[Solved] Triple Headed Xinerama Setup with 2 Nvidia Graphics Cards

I'm trying to get a triple headed setup working with xinerama (and awesome as my WM) and am more or less at a complete loss.
Ive tried assembling my own /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-monitor.conf from various wiki resources and manpages, which you can see at:
http://paste.pocoo.org/show/467600
also the output of "lspci | grep VGA"
03:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation Device 06c4 (rev a3)
04:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation Device 06c4 (rev a3)
I've never actually done anything vaguely like this before, and if there's something that'll just explain to me what all the options do with respect to xinerama and "zaphodheads" and whatnot i'd be grateful. If you can actually tell me how to fix it, that'll be absolutely wonderful.
Last edited by Jello_Raptor (2011-09-02 02:04:05)

Greetings Jello-Raptor,
I just recently configured a 2 monitor set up using nvidia-settings.
# nvidia-settings
This is the GUI way to do things and you can choose either TwinView (which gives you an extended monitor) or Xinerama (separate monitors but you can move between them).  I use the Xinerama with a nvidia card and it works great.  Once you go to multiple heads you wonder how you ever lived with out them 
All the best,
Ian
Last edited by ichase (2011-08-31 11:27:43)

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