Connecting a PC with two Monitors 1

[khalidaaa]

Hi Guros,

I'm trying to test connecting my PC to two monitors. I've connected the monitors with a multiport video card and i tried to install the NVIDIA driver but i'm still not being able to do it!

I've installed the following driver on my PC (RHEL 5.2):

http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_display_ia32_100.14.09.html

Whenever i try using the system-config-display to configure the machine to use dual-monitor i run into an X display error while logging in runlevel 5.

The video card is zotac geforce 8500gt and the PC is DELL Optiplex 755.

As i'm new to Linux world any tip would be helpful.

Thanks in advance

Regards,
Khalid

 

[Grenage]

I don't have that much experience with Linux, but I'll offer what I can:

Assuming you can get to the desktop, try running nvidia-settings from the terminal with root permissions (I am assuming RHEL nvidia config isn't too far from other distros).

It will be something like:

gksu nvidia-settings (or)
sudo nvidia-settings (or)
Whatever the RHEL equivalent is for running something with root privileges.

"We can categorically state that we have not released man-eating badgers into the area" - Major Mike Shearer

 

[khalidaaa]

When i use the nvidia-settings command i get a message that says "You don not appear to be using the NVIDIA X server. Please edit your X configuration file (just run 'nvidia-xconfig' as root) and restart the X server"

Any idea what this means?

Regards,
Khalid

 

[khalidaaa]

When i run the nvidia-xconfig i get the following:

[root@TSAPPS_RHEL ~]# nvidia-xconfig

Using X configuration file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf".
Backed up file '/etc/X11/xorg.conf' as '/etc/X11/xorg.conf.backup'
New X configuration file written to '/etc/X11/xorg.conf'

Regards,
Khalid

 

[Grenage]

Ok that looks promising, now that it's written a new xorg.conf you can restart X (or simply reboot) and try nvidia-settings again.

"We can categorically state that we have not released man-eating badgers into the area" - Major Mike Shearer

 

[BadBigBen]

I would try the following, latest, driver:

http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_display_ia32_180.51.html

open a shell and give yourself ROOT rights, e.g. SU, then at the prompt type INIT 3, so that X is out of the way...

now follow STEP 3 in the above link...

it is rather easy these days...

Ben

"If it works don't fix it! If it doesn't use a sledgehammer..."

How to ask a question, when posting them to a professional forum.

 

[khalidaaa]

Have a star Grenage!

Thank you very much for the guidence.

I used nvidia-settings as advised and went to X server Display Configuration --> Clicked on the second monitor on the display --> Clicked on Configure button and chose TwinView --> Ok --> I chose the resolution (1280x1024) --> Detect Display --> Apply --> Ok

All Right!

Thanks again.

Regards,
Khalid

 

[Grenage]

Glad to hear you got it sorted

"We can categorically state that we have not released man-eating badgers into the area" - Major Mike Shearer

 

[Grenage]

P.S: Sorry I forgot to mention, If you get an option to save to xorg.conf when you've made your changes, you should do that. I think it might forget your settings otherwise.

"We can categorically state that we have not released man-eating badgers into the area" - Major Mike Shearer

 

[khalidaaa]

Thank you very much Grenage! I wish if i can give you one more star for that

I did as you've recommended. There is a button in the nvidia-settings for saving the changes to the X configuration file (xorg.conf)

Regards,
Khalid