On Mon, 2010-01-18 at 10:06 -0500, Sam Varshavchik wrote:
Matt Smith writes:
> I am very very new to Linux and Fedora 12 is the first OS I am working
> with. Can someone explain to me in detail how to get my dual monitor
> setup working? I have searched all over the internet to no avail. I have
> a dell monitor and a samsung monitor. I am not sure what video card i
> have and i dont know how to check or find that out since i am new to
> fedora. Any help is much appreciated.
To determine your video card:
Open "System → Administration → Display", then the "Hardware" tab.
This
shows your video card. Additionally, the "Configure" button shows your video
driver. The video card may be occasionally listed as "unknown video card",
even though you obviously have a working video driver. And even if the video
card is listed, it is likely to be a generic name. Run the "lspci -v"
command in your terminal window. The resulting output will include your
detailed video card hardware info.
I have no System->Administration->Display in my menus. What program does
this represent?
Your ability to use dual monitors depends on the combination of your
video
card and your video driver. In the best possible case, you can get it
working directly through "System → Administration → Display"'s "Dual
Head"
tab, then finish the set up in "System → Preferences → Display". In the
worst possible case, you will need to manually install non-free video card
drivers in order to get dual-head support.
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