golynyk
December 3rd, 2009, 07:27 PM
Hi there, this is my first thread so if I've made a mistake in posting please let me know.
I am having a tough time getting TwinView to work on 9.10 with my NVIDIA GeForce 8200. I had it working fine on Kubuntu 8.10, but after a clean install to Ubuntu 9.10 I cannot seem to get my dual-monitor setup to work.
Here are the pertinent system specs:
Motherboard: Asus M3N78-VM with onboard NVIDIA GeForce 8200 (see below)
Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000 Brisbane 2.6GHz (Socket AM2)
Memory: 4 GiB (2 x 2 GiB) 240-Pin SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
Video adapter: Motherboard-integrated NVIDIA GeForce 8200 with 1 DVI, 1 SVGA, and 1 HDMI port
Monitor 1: Hanns-G HN199D (19" LCD, 1280×1024, DVI)
Monitor 2: ViewSonic P810 (21" CRT, 1600×1200 @ 60 Hz, SVGA)
Physical setup: LCD (DVI) to the left of CRT (SVGA).
OS: Ubuntu 9.10 / Windows XP SP3 via GRUB 1.97 beta4
Kernel: 2.6.31-15-generic
NVIDIA driver version: 185.18.36
X.Org version: 1.6.4 (10604000)
Basically it comes down to: I can only get one monitor to work at a time. Either one works individually (TwinView off) but if I try to enable both at the same time, only the CRT works.
My current xorg.conf is posted here (http://home.cogeco.ca/%7Erevolution/xorg.conf). Currently I'm running on just the LCD screen on the DVI port.
Now, here's what I do to try to enable the second monitor:
1. Open terminal
2. $ gksudo nvidia-settings
3. Click X Server Display Configuration
here's what I see:
http://home.cogeco.ca/%7Erevolution/x_screen1.png
4. For the ViewSonic, change Resolution to 1600×1200, Position to Right of HSD HN199D
this looks like this:
http://home.cogeco.ca/%7Erevolution/x_screen2.png
5. Click "Apply"
and this is what I get: (linked because 2880×1200 image):
x_screen3.png (http://home.cogeco.ca/%7Erevolution/x_screen3.png)
the LCD screen is black and the NVIDIA X Server Settings window moves over to the CRT at the right.
6. The display settings automatically revert after 10 seconds.
Thank you very much for any help you can provide.
I am having a tough time getting TwinView to work on 9.10 with my NVIDIA GeForce 8200. I had it working fine on Kubuntu 8.10, but after a clean install to Ubuntu 9.10 I cannot seem to get my dual-monitor setup to work.
Here are the pertinent system specs:
Motherboard: Asus M3N78-VM with onboard NVIDIA GeForce 8200 (see below)
Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000 Brisbane 2.6GHz (Socket AM2)
Memory: 4 GiB (2 x 2 GiB) 240-Pin SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
Video adapter: Motherboard-integrated NVIDIA GeForce 8200 with 1 DVI, 1 SVGA, and 1 HDMI port
Monitor 1: Hanns-G HN199D (19" LCD, 1280×1024, DVI)
Monitor 2: ViewSonic P810 (21" CRT, 1600×1200 @ 60 Hz, SVGA)
Physical setup: LCD (DVI) to the left of CRT (SVGA).
OS: Ubuntu 9.10 / Windows XP SP3 via GRUB 1.97 beta4
Kernel: 2.6.31-15-generic
NVIDIA driver version: 185.18.36
X.Org version: 1.6.4 (10604000)
Basically it comes down to: I can only get one monitor to work at a time. Either one works individually (TwinView off) but if I try to enable both at the same time, only the CRT works.
My current xorg.conf is posted here (http://home.cogeco.ca/%7Erevolution/xorg.conf). Currently I'm running on just the LCD screen on the DVI port.
Now, here's what I do to try to enable the second monitor:
1. Open terminal
2. $ gksudo nvidia-settings
3. Click X Server Display Configuration
here's what I see:
http://home.cogeco.ca/%7Erevolution/x_screen1.png
4. For the ViewSonic, change Resolution to 1600×1200, Position to Right of HSD HN199D
this looks like this:
http://home.cogeco.ca/%7Erevolution/x_screen2.png
5. Click "Apply"
and this is what I get: (linked because 2880×1200 image):
x_screen3.png (http://home.cogeco.ca/%7Erevolution/x_screen3.png)
the LCD screen is black and the NVIDIA X Server Settings window moves over to the CRT at the right.
6. The display settings automatically revert after 10 seconds.
Thank you very much for any help you can provide.