On 6/15/06, Shriramana Sharma wrote:

Dear friends,

I now have two CRT monitors - a 17" and a 14" (or 15" I don't know exactly) and would like to use them both with SUSE Linux at a time, with the desktop being extended across the two (and not duplicated in the two).

My motherboard's in-built VGA system has only one VGA port in the back in which I currently plugin my 17" monitor. Now I need to purchase hardware that will help me attach the second monitor.

My friend said I need a VGA splitter (or joiner - he wasn't sure). I would like to have advice from the SUSE community on what hardware to purchase, so that it would be compatible with SUSE Linux.

Also, what would be the steps to follow to configure the display? I just go to SaX and activate Dual Head Mode and configure the second monitor, right?

Thank you for your quick reply. :) [I need to purchase this soon.]

If your onboard VGA card is not dual head capable (most probably it is not), you can just buy another card to serve the other monitor. The splitter will not work for you - it is "splitter" it will show exactly the same on both monitors, which is not your intend. -- -- Svetoslav Milenov (Sunny) Windows is a 32-bit extension to a 16-bit graphical shell for an 8-bit operating system originally coded for a 4-bit microprocessor by a 2-bit company that can't stand 1 bit of competition. -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq@suse.com