persistent troubles with this release please help

[shah]

About using two or more monitor, I cannot help you much since I only use one monitor. I will definitely use two monitor in few days. There's an article and example how it was done on Mandrake, I believe not much of a difference. The url is:

http://www.realtimesoft.com/multimon/linux/mandrake7/

[voldemort]

Thanks for the link on two monitors ill check it out

but i realize i have to glx entries it wouldnt work till i added the caps version.... that was the only change i made when my system started to like me again (a very little bit)

ahhhh me and my system can you feel the love in the air???? strangly though it feels like a two by four accross my chin?????

[MillTek]

Voldemort,
here's a copy of the start of your Section "Monitor"

# Auto-generated by KNOPPIX mkxf86config

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
Option "DPMS" "true"
VendorName "DEC"
ModelName "DEC06da"
HorizSync 30-86# DDC-probed
VertRefresh 50-130# DDC-probed


To get Twinview (two screens under nvidia driver) working here's a copy of the same portion of mine;


# Auto-generated by KNOPPIX mkxf86config

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
Option "DPMS" "true"
VendorName "VSC"
ModelName "VSC4f4d"
HorizSync 30 - 97 # DDC-probed
VertRefresh 50 - 180 # DDC-probed
Option "Twinview"
Option "SecondMonitorHorizSync" "30-97"
Option "SecondMonitorVertRefresh" "50-160"
Option "MetaModes" "1280x1024,1280x1024"

Voldemort, take careful note of the following. In mine, the only thing added to get mine working is ;
Option "Twinview"
Option "SecondMonitorHorizSync" "30-97"
Option "SecondMonitorVertRefresh" "50-160"
Option "MetaModes" "1280x1024,1280x1024"

No other changes are required to XF86Config-4. Be careful that the vertical refresh rates for your screens are roughly the same according to the manufacturers spec. If they are really different you might have problems. You will have to change the refresh rates to match those of your second screen and the 'MetaModes' line to the resolution you want. OK?

Let me know if this works.

Regards,
Jim

[voldemort]

placed the twinview the exact same way you showed me and no go

im wondering if its because im going off of one video card instead of two

Nvidia 5700LE has two ports....

windows like the dual config but not kdm apparently...

oh yeah and its not different monitors screwing it up they are identical models

the only thing i change from what you showed me was the refresh rates (to match my monitors) and the resolutions

i run at 1600x1200

thanks though

[joedeck1]

Voldemort,
here's a copy of the start of your Section "Monitor"

# Auto-generated by KNOPPIX mkxf86config

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
Option "DPMS" "true"
VendorName "DEC"
ModelName "DEC06da"
HorizSync 30-86# DDC-probed
VertRefresh 50-130# DDC-probed


To get Twinview (two screens under nvidia driver) working here's a copy of the same portion of mine;


# Auto-generated by KNOPPIX mkxf86config

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
Option "DPMS" "true"
VendorName "VSC"
ModelName "VSC4f4d"
HorizSync 30 - 97 # DDC-probed
VertRefresh 50 - 180 # DDC-probed
Option "Twinview"
Option "SecondMonitorHorizSync" "30-97"
Option "SecondMonitorVertRefresh" "50-160"
Option "MetaModes" "1280x1024,1280x1024"

Voldemort, take careful note of the following. In mine, the only thing added to get mine working is ;
Option "Twinview"
Option "SecondMonitorHorizSync" "30-97"
Option "SecondMonitorVertRefresh" "50-160"
Option "MetaModes" "1280x1024,1280x1024"

No other changes are required to XF86Config-4. Be careful that the vertical refresh rates for your screens are roughly the same according to the manufacturers spec. If they are really different you might have problems. You will have to change the refresh rates to match those of your second screen and the 'MetaModes' line to the resolution you want. OK?

Let me know if this works.

Regards,
Jim

Man after 3 weeks I found this post, All it took was the four lines of code above to get my monitors working and they work perfectly. Just had to change the refresh rates.