Second Monitor with nVidia and Openbox

I am going to be picking up a second monitor this afternoon, and I am wondering how easy it will be to set up. Can I just run the nVidia xorg configure command and will that do most of it for me? I also noticed there are different methods of using 2 monitors. Is twinview the best or should I look at something else?

GUI works fine and i always run nvidia-settings as root.
su -c 'nvidia-settings'
or just apply a alias
alias nvidia-settings='su -c 'nvidia-settings''
Good Luck!
Last edited by JuseBox (2010-03-24 12:45:37)

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GeForce2 Integrated GPU, GeForce2 GTS, GeForce2 Ti, GeForce2 Ultra,
Quadro2 Pro, GeForce4 MX 460, GeForce4 MX 440, GeForce4 MX 420,
GeForce4 MX 440-SE, GeForce4 440 Go, GeForce4 420 Go,
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GeForce FX 5700 Ultra, GeForce FX 5700, GeForce FX 5700LE,
GeForce FX 5700VE, 0x0345, GeForce FX Go5700, GeForce FX Go5700,
0x0349, 0x034B, Quadro FX Go1000, Quadro FX 1100, 0x034F
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[17] -1 0 0x0000b000 - 0x0000b007 (0x8) IX[B]
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[19] -1 0 0x0000bc00 - 0x0000bc07 (0x8) IX[B]
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[22] -1 0 0x0000dc00 - 0x0000dc0f (0x10) IX[B]
[23] -1 0 0x0000e000 - 0x0000e003 (0x4) IX[B]
[24] -1 0 0x0000e400 - 0x0000e407 (0x8) IX[B]
[25] -1 0 0x0000e800 - 0x0000e803 (0x4) IX[B]
[26] -1 0 0x0000ec00 - 0x0000ec07 (0x8) IX[B]
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[28] -1 0 0x0000d800 - 0x0000d81f (0x20) IX[B]
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[17] -1 0 0x0000e400 - 0x0000e407 (0x8) IX[B]
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[19] -1 0 0x0000ec00 - 0x0000ec07 (0x8) IX[B]
[20] -1 0 0x0000ffa0 - 0x0000ffaf (0x10) IX[B]
[21] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) IX[B]
[22] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) IX[B]
[23] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) IX[B]
[24] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) IX[B]
[25] -1 0 0x0000d800 - 0x0000d81f (0x20) IX[B]
[26] -1 0 0x0000d400 - 0x0000d41f (0x20) IX[B]
[27] -1 0 0x0000d000 - 0x0000d01f (0x20) IX[B]
[28] -1 0 0x0000cc00 - 0x0000cc1f (0x20) IX[B]
[29] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[30] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
(WW) ****INVALID MEM ALLOCATION**** b: 0x48000000 e: 0x4fffffff correcting
<----------EDIT---------->
(II) Loading sub module "fb"
(II) LoadModule: "fb"
(II) Reloading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libfb.a
(II) Loading sub module "xaa"
(II) LoadModule: "xaa"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libxaa.a
(II) Module xaa: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.1, module version = 1.2.0
ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 0.7
(II) Loading sub module "ramdac"
(II) LoadModule: "ramdac"
(II) Reloading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libramdac.a
(--) Depth 24 pixmap format is 32 bpp
(II) do I need RAC? Yes, I do.
(II) LoadModule: "rac"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/librac.a
(II) Module rac: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.1, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 0.7
(II) resource ranges after preInit:
[0] 1 0 0xe0000000 - 0xe7ffffff (0x8000000) MX[B]
[1] 1 0 0xfd000000 - 0xfdffffff (0x1000000) MX[B]
[2] 0 0 0xd0000000 - 0xd7ffffff (0x8000000) MX[B]
[3] 0 0 0xfb000000 - 0xfbffffff (0x1000000) MX[B]
[4] -1 0 0xe0000000 - 0xe7ffffff (0x8000000) MX[B](B)
[5] -1 0 0xfd000000 - 0xfdffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[6] -1 0 0xffe00000 - 0xffffffff (0x200000) MX[B](B)
[7] -1 0 0x00100000 - 0x3fffffff (0x3ff00000) MX[B]E(B)
