Matt Smith writes:
I am very very new to Linux and Fedora 12 is the first OS I am working with. Can someone explain to me in detail how to get my dual monitor setup working? I have searched all over the internet to no avail. I have a dell monitor and a samsung monitor. I am not sure what video card i have and i dont know how to check or find that out since i am new to fedora. Any help is much appreciated.
To determine your video card:Open "System → Administration → Display", then the "Hardware" tab. This shows your video card. Additionally, the "Configure" button shows your video driver. The video card may be occasionally listed as "unknown video card", even though you obviously have a working video driver. And even if the video card is listed, it is likely to be a generic name. Run the "lspci -v" command in your terminal window. The resulting output will include your detailed video card hardware info.
Your ability to use dual monitors depends on the combination of your video card and your video driver. In the best possible case, you can get it working directly through "System → Administration → Display"'s "Dual Head" tab, then finish the set up in "System → Preferences → Display". In the worst possible case, you will need to manually install non-free video card drivers in order to get dual-head support.
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