick with the open > source drivers. If you absolutely *must* have some extra features, then > buy hardware with proper drivers (right now that means Intel, though ATI > is showing some positive signs and I may recommend them in the future). > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iD8DBQFI75qcwRXgH3rKGfMRAsBFAJ9BUDBeZQ3HITV/PuwufbLrDOtJKwCfaz8h > Bnh761xn1dVkr08+yG9lAMo= > =FvJD > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > -- > Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list > [email protected] > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users > -- .wmv , .wma , .pps along with all proprietary Windows formats won t be accepted and/or viewed.... -- Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users
