Open a terminal.
Navigate to directory:
cd /etc/X11/
Backup the xorg.conf file:
sudo cp xorg.conf xorg.conf.backup
Modify the file:
sudo gedit xorg.conf
For my Dell LCD's each with it's own same video card:
Section "Device"
Identifier "NVIDIA Corporation NV43GL [Quadro FX 540] 1"
Driver "nv"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "NVIDIA Corporation NV43GL [Quadro FX 540] 2"
Driver "nv"
BusID "PCI:2:0:0"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor 1"
Option "DPMS"
HorizSync 28-51
VertRefresh 43-60
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor 2"
Option "DPMS"
HorizSync 28-51
VertRefresh 43-60
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen 1"
Device "NVIDIA Corporation NV43GL [Quadro FX 540] 1"
Monitor "Monitor 1"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 1
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 4
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 15
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen 2"
Device "NVIDIA Corporation NV43GL [Quadro FX 540] 2"
Monitor "Monitor 2"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 1
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 4
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 15
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Xinerama"
Screen 0 "Screen 1"
Screen 1 "Screen 2" RightOf "Screen 1"
InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
InputDevice "Configured Mouse"
InputDevice "stylus" "SendCoreEvents"
InputDevice "cursor" "SendCoreEvents"
InputDevice "eraser" "SendCoreEvents"
Option "Xinerama" "true"
EndSection
Then Reboot. I think you could also restart xwindows, but I dunno how to do that yet.
Friday, December 22, 2006 10:01 PM