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Christopher Howard wrote:
> Any of you guys using or have used dual monitors on a Linux box with
> NVIDIA? I was thinking of trying it out with my Debian amd64 machine (with
> NVIDIA 6 series card) but I'd have to rearrange some furniture so I was
> hoping to get some input first.
Ubuntu 8.10, nvidia (laptop)
> What I am particularly interested in: If you run a full-screen app, like a
> video game, will it contain itself to the main monitor, or will it try to
> stretch out the resolution? Testimonials on the this or any other related
> issue would be appreciated.
I use the binary nvidia drivers without an issue. I don't have to
recompile when the kernel changes (I do that for wifi though) and when
the drivers update they just install.
Things like backgrounds show (or at least *can* show) across both
monitors. Games, DVDs, etc have always shown on one or the other. One
game (lbreakout2) can't show on the external monitor - the mouse won't
work for some reason.
One thing that's odd though - when I disconnect the laptop from the
docking bay (or reconnect to it) I have to log out/log back in in order
to pick up the change in monitors.
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