[TriLUG] T60 and dual monitors - FC5

William Sutton william at trilug.org
Fri Dec 22 09:30:23 EST 2006


Are you using Xinerama?

-- 
William Sutton


On Fri, 22 Dec 2006, Roy Vestal wrote:

> Here's the stuff:
>   I'm running FC5 on a T60 *with* a docking station. I have 2 flat panel 
> monitors externally connected to the docking station, one one on the vga 
> port, one one the DVI-D port. When I start the machine the boot 
> information, etc, shows on both screens, just like anticipated. However, 
> when I start X, my VGA monitor is disabled on the Dock and starts on the 
> LCD on the laptop itself.
> 
> I hate to say it this way but *cough, wheeze* Windows does this 
> correctly, it uses both external monitors.
> 
> So this leads me to think it's something with X. Kinda obviously huh? 
> Any thoughts?
> 
> TIA,
> Roy
> 



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