multiple monitors on bt4

[oneofthemany]

i have read all threads so far about how to enable dual display on bt4, by using nvidia x, overclocking etc, but none of them work.

does any of the moderators or senior staff know how to make this work

help would be greatly appreciated

[purehate]

the nvidia-settings gui tool will give you a option to enable multiple monitors after you get them detected by doing Xorg-configure or nvidia-xconfig

[oneofthemany]

the nvidia-settings gui tool will give you a option to enable multiple monitors after you get them detected by doing Xorg-configure or nvidia-xconfig

like i said i have done all that and nothing

if it was as simple as just using the nvidia-settings and nvidia-x i would be there already

this is what i get after i input nvidia settings:

You do not appear to be using the NVIDIA X driver. Please edit your X configuration file (just run `nvidia-xconfig` as root), and restart the X server.

so then i run nvidia-xconfig:

Using X configuration file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf".

VALIDATION ERROR: Data incomplete in file /etc/X11/xorg.conf.
Device section "Configured Video Device" must have a Driver
line.

Backed up file '/etc/X11/xorg.conf' as '/etc/X11/xorg.conf.backup'
New X configuration file written to '/etc/X11/xorg.conf

so then issue gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf and look at inputing driver details with the "Configured Video Device".

my xorg.conf reads like this:

# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig: version 1.0 (buildd@palmer) Thu Jun 26 06:22:40 UTC 2008


Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Layout0"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "Files"
RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "dbe"
Load "extmod"
Load "type1"
Load "freetype"
Load "glx"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

# generated from default
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "auto"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

# generated from default
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Unknown"
ModelName "Unknown"
HorizSync 30.0 - 110.0
VertRefresh 50.0 - 150.0
Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Device0"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Device0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection

the question is what do i have to edit and what drivers do i have to use to make it work

any help would be of benefit

[purehate]

What nvidia card are you using?

[Encrypted_Soldier]

on my ubuntu machine rerunning the nvidia -xorg gives me some weird error so i usually either install the newest driver or reinstall the current one whenever a kernel update screws everything up. And it appears that you are not using the nvidia drivers therefore you are not getting your sesired reults just do what i said earlier in this post about instaling and you should be fine.*




*results not guaranteed murphy's law always intervenes when it is not welcome.

[oneofthemany]

What nvidia card are you using?

im not using an nvidia graphics card.

i have an IBM R61i laptop with an Intel(R) 965 Express Chipset

all i want to know is if its possible to have multiple screens using Backtrack as I can using Ubuntu 9.10

thanks in advance

[psychonautjay]

i'm not great with linux but im pretty sure that using nvidia software /drivers to get multiple monitors working with an intel card won't work...

i think youre barking up the wrong tree mate

[Archangel-Amael]

i have read all threads so far about how to enable dual display on bt4, by using nvidia x, overclocking etc, but none of them work.

im not using an nvidia graphics card.

WTF! I mean seriously.

Here's an idea, next time try being more specific about your problem!

[MosGuy]

im not using an nvidia graphics card.

i have an IBM R61i laptop with an Intel(R) 965 Express Chipset

all i want to know is if its possible to have multiple screens using Backtrack as I can using Ubuntu 9.10

thanks in advance

Trying to use Nvidia on Intel graphics that's a new one . To answer your question yes it's possible. I run dual screens on my netbook with Intel graphics. Here's a hint: xrandr

[Barry]

im not using an nvidia graphics card.

i have an IBM R61i laptop with an Intel(R) 965 Express Chipset

all i want to know is if its possible to have multiple screens using Backtrack as I can using Ubuntu 9.10

thanks in advance

Back the **** up! If you expect using drivers for a different video adapter chipset will make your multimonitor setup work, Backtrack really isn't the distribution for you.