[8] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
[9] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
[10] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
[11] -1 0 0xfeaffc00 - 0xfeaffcff (0x100) MX[B]
[12] -1 0 0xea7ff000 - 0xea7fffff (0x1000) MX[B]
[13] -1 0 0x40000000 - 0x400003ff (0x400) MX[B]
[14] -1 0 0xfebffc00 - 0xfebfffff (0x400) MX[B]
[15] -1 0 0xf0000000 - 0xefffffff (0x0) MX[B]O
[16] -1 0 0xea7fe000 - 0xea7fefff (0x1000) MX[B](B)
[17] -1 0 0xfc9e0000 - 0xfc9fffff (0x20000) MX[B](B)
[18] -1 0 0xd0000000 - 0xd7ffffff (0x8000000) MX[B](B)
[19] -1 0 0xfb000000 - 0xfbffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[20] 0 0 0x000a0000 - 0x000affff (0x10000) MS[B](OprD)
[21] 0 0 0x000b0000 - 0x000b7fff (0x8000) MS[B](OprD)
[22] 0 0 0x000b8000 - 0x000bffff (0x8000) MS[B](OprD)
[23] 1 0 0x000a0000 - 0x000affff (0x10000) MS[B](OprD)
[24] 1 0 0x000b0000 - 0x000b7fff (0x8000) MS[B](OprD)
[25] 1 0 0x000b8000 - 0x000bffff (0x8000) MS[B](OprD)
[26] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[27] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
[28] -1 0 0x0000b000 - 0x0000b007 (0x8) IX[B]
[29] -1 0 0x0000b400 - 0x0000b4ff (0x100) IX[B]
[30] -1 0 0x0000bc00 - 0x0000bc07 (0x8) IX[B]
[31] -1 0 0x0000b800 - 0x0000b81f (0x20) IX[B]
[32] -1 0 0x0000c800 - 0x0000c81f (0x20) IX[B]
[33] -1 0 0x0000dc00 - 0x0000dc0f (0x10) IX[B]
[34] -1 0 0x0000e000 - 0x0000e003 (0x4) IX[B]
[35] -1 0 0x0000e400 - 0x0000e407 (0x8) IX[B]
[36] -1 0 0x0000e800 - 0x0000e803 (0x4) IX[B]
[37] -1 0 0x0000ec00 - 0x0000ec07 (0x8) IX[B]
[38] -1 0 0x0000ffa0 - 0x0000ffaf (0x10) IX[B]
[39] -1 0 0x0000d800 - 0x0000d81f (0x20) IX[B]
[40] -1 0 0x0000d400 - 0x0000d41f (0x20) IX[B]
[41] -1 0 0x0000d000 - 0x0000d01f (0x20) IX[B]
[42] -1 0 0x0000cc00 - 0x0000cc1f (0x20) IX[B]
[43] 0 0 0x000003b0 - 0x000003bb (0xc) IS[B](OprU)
[44] 0 0 0x000003c0 - 0x000003df (0x20) IS[B](OprU)
[45] 1 0 0x000003b0 - 0x000003bb (0xc) IS[B](OprU)
[46] 1 0 0x000003c0 - 0x000003df (0x20) IS[B](OprU)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "1280x960"
(II) Loading extension NV-GLX
(II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA 3D Acceleration Architecture Initialized
(II) NVIDIA(0): Using the NVIDIA 2D acceleration architecture
(==) NVIDIA(0): Backing store disabled
(==) NVIDIA(0): Silken mouse enabled
(II) Loading extension NV-CONTROL
(EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to load GLX
(==) RandR enabled
(==) NV(1): Write-combining range (0xe0000000,0x4000000)
(II) NV(1): Using XFree86 Acceleration Architecture (XAA)
Screen to screen bit blits
Solid filled rectangles
8x8 mono pattern filled rectangles
Indirect CPU to Screen color expansion
Solid Lines
Scanline Image Writes
Offscreen Pixmaps
Setting up tile and stipple cache:
32 128x128 slots
32 256x256 slots
16 512x512 slots
(==) NV(1): Backing store disabled
(==) NV(1): Silken mouse enabled
(WW) NV(1): Option "RenderAccel" is not used
(==) RandR enabled
(II) Entity 0 shares no resources
(II) Entity 1 shares no resources
(II) Initializing built-in extension MIT-SHM
(II) Initializing built-in extension XInputExtension
(II) Initializing built-in extension XTEST
(II) Initializing built-in extension XKEYBOARD
(II) Initializing built-in extension LBX
(II) Initializing built-in extension XC-APPGROUP
(II) Initializing built-in extension SECURITY
(II) Initializing built-in extension XINERAMA
(II) Initializing built-in extension XFIXES
(II) Initializing built-in extension XFree86-Bigfont
(II) Initializing built-in extension RENDER
(II) Initializing built-in extension RANDR
(II) Initializing built-in extension COMPOSITE
(II) Initializing built-in extension DAMAGE
(II) Initializing built-in extension XEVIE
(**) Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
(**) Mouse1: Device: "/dev/psaux"
