On Friday 18 Jul 2008 22:30:31 Damon L. Chesser wrote: > This is what I did: > > followed this guide: http://wiki.debian.org/NvidiaGraphicsDrivers to > install nvidia the debian way. I have also installed nvidia with the > nvidia installer. Both ways will work, at least for Sid. > > then I installed nvidia-xconfig and nvidia-settings > > Since dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg will not give you a driver selection > anymore and making one from scratch is to much work for me, after I install > nvidia (the debian way) I run nvidia-xconfig. That will re-write your > xorg.conf file to start nvidia. > > Then I, after I reboot, I run nvidia-settings from with in the GUI (sudo or > su to root). I then config twin view with that tool, under advanced, you > can also select a secondary config(X Screen tab, MetaMode: Add) where one > of your monitors is turned off. This is handy for two reasons: 1. Any > game you run full screen will not now be divided between the two monitors. > 2. Any full size app will not automaticaly span both monitors, but will > only maximize to one monitor size.
So that means that nothing changed in the driver. My VGA port got damaged silently. :-( Thank you for the confirmation. Ritesh -- Ritesh Raj Sarraf RESEARCHUT - http://www.researchut.com "Necessity is the mother of invention."
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