<p>No issues here on multi-head under nouveau or nvidia drivers, but I'm the simple case where I don't add/remove screens while x is running. Running under kde4, twm, and non-wm modes. Try making an x11 conf file rather than relying on autodetect. It's definely better than the crappy multi-head support in windows by any measure, but I never compared it to os-x, since the software isn't there for me.</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Jun 19, 2012 11:31 AM, <<a href="mailto:contactus@etherportcomputers.com">contactus@etherportcomputers.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana"><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" target="_blank">http://www.etherportcomputers.com/2012/linux-creator-drops-f-bomb-on-nvidia-worst-company</a>/ </div>
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<div>-------- Original Message --------<br>Subject: Re: [GLLUG] [GRLUG] Linux and multiple monitors<br>From: "Bert W. Carrier Jr." <<a href="mailto:bertcarrier@gmail.com" target="_blank">bertcarrier@gmail.com</a>><br>
Date: Tue, June 19, 2012 11:09 am<br>To: <a href="mailto:linux-user@egr.msu.edu" target="_blank">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" target="_blank">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" target="_blank">linux-user@egr.msu.edu</a><br>
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