(**) Mouse1: Protocol: "IMPS/2"
(**) Option "CorePointer"
(**) Mouse1: Core Pointer
(**) Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
(**) Option "Emulate3Buttons"
(**) Mouse1: Emulate3Buttons, Emulate3Timeout: 50
(**) Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
(**) Mouse1: ZAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
(**) Mouse1: Buttons: 5
(**) Option "CoreKeyboard"
(**) Keyboard1: Core Keyboard
(**) Option "Protocol" "standard"
(**) Keyboard1: Protocol: standard
(**) Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
(**) Keyboard1: XkbRules: "xorg"
(**) Option "XkbModel" "pc101"
(**) Keyboard1: XkbModel: "pc101"
(**) Option "XkbLayout" "us"
(**) Keyboard1: XkbLayout: "us"
(**) Option "CustomKeycodes" "off"
(**) Keyboard1: CustomKeycodes disabled
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Keyboard1" (type: KEYBOARD)
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Mouse1" (type: MOUSE)
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "NVIDIA Event Handler" (type: Other)
(II) Mouse1: ps2EnableDataReporting: succeeded
Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local/, removing from list!
GetModeLine - scrn: 0 clock: 148500
GetModeLine - hdsp: 1280 hbeg: 1344 hend: 1504 httl: 1728
vdsp: 960 vbeg: 961 vend: 964 vttl: 1011 flags: 5
GetModeLine - scrn: 0 clock: 148500
GetModeLine - hdsp: 1280 hbeg: 1344 hend: 1504 httl: 1728
vdsp: 960 vbeg: 961 vend: 964 vttl: 1011 flags: 5
GetModeLine - scrn: 0 clock: 148500
GetModeLine - hdsp: 1280 hbeg: 1344 hend: 1504 httl: 1728
vdsp: 960 vbeg: 961 vend: 964 vttl: 1011 flags: 5
GetModeLine - scrn: 0 clock: 148500
GetModeLine - hdsp: 1280 hbeg: 1344 hend: 1504 httl: 1728
vdsp: 960 vbeg: 961 vend: 964 vttl: 1011 flags: 5
GetModeLine - scrn: 0 clock: 148500
GetModeLine - hdsp: 1280 hbeg: 1344 hend: 1504 httl: 1728
vdsp: 960 vbeg: 961 vend: 964 vttl: 1011 flags: 5
SwitchToMode - scrn: 0 clock: 74250
hdsp: 640 hbeg: 672 hend: 752 httl: 864
vdsp: 480 vbeg: 480 vend: 482 vttl: 505 flags: 37
Checking against clock: 148500 (148500)
hdsp: 1280 hbeg: 1344 hend: 1504 httl: 1728
vdsp: 960 vbeg: 961 vend: 964 vttl: 1011 flags: 5
Checking against clock: 94500 (94500)
hdsp: 1024 hbeg: 1072 hend: 1168 httl: 1376
vdsp: 768 vbeg: 769 vend: 772 vttl: 808 flags: 5
Checking against clock: 56300 (56300)
hdsp: 800 hbeg: 832 hend: 896 httl: 1048
vdsp: 600 vbeg: 601 vend: 604 vttl: 631 flags: 5
Checking against clock: 74250 (74250)
hdsp: 640 hbeg: 672 hend: 752 httl: 864
vdsp: 480 vbeg: 480 vend: 482 vttl: 505 flags: 37
(II) Screen 0 shares mem & io resources
(II) Screen 1 shares mem & io resources
(II) NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "640x480"
(II) Entity 0 shares no resources
(II) Entity 1 shares no resources
SwitchToMode - Succeeded
GetModeLine - scrn: 0 clock: 74250
GetModeLine - hdsp: 640 hbeg: 672 hend: 752 httl: 864
vdsp: 480 vbeg: 480 vend: 482 vttl: 505 flags: 37
GetModeLine - scrn: 0 clock: 74250
GetModeLine - hdsp: 640 hbeg: 672 hend: 752 httl: 864
vdsp: 480 vbeg: 480 vend: 482 vttl: 505 flags: 37
SwitchToMode - scrn: 0 clock: 148500
hdsp: 1280 hbeg: 1344 hend: 1504 httl: 1728
vdsp: 960 vbeg: 961 vend: 964 vttl: 1011 flags: 5
Checking against clock: 148500 (148500)
hdsp: 1280 hbeg: 1344 hend: 1504 httl: 1728
vdsp: 960 vbeg: 961 vend: 964 vttl: 1011 flags: 5
(II) Screen 0 shares mem & io resources
(II) Screen 1 shares mem & io resources
(II) NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "1280x960"
(II) Entity 0 shares no resources
(II) Entity 1 shares no resources
SwitchToMode - Succeeded
(II) Screen 0 shares mem & io resources
(II) Screen 1 shares mem & io resources
(II) Screen 0 shares mem & io resources
(II) Screen 1 shares mem & io resources
FreeFontPath: FPE "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/" refcount is 2, should be 1; fixing.

