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Operating Systems => Linux and UNIX => Topic started by: Devillion on 14 May 2004, 02:18

Title: Dual monitor
Post by: Devillion 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?

Title: Dual monitor
Post by: insomnia on 14 May 2004, 03:57

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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?

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Yes.

 

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Originally posted by Devillion:
And if so, how?

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Depends on your hardware.

Title: Dual monitor
Post by: Fett101 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://www.linux-mag.com/2000-02/desktop_01.html)
http://docs.linux.com/desktops/03/10/05/025207.shtml?tid=24 (http://docs.linux.com/desktops/03/10/05/025207.shtml?tid=24)