(3) monitors (2) video cards xorg.conf help!

[dknise]

Hey guys,

So clearly, I am brand new to Ubuntu and I am trying to set up my monitors with the xorg.conf settings. When I edit and reboot, it fails to load the login screen. I then boot into the console and remove the file and then restart and it boots properly, with no xorg.conf to refer to.

When it boots without a xorg.conf, both of the screens attached to the PCI 1:0:0 get displayed, but not the one on the PCI 2:0:0 slot.



Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "threescreens"
Screen 0 "screen_left" 0 0
Screen 1 "screen_center" RightOf "screen_left"
Screen 2 "screen_right" RightOf "screen_center" 0 0
Option "Twinview" "on"
Option "Xinerama" "on"
EndSection

Section "Module"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "asus_left"
VendorName "ASUS"
ModelName "VE247"
HorzSync 30.0 - 83.0
VertRefresh 50.0 - 76.0
Option "DPMS" "true"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "asus_center"
VendorName "ASUS"
ModelName "VE247"
HorzSync 30.0 - 83.0
VertRefresh 50.0 - 76.0
Option "DPMS" "true"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "asus_right"
VendorName "ASUS"
ModelName "VE247"
HorzSync 30.0 - 83.0
VertRefresh 50.0 - 76.0
Option "DPMS" "true"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "graphicscard_top1"
Driver "fglrx"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
Screen 0
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "graphicscard_top2"
Driver "fglrx"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
Screen 1
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "graphicscard_bottom"
Driver "fglrx"
BusID "PCI:2:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "screen_left"
Device "graphicscard_top1"
Monitor "asus_left"
DefaultDepth 24
Option "TwinView" "0"
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1920x1080"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "screen_center"
Device "graphicscard_top2"
Monitor "asus_center"
DefaultDepth 24
Option "TwinView" "0"
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1920x1080"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "screen_right"
Device "graphicscard_bottom"
Monitor "asus_right"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1920x1080"
EndSubSection
EndSection



I think I've read every post about this ever made on the internet and have spent hours trying to get it to work!!! ahhhh haha. So any help for a complete newb would be awesome.:D

Thanks.=)

[dknise]

BUMP cause I really need some help on this!!

[kragebein]

Hi.
I belive "Twinview" is a nvidia setting, you might try to use "BigDesktop" which is (or atleast used to be) a flgrx setting.

for nvidia, we have 'nvidia-settings' we can run, there should be something similar for your graphic card too =)