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Are they any recommendations for products and setting it up?

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10.4.x:
Software RAID you can do 0 -1:
To setup a RAID of your system you have to format the drive and setup the RAID type you want from the disk utility.
To have some security i suggest the "mirror" options but you are going to lose some perfomance, depending you want is your main job it mighn't be noticed.
RAID 5:
This would be the nicest option but you need to buy an additional RAID controller. This is mostly used on servers and not on client computers.

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Hi,
Review this HP posted article. http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?cc=us&dlc=en&docname=c03512749&lc=en&product=5398864&tmp...
HP has also posted video drivers for Windows 8.1. http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareCategory?os=4158&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&sw_lang=&product=5398...
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I want to get the converter to plug my 17 inch IBM SVGA monitor into my iMac. The IBM monitor is quite old (one of the first 17 inch IBM color monitors I think). I understand what converted to buy so I can plug it into to iMac. I have no idea what resolution is possible on the IBM. Is this a concern???
I probably will upgrade to a current flat screen for the second monitor later but would really like to try this and see if 2 monitors at home is useful or not.
Thanks!

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Could be two possible connectors - mini dvi to vga (probably based on the info you provided) http://store.apple.com/us/product/M9320G/A
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Hi
I've always thought powered DVI (ADC) was introduced on the Gigabit Ethernet G4s, like your dual 500. It should be easy to check, as the graphics card has an extra power 'stub' which fits into an extra slot on the logic board, between the main AGP slot and the back of the computer. If all the gold connectors on the Radeon 9000 are seated, I think you must have powered DVI/ADC. If some are 'floating' above the logic board, you haven't.

