[olug] Dual Monitors in F16

[Dan Linder]

If you've booted as normal, press Ctrl-Alt-F1 to get the text console
screen 1, then login as root and run these commands:
1: /etc/init.d/gdm stop
2: killall X
3: ps -ef | grep X
 --> Look for a running "X" or "/usr/bin/X"
 --> If still running, kill it by PID (the second column)
4: Run the NVIDIA executable
5: reboot

Does this work?

DAn

On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 20:02, Jay Woods <woodsjay at cox.net> wrote:

> On Friday, December 02, 2011 05:32:05 PM Kevin wrote:
> > Is there a reason that Ctrl-Alt-F2 wouldn't work? F7 is traditionally
> > the GUI, but I think that in either Fedora 14 or 15 they changed it to
> > Ctrl-Alt-F1. I've got a stock install of F15 going on now so I might
> > be able to test it tomorrow.
>
> On my machine after the console login, the NVIDIA executable is complaining
> that an X server is running somewhere.
> >
> > On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 16:54, Jay Woods <woodsjay at cox.net> wrote:
> > > On Friday, December 02, 2011 09:28:45 AM Obi-Wan wrote:
> > >> > Have been using dual head for years.  Long ago with Matrox dual
> cards,
> > >> > recent years with plain jane aftermarket nvidia cards.  Haven't
> > >> > thought about it for a long time since it's been plug and play for
> > >> > quite some time.
> > >> >
> > >> >  I too, use the proprietary drivers and stick with nvidia.
> > >>
> > >> Ditto that.  Been running it for 3+ years at my current job and for a
> > >> while before that at the previous job.  Both Ubuntu, and both with the
> > >> proprietary nVidia drivers.  Never tried it any other way because it's
> > >> just so easy using the nVidia GUI.
> > >
> > > I'm finding out that X can't be running when the installation is going
> > > on. Is there an easier way (less hazardous way) to get out of X than
> > > edit the starting run level? I'm not worried about working at the
> > > command line but am worried that I can reliably edit the starting level
> > > back to 5. Is a run level of 3 right for F15?
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