I just replaced my Lucid Ubuntu with Precise Xubuntu on my laptop. I
ran two monitors before, but I don't seem to know what app I need to
configure them in Xubuntu, and I'm getting the same image on both
monitors.

If I right-click the desktop and choose "desktop settings" I get a
dialog box that knows I have two monitors and offers to configure
backgrounds, menus and icons for them separately (but since I'm
getting a single image, this does not work).

My desktop has nVidia, which has its own setting manager. The Ubuntu
setup on this laptop had a different utility, but I don't want to have
to restore that backup just to find its name.

Anybody know?

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2012/8/5 Kevin O'Gorman <kogorman@gmail.com>


I just replaced my Lucid Ubuntu with Precise Xubuntu on my laptop. *I

ran two monitors before, but I don't seem to know what app I need to

configure them in Xubuntu, and I'm getting the same image on both

monitors.



If I right-click the desktop and choose "desktop settings" I get a

dialog box that knows I have two monitors and offers to configure

backgrounds, menus and icons for them separately (but since I'm

getting a single image, this does not work).



My desktop has nVidia, which has its own setting manager. *The Ubuntu

setup on this laptop had a different utility, but I don't want to have

to restore that backup just to find its name.



Anybody know?



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Hi Kevin, please see FAQ 5: http://xubuntu.org/news/faq-1204-precise/

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On 06/08/12 00:44, Kevin O'Gorman wrote:

I just replaced my Lucid Ubuntu with Precise Xubuntu on my laptop. I
ran two monitors before, but I don't seem to know what app I need to
configure them in Xubuntu, and I'm getting the same image on both
monitors.

If I right-click the desktop and choose "desktop settings" I get a
dialog box that knows I have two monitors and offers to configure
backgrounds, menus and icons for them separately (but since I'm
getting a single image, this does not work).

My desktop has nVidia, which has its own setting manager. The Ubuntu
setup on this laptop had a different utility, but I don't want to have
to restore that backup just to find its name.

Anybody know?

If you are using nvidia drivers then you need to use th nvidia-settings
option is System Settings


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you'll want to google to learn about the xrandr program

On 08/05/2012 04:44 PM, Kevin O'Gorman wrote:

I just replaced my Lucid Ubuntu with Precise Xubuntu on my laptop. I
ran two monitors before, but I don't seem to know what app I need to
configure them in Xubuntu, and I'm getting the same image on both
monitors.

If I right-click the desktop and choose "desktop settings" I get a
dialog box that knows I have two monitors and offers to configure
backgrounds, menus and icons for them separately (but since I'm
getting a single image, this does not work).

My desktop has nVidia, which has its own setting manager. The Ubuntu
setup on this laptop had a different utility, but I don't want to have
to restore that backup just to find its name.

Anybody know?





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On 08/05/2012 07:44 PM, Kevin O'Gorman wrote:

I just replaced my Lucid Ubuntu with Precise Xubuntu on my laptop. I
ran two monitors before, but I don't seem to know what app I need to
configure them in Xubuntu, and I'm getting the same image on both
monitors.

If I right-click the desktop and choose "desktop settings" I get a
dialog box that knows I have two monitors and offers to configure
backgrounds, menus and icons for them separately (but since I'm
getting a single image, this does not work).

My desktop has nVidia, which has its own setting manager. The Ubuntu
setup on this laptop had a different utility, but I don't want to have
to restore that backup just to find its name.


You still have to use the nVidia settings manager (nvidia-settings) to
enable "twinview". The usual desktop settings manager doesn't do squat.
Make sure that when you have it configured that you save it using "Save
to X Configuration File" in the lower right hand corner of the "X Server
Display Configuration" tab ... which is also where you pick "Twinview".
Enjoy! Ric


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