Re: Best Dual Monitor Supported Linux

On Saturday 17 June 2006 21:16, Clay Scott wrote:
> any reasonably modern distro should get the job done as xfree86 and
> x.org have supported dual-head for years. it's just a matter of proper
> configuration. in my experience i've had better experiences setting up
> xinerama on nvidia cards, but these days that shouldn't matter. i have
> a geforce 7900gt running dual 1600x1200, 21" monitors perfectly with
> xinerama though my old geforce2 worked perfectly as well.
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>
> i can also send you the xorg.conf from my dual-head nvidia setup if you
> want...
>
> ~clay

>
> > I just got another monitor and bought a DVI to AVG adapters and have
> > dual monitors on my windows box but I am planning on switching over
> > to Linux on my main computer. I need the best support. I am mostly
> > looking for a RPM system. I am also willing to try Debian system.
> > My video card is a Geforce4 Ti 4600
> >
> > Are there any good Live Cds that I can try.

Everyone is correct with the repsponse of 'support' for xorg, xfree86, the
caveat is: do you want to edit the xorg.conf file or do you want the
disto to provide a 'tool' for configuring multi-head"

Suse has been the leader in providing a tool to configure X, including
dual head, the Sax tool. I use Debian with a Matrox card, and any Debian
based system comes with a program ( from Matrox, mgapdesk) to configure
Matrox cards. I don't use other distros enough to know if any provide a
tool, to configure X.

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Greg Madden
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Phone: (907)276-0461
email: pabi@acsalaska.net
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