Description of problem: system-config-display does not allow me to configure dual-head. The field "Second Video Card" is empty and I cannot push OK without filling it out, apparently. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): system-config-display-1.0.51-9.fc9.noarch xorg-x11-drv-nv-2.1.8-1.fc9.i386 xorg-x11-drv-nouveau-0.0.10-1.20080311git460cb26.fc9.i386 How reproducible: always Steps to Reproduce: 1. start system-config-display 2. click "Dual Head" option 3. Try to click "ok"
lspci out for this card: 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation Quadro NVS 290 (rev a1)
Thanks for the bug report. We have reviewed the information you have provided above, and there is some additional information we require that will be helpful in our diagnosis of this issue. Please attach your X server config file (/etc/X11/xorg.conf) and X server log file (/var/log/Xorg.*.log) to the bug report as individual uncompressed file attachments using the bugzilla file attachment link below. Could you please also try to run without any /etc/X11/xorg.conf whatsoever and let X11 autodetect your display and video card? Attach to this bug /var/log/Xorg.0.log from this attempt as well, please. We will review this issue again once you've had a chance to attach this information. Thanks in advance.
Created attachment 302119 [details] xorg.conf xorg.conf -- generated by system-config-display
Created attachment 302120 [details] Xorg.0.log
Created attachment 302137 [details] Xorg.0.log after removing /etc/X11/xorg.conf I removed my /etc/X11/xorg.conf and then did a reboot. It appears to properly configure the display but I didn't get a gdm login. I think that's because the most recent NetworkManager isn't working right instead of a problem with X, however.
After disabling NetworkManager, I was able to login. The gdm problems I was having have nothing to do with this.
OK, back to basics -- I overlooked that you tried to make dual-head working with system-config-display. It probably doesn't work much anymore. In the brave new world we are now, xrandr is used instead. Could you try to play with that, please? Thank you
After reading a short tutorial about xrandr (heard about it, never used it) I got it working fairly quickly. Thanks