Multiple monitor setup

[bill-vkTs+VQvlcx08jASMa9Plw at public.gmane.org (Bill Mills-Curran)]

On Tue, Jun 26, 2007 at 06:26:31PM -0400, Ben Eisenbraun wrote:
> From: Ben Eisenbraun <bene-Gk2boCrsRs1AfugRpC6u6w at public.gmane.org>
> To: Jack Daniel <jdaniel-RRj9zvhfYMFBDgjK7y7TUQ at public.gmane.org>
> Cc: "'discuss-mNDKBlG2WHs at public.gmane.org'" <discuss-mNDKBlG2WHs at public.gmane.org>
> Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2007 18:26:31 -0400
> Subject: Re: Multiple monitor setup
> Precedence: list
> 
> On Tue, Jun 26, 2007 at 05:55:38PM -0400, Jack Daniel wrote:
> > I need some guidance from the assembled masses- I want to set up dual
> > monitors on a Linux workstation and would like to avoid pain wherever
> > possible.  I am partial to Ubuntu, but if another distro would simplify the
> > process I'm game for trying it.  Should I use a multi-head card, or two
> > individual cards?  What else?
> 
> Buy a multiple output Nvidia card.  Use the latest driver and nvidia-settings.
> Use monitors that support EDID.  With modern hardware, you don't have to 
> hand tweak the xorg.conf any more.
> 
> My last two installs with this sort of set up have had dual-head going 30
> seconds after the first login, since the nvidia utility can configure it on the
> fly and it will let you write out the corresponding xorg.conf.
> 
> -b
> 
> --
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I did the same.  Very easy.

Bill

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