Re: Xorg and second monitor
Stop!
Things have changed in Gutsy!
No longer do you have to faff around with xorg.conf to get a dual-head display working! (In fact, doing things the old way - using MergedFB - no longer works and will prevent X from starting.)
Avoid the GUI "Monitor and Display" thing like the plague. I have never, ever known it to do anything but break otherwise working setups.
Instead, use the "xrandr" command in a terminal...
For me, "xrandr --output VGA-0 --auto" turns on the external screen as a clone of the main screen and ""xrandr --output VGA-0 --right-of LVDS" puts it (you guessed) to the right of the main screen.
You might get problems with maximum allowed display size... if so post back here, but try that for now.
Stop!
Things have changed in Gutsy!
No longer do you have to faff around with xorg.conf to get a dual-head display working! (In fact, doing things the old way - using MergedFB - no longer works and will prevent X from starting.)
Avoid the GUI "Monitor and Display" thing like the plague. I have never, ever known it to do anything but break otherwise working setups.
Instead, use the "xrandr" command in a terminal...
For me, "xrandr --output VGA-0 --auto" turns on the external screen as a clone of the main screen and ""xrandr --output VGA-0 --right-of LVDS" puts it (you guessed) to the right of the main screen.
You might get problems with maximum allowed display size... if so post back here, but try that for now.
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