Latitude D520 - Dual Monitor Display on ubuntu?

Question

Hi, i'm running ubuntu 7.04 on another partition, and i can get dual monitors running on windows effortlessly. i've found a tutorial on how to do it for ubuntu but it didn't work at all.   Can someone please help me?

kevinf311 · Answer

What video card do you have? Also, it might help if you post some of your xorg.conf file (It's found in /etc/X11 if you don't know). The part I'm looking for is Section 'Device' and its contents.

Laserbeak · Answer

Mobile Intel(R) 945GM Express Chipset Family( it's the stock dual-head graphics that came with my laptop) i'd show you the tutorial i found, but it's on my linux partition. i have this program that allows me to browse ext3 partitions in xp, but i havent used it for a few weeks and now when  click on the drive in my computer windows asks me to format the drive, so i need to log into ubuntu in safemode and reset settings or something.     hey!! i still have the installer. lemme check now didn't work.. gonna try something     On my way to school at the moment. so i'll get that xorg.conf for you as soon as i can! thanks!

Laserbeak · Answer

managed to replace my experimental xorg.conf in failsafe mode.

i'm in Linux now. this is the tutorial i tried: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/XineramaHowTo#head-293c9ec6c621bad38a16cfc937e194152d875966 and

this is my xorg.conf(the sections you're interested in):

Section "Device"
Identifier "Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller"
Driver "i810"
BusID "PCI:0:2:0"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Generic Monitor"
Option "DPMS"
HorizSync 28-51
VertRefresh 43-60
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller"
Monitor "Generic Monitor"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 1
Modes "1024x768"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 4
Modes "1024x768"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1024x768"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 15
Modes "1024x768"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1024x768"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1024x768"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen "Default Screen"
InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
InputDevice "Configured Mouse"
InputDevice "stylus" "SendCoreEvents"
InputDevice "cursor" "SendCoreEvents"
InputDevice "eraser" "SendCoreEvents"
InputDevice "Synaptics Touchpad"
EndSection

Section "DRI"
Mode 0666
EndSection

Message Edited by Laserbeak on 07-05-2007 03:57 PM

kevinf311 · Answer

I have the Intel video chipset as well in my Inspiron E1505n. I used the following script to get my S-Video and external VGA ports working. I'm still working on tweaking the resolution (you should be OK unless you have a widescreen laptop screen like me).

It's not the most graceful of solutions, no GUI, no little configuration prompt, but that's what makes Linux fun. You get to work down in the guts of the system to wrangle a solution that you made work. (I feel like I need to go rebuild the transmission on my car now :p )

Oh, here's the thread that has the script:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=361124&highlight=dual+monitor+intel

Laserbeak · Answer

linux is the creative person's toy isnt it! lol. i'll have to try this as soon as i can. just got back from school and need to settle in. one thing i did notice though. i didn't  mention that i'm using xubuntu with the xfce GUI. any tips for me before i try this?

Laserbeak · Answer

I'm  KDE lover myself, but i have to admit, it's pretty nice!! it makes minimalism look and feel really good!!   i'd show you a pic, but i'm studying on windows right now. if get some time(if i can stay awake) after i study, i'll try your fix and send a screenshot.

kevinf311 · Answer

I don't think the DE will affect the script much. The only change I can foresee would be that you might not use gedit to write the script. XFCE is the only DE I haven't used yet. How do you like it?

kevinf311 · Answer

I've used IceWM and Fluxbox. They were ok. I really think that for me gnome is the right combination of functionality and bloat.

kevinf311 · Answer

If you want to. I've never been able to get into KDE, i'm a gnome fanboi myself. I'm going to give KDE another shot when KDE4 comes out this fall.

I hope that the script works for you, I'd like to get a little higher resolution on my S-Video out, but it likes to do odd things over 800x600. Also, with my wide screen laptop monitor, it likes to squish the video out.

I'll figure it out though.

Laserbeak · Answer

i like the window managers but theyre so bloated. xfce is really nice. i think you'll like it. it reminds me of gnome very much.

main reason i want KDE atm besides it's looks is KEdit, which also looks very pretty, aside from getting an award for being on of the most respected IDEs. :P

-edit-

i don't know if you could use it on ubuntu, but icewm is really sweet looking too!!!(puppy linux)

Message Edited by Laserbeak on 07-06-2007 01:35 AM

Laserbeak · Answer

hehe fair enough, now that you mention it, although icewm was pretty cool looking, it did have some missing functionality, i suppose.....   i've been meaning to ask you, you're obviously not a Linux newb! :) how long have you been using it? where'd you learn all that stuff about xorg?   i'm just a guy who's slowly migrating over the years. once music production programs for linux get better, or i can finaly build music production programs, i don't think i;ll have much of a need for windows besides games :P

kevinf311 · Answer

I've been using Linux off and on for the last 3 years or so. Went full time about a year ago.

My xorg experience comes from breaking it repeatedly for about 3 months :p

I really like Ubuntu because it's real quick to set up. I prefer debs to rpms as well.

If you're looking for music work I'd suggest checking out Ubuntu Studio. It's pre compiled with most of the best music editing applications available. It has a pretty sweet theme too. I'm a theme guy. I spend more time theming than I do setting up the core OS.

Laserbeak · Answer

ok i used apt-get to install beryl and now none of my windows hove minimize maximize or close buttons. i think i'm in trouble. i'll just wait for a reply before i do any more damage

Laserbeak · Answer

@kevinf311 wrote:
I don't think the DE will affect the script much. The only change I can foresee would be that you might not use gedit to write the script.

XFCE is the only DE I haven't used yet.

how do i know if i have beryl? sorry i finally got some time to try this :)

kevinf311 · Answer

Did you only install Beryl or did you install the window decorator too?

The full command should be:
sudo apt-get install beryl beryl-manager emerald-themes

Then to start Beryl, you would type beryl-manager into the terminal and hit enter. If your desktop doesn't change, you might still be in the standard window manager. To change to beryl right-click on the red gem that should have shown up where ever your notification area is.

If you did install the emerald themes and such, the fix may be as easy as reloading the window decorator which is on the same right-click menu.

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