[ubuntu-za] Using Ubuntu Natty Narwhal with 2 screens

[Nico Michael(PtaISP)]

Hi Lee

I use USA as geographical location so i could not have restrictions to Restricted Ultraverse and Restricted Universe

The screen works with 1 monitor if I put 2 monitors they both display the same
 
How do i get the restricted Drivers ? Is that there by default ?

XSWAT PPA  I opend the URL and see many NVIDIA things there
we will look at them now


Thanks
Nico




On 2011-08-24 19:05, Lee Sharp wrote:
> On 08/24/2011 11:41 AM, Nico Michael(PtaISP) wrote:
>> Thanks now that I have Ubuntu working on the FX card with one monitor I
>> will look at geting the binary
>
> Slow down!  Try and stay as stock as possable, because you can be in for a lot of trouble if you do not.
>
> 1) Start with the restricted drivers in the standard repository.  That should work for a 5700.
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> 2) If not, the next step is a more current repository.  I use the xswat ppa for my GTX550 Ti. https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat/+archive/x-updates
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> 3) The compiled drivers directly from Nvidia.  I never recomend this, and have never seen anyone actually need it.
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> That all said, Unity is brand new and WILL have issues.  If you can not get steps 1 or 2 to work, try going back to the LTS, 10.04 since it still uses the very stable Gnome 2.  I am still on it for almost all of my systems.  I am also not a Unity fan. :)
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>             Lee
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