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Devillion

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Dual monitor
« on: 14 May 2004, 02:18 »
I want to setup a dual monitor system on my linux machine. It is a laptop.

I want monitor one to be the primary laptop display (already configured and working), and a monitor that will be plugged into a VGA port in the back of the laptop to be the second.

Is this possible? And if so, how?

insomnia

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« Reply #1 on: 14 May 2004, 03:57 »
quote:
Originally posted by Devillion:
I want to setup a dual monitor system on my linux machine. It is a laptop.

I want monitor one to be the primary laptop display (already configured and working), and a monitor that will be plugged into a VGA port in the back of the laptop to be the second.

Is this possible?


Yes.

 
quote:
Originally posted by Devillion:
And if so, how?

Depends on your hardware.
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« Reply #2 on: 14 May 2004, 10:56 »
I tried doing it with an ATI card. Involved installing the ATI drivers and recompiling the kernel. Geforces are a lot easier to do.

http://www.linux-mag.com/2000-02/desktop_01.html
http://docs.linux.com/desktops/03/10/05/025207.shtml?tid=24