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How can I configure multiple monitors in Linux?
How can I configure multiple monitors in Linux?
The ATI Proprietary Linux driver provides support for a wide variety of monitor configurations. The following fglrxconfig options can be used to configure displays:
§Enable TV Out (if one of the displays is a TV)
§Yes or No
§Select Monitor configuration
§See below for available configurations
§Configure monitor arrangement (if more than one monitor is connected)
§Horizontal: select whether screen 1 is left or right of screen 0
§Vertical: select whether screen 1 is above or below screen 0
§Set Primary and Secondary monitors
§Secondary monitor may not have all the features of the Primary monitor
§Choose available resolutions
§These should not exceed the capabilities of your monitor
Simply run fglrxconfig and provide the desired answers at the appropriate prompts. Answer yes when asked to update the XF86Config-4 file. Your new settings should take effect the next time you start X.
Monitor Layout Configurations
The following Monitor configurations are available:
Mode
Screens
Description
Single Head Laptop Mode Clone Mode Big Desktop Dual Head
1 2 2 2 2
single display only, the second remains dark toggle between internal or external screen same content on both screens one desktop stretched across both screens separate instances of XFree86 on each screen
For Big Desktop and Dual Head modes, a vertical or horizontal orientation can be selected. In some cases, it is also possible to select which monitor will be Primary and which will be Secondary.
Some of these configurations allow for extremely large desktop resolutions. Please note the maximum resolutions for OpenGL operation are as follows:
