<html><body><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#000000; font-size:10pt;"><div>Anyone hear of Linus T. giving nVidia the middle finger concerning their support for Linux?<BR></div>
<div>Good place to start here:</div>
<div><a href="http://www.etherportcomputers.com/2012/linux-creator-drops-f-bomb-on-nvidia-worst-company">http://www.etherportcomputers.com/2012/linux-creator-drops-f-bomb-on-nvidia-worst-company</a>/ </div>
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<div>Aleric Nielson</div>
<div>Etherport Computers & Solutions</div>
<div><A href="http://www.etherportcomputers.com/">www.etherportcomputers.com</A></div>
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<DIV id=wmQuoteWrapper>-------- Original Message --------<BR>Subject: Re: [GLLUG] [GRLUG] Linux and multiple monitors<BR>From: "Bert W. Carrier Jr." <<a href="mailto:bertcarrier@gmail.com">bertcarrier@gmail.com</a>><BR>Date: Tue, June 19, 2012 11:09 am<BR>To: <a href="mailto:linux-user@egr.msu.edu">linux-user@egr.msu.edu</a><BR><BR>I've had good luck with Nvidia cards and their Linux drivers. I run <BR>Ubuntu 10.04 and 12.04 LTS versions with Gnome 2 and 3. Most of my <BR>machines have 2 monitors and I've had very few problems.<BR><BR>Bert<BR><BR><BR>On 06/19/2012 10:59 AM, Charles Ulrich wrote:<BR>> On 2012-06-19 3:29, Robar Philip wrote:<BR>>> On Jun 18, 2012, at 4:48 PM, "Mike" <<a href="mailto:ironmike52@hotmail.com">ironmike52@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<BR>>><BR>>>> One other problem I have with linux is that I have two monitors and <BR>>>> I can setup them to work right or almost right (would like main <BR>>>> screen on my larger lcd) but I can’t seem to save the setup and must <BR>>>> do it every time I log in.<BR>><BR>> [snip]<BR>><BR>>> Given that UNIX workstations with the X Window System have supported<BR>>> multiple monitors for decades (albeit not as well as Apple and Mac<BR>>> OS), it amazes me that this is still an issue on Linux today.<BR>><BR>> Agree wholeheartedly. There was a time where multiple monitor setups <BR>> were pretty well supported, but that seems to have regressed. I think <BR>> the availability of large widescreen monitors means that volunteer <BR>> developers haven't been paying as much attention to multiple monitor <BR>> setups.<BR>><BR>> That said, I've tried all of the recent Linux desktops and the only <BR>> one which does seem to still have good multi-head support is GNOME 2 <BR>> (now MATE). System -> Preferences -> Monitors lets you configure them <BR>> however you like with no fuss. What's really nice is on my laptop, I <BR>> can disconnect and reconnect the external monitor and all of my <BR>> windows and desktop widgets automatically move to wherever I had them <BR>> before. Very nice. The only drawback is when some fullscreen <BR>> applications exit, I sometimes have to go re-enable the second monitor <BR>> by hand.<BR>><BR>> Charles<BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> linux-user mailing list<BR>> <a href="mailto:linux-user@egr.msu.edu">linux-user@egr.msu.edu</a><BR>> <a href="http://mailman.egr.msu.edu/mailman/listinfo/linux-user">http://mailman.egr.msu.edu/mailman/listinfo/linux-user</a><BR><BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>linux-user mailing list<BR><a href="mailto:linux-user@egr.msu.edu">linux-user@egr.msu.edu</a><BR><a href="http://mailman.egr.msu.edu/mailman/listinfo/linux-user">http://mailman.egr.msu.edu/mailman/listinfo/linux-user</a><BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></span></body></html>