Comments on: Dual Monitor Setup in Ubuntu 7.10, ATI Radeon http://www.v-nessa.net/2008/06/12/dual-monitor-setup-in-ubuntu-710-ati-radeon pink is the new black Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:17:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: cpanelkenneth http://www.v-nessa.net/2008/06/12/dual-monitor-setup-in-ubuntu-710-ati-radeon/comment-page-1#comment-9410 cpanelkenneth Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:18:00 +0000 http://www.v-nessa.net/?p=158#comment-9410 Once you get the X conf file setup the way you want, make a backup of it. I've had both driver and system (kubuntu and plain debian) undo my changes. As BinaryPhalanx mentioned, getting DRI to work can be problematic. Even with everything set properly, DRI just never seemed to work. I long ago reverted to a single monitor on my home system (my linux system) so cannot recall specific errors other than "doesn't work" Once you get the X conf file setup the way you want, make a backup of it. I’ve had both driver and system (kubuntu and plain debian) undo my changes.

As BinaryPhalanx mentioned, getting DRI to work can be problematic. Even with everything set properly, DRI just never seemed to work. I long ago reverted to a single monitor on my home system (my linux system) so cannot recall specific errors other than “doesn’t work”

]]> By: BinaryPhalanx http://www.v-nessa.net/2008/06/12/dual-monitor-setup-in-ubuntu-710-ati-radeon/comment-page-1#comment-9388 BinaryPhalanx Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:18:43 +0000 http://www.v-nessa.net/?p=158#comment-9388 or you can do it in one command: aticonfig --initial=dualhead --screen-layout=right --desktop-setup=horizontal Now if you can somehow manage to get DRI working with that configuration, that would certainly be something ;) or you can do it in one command:

aticonfig –initial=dualhead –screen-layout=right –desktop-setup=horizontal

Now if you can somehow manage to get DRI working with that configuration, that would certainly be something ;)

]]> By: Marcin http://www.v-nessa.net/2008/06/12/dual-monitor-setup-in-ubuntu-710-ati-radeon/comment-page-1#comment-9383 Marcin Sun, 15 Jun 2008 21:35:47 +0000 http://www.v-nessa.net/?p=158#comment-9383 fuckina, I still give up when trying to configure my Radeon card in my laptop to work with an external monitor or TV out. ATI drivers are definitely much better and easier to configure on Windows than Linux.. :( fuckina, I still give up when trying to configure my Radeon card in my laptop to work with an external monitor or TV out. ATI drivers are definitely much better and easier to configure on Windows than Linux.. :(

]]> By: shelby http://www.v-nessa.net/2008/06/12/dual-monitor-setup-in-ubuntu-710-ati-radeon/comment-page-1#comment-9374 shelby Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:38:27 +0000 http://www.v-nessa.net/?p=158#comment-9374 WHy are they ordering with crappy ATI. Should have gotten nVidia cards as their Linux Support is by far better than ATI's have ever been. WHy are they ordering with crappy ATI. Should have gotten nVidia cards as their Linux Support is by far better than ATI’s have ever been.

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