On Mon, 2010-01-18 at 10:06 -0500, Sam Varshavchik wrote: > 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. > I have no System->Administration->Display in my menus. What program does this represent? > 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. > > > -- > users mailing list > users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users > Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines -- ======================================================================= I am deeply CONCERNED and I want something GOOD for BREAKFAST! ======================================================================= Aaron Konstam telephone: (210) 656-0355 e-mail: akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
