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Set Up Dual Monitors - xorg.conf
Added by Michael Morgan, last edited by Michael Morgan on Nov 02, 2005  (view change)
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  • Get a computer
  • Get two monitors
  • Drink Bawls (tm)
  • Install an operating system (preferrably not OS2/Warp or BeOS - try something *nix)
  • Install X
  • Run the auto xorg.conf generator (dexconf, usually)
  • Edit your xorg.conf file
    • Add another display Device
      Section "Device"
          Identifier  "radeon0"
          Driver      "ati"
          BusID       "PCI:1:0:0"
          Screen 0
      EndSection
      
      Section "Device"
          Identifier  "radeon1"
          Driver      "ati"
          BusID       "PCI:1:0:0"
          Screen 1
      EndSection
    • Add another Monitor
      Section "Monitor"
          Identifier  "monitor0"
          Option      "DPMS"
      EndSection
      
      Section "Monitor"
          Identifier  "monitor1"
          Option      "DPMS"
      EndSection
    • Add another Screen
      Section "Screen"
          Identifier  "screen0"
          Device      "radeon0"
          Monitor     "monitor0"
          DefaultDepth    24
          SubSection "Display"
              Depth       1
              Modes       "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
          EndSubSection
          SubSection "Display"
              Depth       4
              Modes       "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
          EndSubSection
          SubSection "Display"
              Depth       8
              Modes       "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
          EndSubSection
          SubSection "Display"
              Depth       15
              Modes       "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
          EndSubSection
          SubSection "Display"
              Depth       16
              Modes       "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
          EndSubSection
          SubSection "Display"
              Depth       24
              Modes       "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
          EndSubSection
      EndSection
      
      Section "Screen"
          Identifier  "screen1"
          Device      "radeon1"
          Monitor     "monitor1"
          DefaultDepth    24
          SubSection "Display"
              Depth       1
              Modes       "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
          EndSubSection
          SubSection "Display"
              Depth       4
              Modes       "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
          EndSubSection
          SubSection "Display"
              Depth       8
              Modes       "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
          EndSubSection
          SubSection "Display"
              Depth       15
              Modes       "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
          EndSubSection
          SubSection "Display"
              Depth       16
              Modes       "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
          EndSubSection
          SubSection "Display"
              Depth       24
              Modes       "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
          EndSubSection
      EndSection
    • Pull it all together in your ServerLayout block
      Section "ServerLayout"
          Identifier  "Default Layout"
          Screen      "screen0"
          Screen      "screen1" RightOf "screen0"
          InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
          InputDevice "Configured Mouse"
      
          # Don't forget xinerama!!!111oneoneone11!eleven!!11
          Option "xinerama" "on"
          Option "clone" "off"
      EndSection
  • Install Quake4
  • Play

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