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I'm want to draw some text and lines over the desktop.
I'm using gdiplus.h for print texts with the function DrawString.
But its only print text on a primary screen monitor.
If has in presentation mode, with 2 monitors I need to print text in a second monitor.
#define _WIN32_WINNT 0x500
#include <windows.h>
#include <gdiplus.h>
using namespace Gdiplus;
#pragma comment (lib,"Gdiplus.lib")
int main() {
HWND desktop = GetDesktopWindow();
HDC hdc = GetWindowDC(desktop);
ULONG_PTR m_gdiplusToken;
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GdiplusStartup(&m_gdiplusToken, &gdiplusStartupInput, NULL);
while (true)
HPEN newpen;
LPPOINT point = NULL;
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SelectObject(hdc, newpen);
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//this block works for draw line in second monitor
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//But if I'm use gdiplus only print things on the primary screen
Gdiplus::Graphics g(hdc);
Pen pen(Gdiplus::Color(0, 0, 255), 2);
g.DrawLine(&pen, 1500, 0, 1700, 600);// dont work
g.DrawLine(&pen, 0, 0, 1200, 600);// work, but is in the primary screen
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Font font(&fontFamily, 24, FontStyleRegular, UnitPixel);
SolidBrush brush(Color(255, 0, 0, 255));
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g.DrawString(TEXT("test of GDI+"), 13, &font, PointF(500.0f, 300.0f), &brush); // work, but is in the primary screen
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return 0;

Hi Bhash, Thanks for help.
You can show to me an code example?
I'm tryied with this way:
#include
#define _WIN32_WINNT 0x500
#include
#include
using namespace Gdiplus;
#pragma comment (lib,"Gdiplus.lib")
HDC hdc;
BOOL CALLBACK MonitorEnumProcCallback(_In_ HMONITOR hMonitor, _In_ HDC DevC, _In_ LPRECT lprcMonitor, _In_ LPARAM dwData) {
MONITORINFOEX info;
info.cbSize = sizeof(MONITORINFO);
BOOL monitorInfo = GetMonitorInfo(hMonitor, &info);
cout << "info szDevice" << info.szDevice << endl;
if (monitorInfo) {
hdc = CreateDC(NULL, info.szDevice, NULL, NULL);
return TRUE;
int main() {
HWND desktop = GetDesktopWindow();
HDC DevC = GetDC(desktop);
BOOL b = EnumDisplayMonitors(DevC, NULL, MonitorEnumProcCallback, 0);
ULONG_PTR m_gdiplusToken;
// Initialize GDI+
GdiplusStartupInput gdiplusStartupInput;
GdiplusStartup(&m_gdiplusToken, &gdiplusStartupInput, NULL);
while (true)
HPEN newpen;
LPPOINT point = NULL;
newpen = CreatePen(PS_COSMETIC, 20, RGB(255, 0, 0));
SelectObject(hdc, newpen);
MoveToEx(hdc, 1500, 500, point);
LineTo(hdc, 1600, 550);
//this block works for draw line in second monitor
TextOut(hdc, 1500, 300, TEXT("Text of text out"), 17); // this works too
//But if I'm use gdiplus only print things on the primary screen
Gdiplus::Graphics g(hdc);
Pen pen(Gdiplus::Color(0, 0, 255), 2);
g.DrawLine(&pen, 1500, 0, 1700, 600);// dont work
g.DrawLine(&pen, 0, 0, 1200, 600);// work, but is in the primary screen
FontFamily fontFamily(L"Times New Roman");
Font font(&fontFamily, 24, FontStyleRegular, UnitPixel);
SolidBrush brush(Color(255, 0, 0, 255));
g.DrawString(TEXT("test of GDI+"), 13, &font, PointF(1600.0f, 300.0f), &brush); // dont work
g.DrawString(TEXT("test of GDI+"), 13, &font, PointF(500.0f, 300.0f), &brush); // work, but is in the primary screen
Gdiplus::GdiplusShutdown(m_gdiplusToken);
return 0;
and I'm tryied too with
BOOL b = EnumDisplayMonitors(NULL, NULL, MonitorEnumProcCallback, 0);
and dosent work for any case, dont print anything in the any monitors
I'm tryied too with this mode:
#include <iostream>
#define _WIN32_WINNT 0x500
#include <windows.h>
#include <gdiplus.h>
using namespace Gdiplus;
#pragma comment (lib,"Gdiplus.lib")
HDC hdc;
int main() {
DISPLAY_DEVICE dd;
ZeroMemory(&dd, sizeof(dd));
dd.cb = sizeof(dd);
for (int i = 0; EnumDisplayDevices(NULL, i, &dd, 0); i++)
DEVMODE lpDevMode;
hdc = CreateDC(dd.DeviceName, dd.DeviceString, NULL, &lpDevMode);
ULONG_PTR m_gdiplusToken;
// Initialize GDI+
GdiplusStartupInput gdiplusStartupInput;
GdiplusStartup(&m_gdiplusToken, &gdiplusStartupInput, NULL);
std::cout << "hdc: " << hdc << std::endl; //this print 00000000000000000000
while (true)
HPEN newpen;
LPPOINT point = NULL;
newpen = CreatePen(PS_COSMETIC, 20, RGB(255, 0, 0));
SelectObject(hdc, newpen);
MoveToEx(hdc, 200, 500, point);
LineTo(hdc, 300, 550);
//this block dont work
TextOut(hdc, 600, 300, TEXT("Text of text out"), 17); // dont work
//But if I'm use gdiplus only print things on the primary screen
Gdiplus::Graphics g(hdc);
Pen pen(Gdiplus::Color(0, 0, 255), 2);
g.DrawLine(&pen, 1500, 0, 1700, 600);// dont work
g.DrawLine(&pen, 0, 0, 100, 600);// dont work
FontFamily fontFamily(L"Times New Roman");
Font font(&fontFamily, 24, FontStyleRegular, UnitPixel);
SolidBrush brush(Color(255, 0, 0, 255));
g.DrawString(TEXT("test of GDI+"), 13, &font, PointF(1600.0f, 300.0f), &brush); // dont work
g.DrawString(TEXT("test of GDI+"), 13, &font, PointF(500.0f, 300.0f), &brush); // dont work
Gdiplus::GdiplusShutdown(m_gdiplusToken);
return 0;
ando Not was printed, dont print anything in the any monitors.

