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« on: June 14, 2008, 04:09:22 am »

Friends,

I was not sure to post here or under 8.04, but I am still a newbie.

I have the following.
P4, 2.8Ghz, Dual-Boot, HD1 = Vista, HD2 = Kubuntu 8.04.
Nvidia GForce Fx 5700.
2 x Monitors, Primary = Fujitsu Siemens ScaleView C-1910, Secondary = Dell Ultrascan P1110.

In Vista the Dual monitors work fine. Tongue
When I tried to get it working in 8.04 it led to all sorts of problems. After hours of struggling I am able to get back into 8.04.

I need help as to how to get the 2 monitors working in 8.04.

There are many posts which I am not sure is still applicable such as http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=221174

Thanks in advance for the help.

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« Reply #1 on: June 21, 2008, 03:34:59 pm »

The key to using our sister forum (UFO) is to start at the end of a 63 page thread, not at the beginning.  Then check the dates on the various posts to see whether they are relevant to the distro that you are using, (i.e. if it's earlier than April 2004, it might not work in Hardy)  Don't worry too much about the differences between Gnome and KDE.  If you try to install a Gnome app that needs libraries that Kubuntu doesn't have, they will be added automagically (sometimes, at great length).
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« Reply #2 on: July 28, 2008, 12:15:46 pm »

@mae

If you haven't yet gotten this worked out, then maybe this post might point you in the right direction.
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« Reply #3 on: July 29, 2008, 06:48:32 am »

I use the ENVY tool from alberto milo

VEry easy to install and then you get a great graphical setup program from nvidia

http://albertomilone.com/nvidia_scripts1.html
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« Reply #4 on: July 29, 2008, 10:38:30 am »

Thanks powerbits.  Cheesy

I will give it a go and post findings.

nearly thought ya'all forgot about me.... Cry
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« Reply #5 on: August 09, 2008, 12:25:51 pm »

Installed EnvyNG = Problem Solved.

Thanks a heap to powerbits & alberto milo. Grin
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