On 07/12/2017 05:43 PM, Dick Steffens wrote: > I can't get the two screen settings to change and stay correct on my new > machine. > > On my old machine (running Ubuntu 14.04) I have an nVidia GeForce 210. > On my new machine (running Ubuntu MATE 16.04) I have an nVidia GeForce > GT 610. Both have nVidia driver version 304.135. On the old machine I > have a 1280x1024 Samsung SyncMaster 712N monitor, and a ViewSonic > VG2030wm 1680x1050 monitor. On the new machine I have a 1280x1024 > Samsung SyncMaster 712N monitor, and a 1920x1080 Samsung SyncMaster > 2333HD monitor. > > On the old machine I have the 1280x1024 monitor to the left of the > 1680x1050 monitor. I'd like to arrange the new machine to have a similar > arrangement, but two things happen when I try to set that with the > NVIDIA X Server Settings tool. I can drag the 1280x1024 monitor to the > left and the 1920x1080 to the right. But when I click on the Apply > button, I get part of the background image on the 1280x1024 monitor and > the rest of it on the 1920x1080 monitor. The 1920x1080 monitor also has > the image that should be on the 1280x1024 monitor to the right of the > extra part of the image from the other monitor, and there's a blank > strip at the bottom of that monitor under the smaller image. > > While I could live with the larger monitor being to the left of the > smaller one, I'd like to have the menu bar at the top moved from the > smaller monitor over to the larger one, and also the bar at the bottom > of the screen with the buttons for the various open programs. > > I haven't found anything current with Mr. Google. The latest posting I > found was from 2013. > > Any ideas on where to get current information about how to make this > work right? >
Googling with 'Xorg nvidia dual monitor' will result in a heaps or wikis. Even a 2013 post will be relevant given your antique GPU and driver! First check this locations for conflicting device, screen and/or server layout settings: /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/ /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/ nvidia-settings and its GUI can't adjust all X.Org parameters, since 'root' is needed to save those functions and X does not read $HOME. You'll still need a proper xorg.conf file to tell X.org what to do. The APPLY button is for Monitor and GPU parameters that do not require the X server to restart or reset. The Nvidia has has an extensive README.txt that gives lots and lots of information on setting up the driver. I assume you want your one GPU to drive 2 monitors of different resolutions as separate independent X screens s. You can also set up a single X screens spanning both monitors. http://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86/304.135/README/ Here are 2 methods (There is a third involving the xrandr utility, but I will leave that as a exercise for the reader). 1. Run nvidia-settings GUI as root or (ugh) sudo, click "Advanced..." button, and configure the settings the way you want. Then, instead of "apply" click on "Save to X Configuration File" and save to /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/xorg.conf Name can be anything ending in .conf Restart X.org server. 2. With older nvidia drivers, monitor (DPI, and a few other autodetection issues can occur. Edit the above xorg.conf to fine tune, for example (I've left off the non-GPU settings for clarity, and the values are for my particular hardware - adjust as needed). Once you get something that is close, you can then use nvidia-settings GUI to fine tune and save to xorg.conf. Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "Layout0" Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0 Screen 1 "Screen1" RightOf "Screen0" Option "Xinerama" "0" EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "Monitor0" VendorName "ViewSonic" ModelName "ViewSonic VA2448 SERIES" HorizSync 24.0 - 82.0 VertRefresh 50.0 - 75.0 Option "DPMS" EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "Monitor1" VendorName "LG" ModelName "LG Electronics E2360" HorizSync 30.0 - 83.0 VertRefresh 56.0 - 75.0 Option "DPMS" EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "Device0" Driver "nvidia" VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation" BoardName "GeForce GTX 1060 6GB" BusID "PCI:4:0:0" Option "Coolbits" "4" EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "Screen0" Device "Device0" Monitor "Monitor0" DefaultDepth 24 Option "metamodes" "1920x1080_60 +0+0" SubSection "Display" Depth 24 EndSubSection EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "Screen1" Device "Device0" Monitor "Monitor1" DefaultDepth 24 Option "metamodes" "1920x1080_60 +0+0" SubSection "Display" Depth 24 EndSubSection EndSection Hints: you can use 'xrandr --screen [0 | 1]' or 'nvidia-settings -q dpys' to determine which GPU port (VGA, HDMI, DVI etc) each monitor is connected to and the do something like to get one big X screen spanning both monitors: Section "Screen" Identifier "Screen0" Device "Device0" Monitor "Monitor0" DefaultDepth 24 Option "TwinView" "True" Option "MetaModes" "DFP:0: 1280x1024 +0+0, DFP:1: 1920x1080 +1280+0" SubSection "Display" Depth 24 EndSubSection EndSection Have Fun! Ed PS: Here'a a hint, but you will need to run this command each time you start X, so xorg.conf is better: xrandr --output DVI-I-0 --auto --primary --left-of DVI-I-1 _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