[SOLVED] Extended monitor on a second monitor with Gnome

I was just trying gnome. I have a second monitor (connected to the VGA port). When I configure it as a second monitor extending my desktop, the windows freeze or move erratically and there is no possibility to click / write into them any longer. The same phenomenon appears if I configure the dual screen in gnome (via the settings menu) or if I use the command line xrandr ( xrandr --output LVDS1 --primary --mode 1280x800 --pos 0x0 --output VGA1 --pos -1284x-251 --mode 1280x1024 ). Exactly the same problem appears with Ubuntu 11.04 (tested from the live CD).
The strange fact is that the good old icewm works perfectly fine.
I am not sure this is relevant but here is the output of lspci relative to my graphic card:
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
Edited: I mark this thread as solved since the answer of eldragon is convincing (but of course Gnome3 is still not working in my configuration)
Last edited by olive (2011-08-02 20:08:48)

well, your graphics card doesnt support textures bigger than 2048x2048. gnome3 is a composited desktop.
try setting one screen on top of the other one instead.

Second Monitor with new iMac

I'm confused. I'm getting various answers in 'searching' what I need to know.
I just bought a new iMac... very happy. BUT... how does a second monitor connnect to a 'thunderbolt' only iMac.
I read, "Thunderbolt accepts DVI"... then I read no, "You need the adapter".
I also read... a DVI is on the new iMacs... but I can't see one. I've looked at the jpg's. I've read that a DVI and Thunderbolt connection is one and the same... as far as the physical characteristics of the input - insinuating that a DVI, mini, will work with Thunderbolt... true?
Also...
Firewire to USB. Confused here as well. "Apple sells one"... that's one response. Also: "They're available, don't always work". My camcorder only has Fireware.
Hoping to hear some 'definitive' answers, if any exist. - JamesJM

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