2nd Monitor Wont Display

[squeaky]

I am unable to get my second monitor to display. I am not getting any errors in my log files here are the relevant sections of my XF86Config file. All that happens is that the left monitor comes on and the second monitor goes into power save mode. I cant move the mouse past the right boundry of the left screen.

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Section "Device"
Identifier "Card0"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVidia"
BoardName "0x0171"
BusID "PCI:0:15:0"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Card0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
Option "TwinView" "on"
Option "MetaModes" "1024x768; 1024x768"
#Option "ConnectedMonitor" "crt,crt"
Option "SecondMonitorHorizSync" "30-69"
Option "SecondMonitorVertRefresh" "50-120"
Option "TwinViewOrientation" "RightOf"
DefaultDepth 16
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
EndSubSection
EndSection
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[squeaky]

Oh, and I am using the GeForce4 MX 440

[bwkaz]

Try moving your Option lines into the Device section rather than the Screen section.

[squeaky]

Actually this is how I had it originally set up, and that didn't work, I will try it agian tho.

[squeaky]

Nope, that didn't work, anyone else have any ideas? I am getting no signal at all being sent to that monitor. Just FYI I am getting console on that monitor, just no X

[bwkaz]

Couple of things that I'm seeing now. First, this is in the README:

Q: Nothing gets displayed on my second monitor; what's wrong?

A: Monitors that do not support monitor detection using Display Data
Channel (DDC) protocols (this includes most older monitors) aren't
detectable by your NVIDIA card. You need to explicitly tell the NVIDIA
XFree86 driver what you have connected using the "ConnectedMonitor"
option; e.g.:

Option "ConnectedMonitor" "CRT, CRT" However, I don't think that will help, because of this line in your options that I'm only seeing now:

Option "MetaModes" "1024x768; 1024x768" Reading through the MetaModes option reference would tell you that since you separated these modes with a semicolon, they're two separate modes (both with the secondary screen disabled), not 1024x768 on the one monitor and the same on the other.

For that (same resolution on both), use "1024x768, 1024x768" as a MetaModes string.

[squeaky]

Thank you very much, that fixed the problem. You rock.