View Full Version : [other] carnt set up dual monitors
jrovduki
July 4th, 2010, 05:53 PM
i need hellp im tryin to set up dual monitor to extend my desktop but when i connect my second monitor both of them will just go black n stay black untill i disconnect it i have tryed everything i can think of i have a foxconn botherbord and 3 gb ram and a ati radeon hd 3400 graphic card im running windows xp and my main monitor is using vga and the over one is using vga to dvi plz hellp
MichealH
July 4th, 2010, 06:44 PM
When they are black on the keyboard blindly use the keys CTRL+ALT+F1
Now Blindly Log in
enter Password
Now blindly excecute:
sudo bash
Xorg -configure
cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf.new /etc/X11/xorg.conf
service gdm start
And it should work
jrovduki
July 4th, 2010, 06:49 PM
im sorry im new to all this where do i put the codes in ?
MichealH
July 5th, 2010, 08:51 PM
Oh forgot it is ABT! :P
When you press CTRL+ALT+F1 you will be faced with a terminal. Or... You should When you press them blindly (without looking) put in the codes. Have complete trust in your keyboard.
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