kubuntu 9.10 dual monitor setup

[Rajinder Yadav]

On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 11:45 AM, ted leslie <tleslie-RBVUpeUoHUc at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>
> ah, ok, i use the binary drivers from nvidia site, they are very good about being up to date, and usually
> bug free, so i just use them, and the nvidia-settings, and other app, i believe, are part of the
> binary install.
> If from source, i am not sure what is available for gui set up? maybe nothing.
> i wonder if you could use the set up utils from the binary package from nvidia, whilst
> using the nvidia kernel drivers  from source?
>

I got this response (see comment #4) back from the ubuntu forum, which
is what you were telling me

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1373576&highlight=dual

I am going to give that a try before updating the video driver, I am
not sure what binary drive the installer copied onto my system. I am
hoping it was an nvidia one and not some generic driver?

will reply back to this post tonight when I get home and give this a go


> tl
>
> On Wed, 6 Jan 2010 11:27:34 -0500
> Rajinder Yadav <devguy.ca-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>
>> On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 10:29 AM, ted leslie <tleslie-RBVUpeUoHUc at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>> > doesnt  nvidia-settings (or other nvidia app) just allow you to config it? it does for me.
>>
>> i don't see an nvidia setting manager, i looked for this on my system.
>> i planning to build the driver from source, after I image my system
>> tonight, but i have a feeling the drive will not build using the newer
>> gcc from 9.10 as I recall a while backing trying to do this when 9.10
>> first came out and X was not working.
>>
>> > however for rotation of one of my monitors i did find i have to go in an edit the xorg file,
>> > but for a non rotated set up, the nvidia configuration gui util (which auto updates the xorg file)
>> > work great. Just select the view type you want, i.e. mirror, twinview, or whatever, and it does what you want.
>> >
>> > tl
>> >
>> > On Tue, 5 Jan 2010 21:59:34 -0500
>> > Rajinder Yadav <devguy.ca-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>> >
>> >> So it looks like the vid card on my mobo was not liked by kubuntu 9.10
>> >> (NVIDIA Geforce7050PV/nForce 630a)
>> >>
>> >> I just got my new video card also a nvidia 9500 GT to setup dual
>> >> monitors. i was able to get kubuntu 9.10 installed and currently
>> >> updating the base
>> >>
>> >> the video card has 2 dvi output to support dual monitors, one one i am
>> >> using a vga adaptor.
>> >>
>> >> i can't seem to get dual monitor to work? from system settings ->
>> >> monitor, i see 2 vid output one is DVI0, the other is VGA2 which seems
>> >> correct because these are the two monitors i have plugged in
>> >>
>> >> what's odd is i can set up different screen resolution for each
>> >> monitor, but I only see one desktop, both monitors show the same
>> >> desktop.
>> >>
>> >> how do i get each monitor to show it's own desktop?
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Kind Regards,
>> >> Rajinder Yadav
>> >>
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>> > ted leslie <tleslie-RBVUpeUoHUc at public.gmane.org>
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>> Rajinder Yadav
>>
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>>
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> ted leslie <tleslie-RBVUpeUoHUc at public.gmane.org>
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Rajinder Yadav

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