[Gllug] Multi monitor setup

[Ken Smith]

Bernard Peek wrote:
> On 13/01/10 12:25, - Tethys wrote:
>    
>>
>> [1] Is it just me, or is X quite broken now? It used to be very
>> straightforward to do multi-monitor setups in xorg.conf/XF86Config,
>> but now it seems that half of the things I try just don't work, and
>> nor do they log anything to explain *why* they didn't work :-(
>>
>>
>>      
> It's certainly broken here. I've just done a version upgrade to Ubuntu
> 9.10 and X definitely broke. It looks as if it's attempting to use the
> 1600x1200 mode that my monitor claims to support but doesn't really.
>
>
>    
I read somewhere that the current X works out the settings on the fly, 
but if you create an xorg file in /etc/X it will use it if its there. Or 
maybe that's just here-say.

I'm about to build a new machine and may bump my head into this problem 
soon.

:-) Ken

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