I have same problem and I use dual booting system (Ubuntu 8.04 and
Windows XP) from my Dell desktop. Somehow, the second screen displays
same contents as the main one, and the System-Preferences-Screen
Resolution menu doesn't seem to allow the second monitor to display
different contents. FYI,
We are closing this bug report as it lacks the information, described in
the previous comments, we need to investigate the problem further.
However, please reopen it if you can give us the missing information and
don't hesitate to submit bug reports in the future.
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Thank you for reporting the problem you experienced and for helping to
improve Ubuntu. Please provide the information described here to help us
to properly identify the problem: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Reporting --
see Wrong resolutions, refresh rates, or monitor specs.
Additionally, you could
Using displayconfig-gtk isn't a good idea, and can lead to an even more
broken config. Even if it does give the illusion that it works, it isn't
the correct way to do it. The most likely culprit is having no virtual
screen size defined in your /etc/X11/xorg.conf, which is a known bug.
Please post
