Dual Monitors on Linux Mandrake. Help please!

[exorr]

I need to find out how to run dual monitors on Linux Mandrake. I need to know in the next hour or so if possible (at work and boss needs me to figure this out). I need it so that its an expanded desktop or if you don't know how to do that, just a setup where you can open "desktop 1" in one monitor and "desktop 2" in the other. I'm using a Matrox G400 dual monitor card so I already have that in the bag. Can someone please help me out here?!? Thanks!

 

[n0cmonkey]

Check out Matrox's site, they have a program that will help you set this up. Also you need XF86 4.x and xinerama.

 

[exorr]

Where can I get those nocmonkey? I'm new to the whole Linux thing, but if I can figure this out it would be great!

 

[n0cmonkey]

<< Where can I get those nocmonkey? I'm new to the whole Linux thing, but if I can figure this out it would be great! >>



Look on freshmeat.net and matrox's website.

 

[exorr]

Can't find anything on this setup on the Matrox website. Could you post a link?

 

[n0cmonkey]

http://xfree86.org/4.1.0/RELNOTES5.html#21
http://www.matrox.com/mga/media_center/press_rel/2001/linux_powerdesk.cfm

EDIT: Do I get paid for this?

 

[exorr]

Maybe...if you can tell me why my mandrake box won't connect to the network! It's driving me insane!

 

[n0cmonkey]

What does &quot;ifconfig -a&quot; tell you?

 

[exorr]

Nutin. eth0 doesn't show me an inet address, broadcast, or mask...

sighs

 

[n0cmonkey]

So if eth0 does show up, give it an ip address

&quot;man ifconfig&quot; for specific info on how to do that, but it should be something close to:
&quot;ifconfig eth0 10.10.10.10 255.255.255.0&quot; (ifconfig network <interface> <ip> <subnet mask>).

 

[exorr]

I tried, says, &quot;Device or resource busy&quot;

 

[n0cmonkey]

Edit the startup files to give eth0 an ip address and make sure the module is loaded and all.

 

[exorr]

Err...I'm lost...Oh well...Thanks anyway. I thought I already added these into the startup files. But when it boots it fails when searching for the eth0 connection.

::chuckles::