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    Dual Monitors of Different Resolution

    I have a 24 inch, 1920 x 1200 and a 19 inch, 1440 x 900 monitor. I have installed nvidia drivers using envy and all works well with just the 24 inch monitor. I can run the two monitors under Windows XP just fine.

    I tried to set uop the second monitor under kubuntu 7.1 but was nit successful. The 24 inch monitor resulted with a visual work space greater than the display size.

    My question is whether anyone has set up kubuntu 7.1 with 2 monitors having different display resolution.

    If there is no fundamental reason why this should not work I will go back and play with it some more.

    Tks..Dave
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    #2
    Re: Dual Monitors of Different Resolution

    Oh ya! I'm hoping someone has a good answer to this. I had this problem back on Dapper and haven't tried it since.

    Kev
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      #3
      Re: Dual Monitors of Different Resolution

      Yes, I have done several. In order for anyone to help you, you have to tell them what type of video card(s) you have. I have done mine with ATI using big desktop. On the ubuntuforums there is a great howto.
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        #4
        Re: Dual Monitors of Different Resolution

        Thanks I will do some searching on the Ubuntu forum.

        It is a nVidia G71 (Geoforce 7900 GS card). It works fine under windows.

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          Re: Dual Monitors of Different Resolution

          I am also looking for this.

          I have a nvidia 7600 GT. I tried a package called nvtv (apt-get install nvtv) which can configure tv output but it didn't work. I was told my card is too new by the friendly author and he suggested the readme from nvidia, appendix J IIRC where it says how to configure xorg.conf for dual monitor but I still haven't got the guts to go and try it.
          I'd like the option of having a second window, tv resolution is only 1024x867, while this monitor runs on 1280x960.

          If I get tv output, all my hardware is completely usable in kubuntu.

          Very curious what will be said here...
          Greetings from Groningen Netherlands
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            #6
            Re: Dual Monitors of Different Resolution

            There's a package in the repos called "grandr", which is apparently a GTK frontend to the xrandr extesnsion... Try using it. (I haven't used it, so...)
            For external use only.
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              #7
              Re: Dual Monitors of Different Resolution

              I found this: http://gentoo-wiki.com/TV-Out_with_GeForce

              But I'm not too happy to go and try out all kinds of things. Looking at my own xorg.conf

              Section "Device"
              Identifier "Generic Video Card"
              Driver "nvidia"
              EndSection

              It does not even state the name of the card (7600 GT). Why has the nvidia setup not even inserted the name of the card into xorg.conf?
              Anyone has a xorg.conf for one of the newer nvidia cards?
              Greetings from Groningen Netherlands
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                #8
                Re: Dual Monitors of Different Resolution

                Be very careful of information that addresses your 'issue' but comes from a source not *ubuntu. In this case, the wiki deals with the issue from the Gentoo Linux forum. Gentoo is not Kubuntu.
                Windows no longer obstructs my view.
                Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
                "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes​
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                  Re: Dual Monitors of Different Resolution

                  True, but those options are passed to the driver. Unless Gentoo is using different drivers--which they probably aren't, it's the nVidia binary driver--it should work identically (as far as the driver is concerned).
                  For external use only.
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                    Re: Dual Monitors of Different Resolution

                    Well I just don't fancy going trial and error with the video.

                    Anyone cares to post their xorg.conf with a working nvidia tv out please?

                    Originally posted by SheeEttin
                    True, but those options are passed to the driver. Unless Gentoo is using different drivers--which they probably aren't, it's the nVidia binary driver--it should work identically (as far as the driver is concerned).
                    Greetings from Groningen Netherlands
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                      Re: Dual Monitors of Different Resolution

                      Originally posted by Jean

                      Section "Device"
                      Identifier "Generic Video Card"
                      Driver "nvidia"
                      EndSection

                      It does not even state the name of the card (7600 GT).
                      The Kubuntu xserver-xorg installer won't identify the model of your Nvidia card.

                      However, the Nvidia driver includes an xserver configuring utility called "nvidia-xconfig". If you make a backup of your current xorg.conf file, you can't do any harm by trying to let it configure it's own xorg.conf -- worst case you'll have to restore your backed up file.

                      To make the backup copy, in a console window enter
                      Code:
                      sudo mv /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.bak9DEC07
                      Then enter this to run the Nvidia utility:

                      Code:
                      sudo nvidia-xonfig --add-argb-glx-visuals --composite
                      and test drive it by restarting the X server with Ctrl-Alt-Backspace.

                      If you like the results, call it "progress". If you don't, and want your prior xorg.conf instead, then first save your experimental result with
                      Code:
                      sudo mv /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.nxconfig9DEC07
                      and then restore the prior version with
                      Code:
                      sudo mv /etc/X11/xorg.conf.bak9DEC07 /etc/X11/xorg.conf
                      and you'll be no worse off than you are at the moment.
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                        Re: Dual Monitors of Different Resolution

                        Thanks again dibl,

                        I did not have much luck. I'm gonna ask a friend to come and have a look. Too many things are fishy, now after running nvidia.xconfig I dont even have an /etc/X11/xorg.conf anymore.

                        Thanks.

                        Btw there's a typo in your answer, this is for others who might read this:
                        Code:
                        sudo nvidia-xonfig --add-argb-glx-visuals --composite
                        should be:
                        Code:
                        sudo nvidia-xconfig --add-argb-glx-visuals --composite
                        Originally posted by dibl
                        Originally posted by Jean

                        Section "Device"
                        Identifier "Generic Video Card"
                        Driver "nvidia"
                        EndSection

                        It does not even state the name of the card (7600 GT).
                        The Kubuntu xserver-xorg installer won't identify the model of your Nvidia card.

                        However, the Nvidia driver includes an xserver configuring utility called "nvidia-xconfig". If you make a backup of your current xorg.conf file, you can't do any harm by trying to let it configure it's own xorg.conf -- worst case you'll have to restore your backed up file.

                        To make the backup copy, in a console window enter
                        Code:
                        sudo mv /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.bak9DEC07
                        Then enter this to run the Nvidia utility:

                        Code:
                        sudo nvidia-xonfig --add-argb-glx-visuals --composite
                        and test drive it by restarting the X server with Ctrl-Alt-Backspace.

                        If you like the results, call it "progress". If you don't, and want your prior xorg.conf instead, then first save your experimental result with
                        Code:
                        sudo mv /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.nxconfig9DEC07
                        and then restore the prior version with
                        Code:
                        sudo mv /etc/X11/xorg.conf.bak9DEC07 /etc/X11/xorg.conf
                        and you'll be no worse off than you are at the moment.
                        Greetings from Groningen Netherlands
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