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Two monitors on Radeon HD 6450 (inactive DVI/VGA port)

I have a problem with running dual-screen on Ubuntu 12.04 with RADEON 6450. This card have VGA, DVI and HDMI ports. I try to connect VGA + DVI (im plug monitor to DVI with VGA to DVI connector). Both ...
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Both graphics cards show up with lspci, but I can only use one card (AMD/ATI)

Here is the output from lspci: $ lspci | grep VGA 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI RV370 [Radeon X550] 02:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices ...
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Mac Pro with ATI RADEON 5770 - Ubuntu 12.04 x64 and 3 monitors

Does anyone know whether I'll be able to run 3 monitors on my Ati Radeon HD 5770 with latest version of Ubuntu. I'm completely new to running Ubuntu as my operating system, but after today's disaster ...
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Ubuntu shutting down unexpectedly

I experienced some issues with my acer travelmate 5730 shutting down when I tried to install ubuntu 12.04... However I managed to install it and after a few updates the shutting down stopped... But ...
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Triple-display setup using AMD drivers

I am currently running a dual display setup with nVidia 8800GTS video card, on a Ubuntu 12.10 box. The current setup uses nVidia TwinView to render the image on a 1920x1200 display and 1600x1200 one. ...
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Will a radeon HD 5570 graphics card be compatable with Ubuntu 12.10?

I'm planning to upgrade my computer with a new Hard drive and a Radeon HD 5570 card and wanted to make sure that it will be compatible with Ubuntu 12.10. Is there anything I need to know before I put ...
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AMD multimonitor display problem

Firstly, I just got a new AMD radeon 7870. Before I was using an Nvidia 450 gts. I have 4 monitors connected to my GPU. Via the "Additional Drivers" program I installed "ATI/AMD proprietary FGLRX ...
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How do I set up a 4x3 display with 12 monitors

I have been trying forever to set a video wall using 12 monitors. I can get it all to be one display, but I want to be able to hit the full screen button and have it span across all monitors, not just ...
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xrandr crash when second monitor is --right-of or --left-of using Radeon drivers [closed]

When I connect a second monitor to my HP Envy 14, it appears in xrandr and can be enabled with: xrandr --output HDMI-1 --mode 1440x900 However if I attempt anything but mirroring, for example ...
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CRT as 2nd monitor goes screwy after start up?

new install of 12.04 on an old dell with a radeon ATI RV516 video card with monitor out and s-video out. During boot up all is good. Both screens operate and look fine. Then just before the desktop ...
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Kernel panics when attempting to use non-mirrored dual monitors w/ ATI x1900

I think it may be related to this bug, but I'm not sure. I took a picture of the kernel panic with my phone, and here's the (I think) interesting part of the panic: Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal ...
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Dual-Monitor with Radeon 7970 HD Graphics Card?

I'm trying to setup dual 23'' dell ultrasharp monitors in 12.04 and have run into a few difficulties. I'm running a Radeon 7970 HD graphics card, and am using the latest catalyst (12-6) at the moment. ...
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Dual Monitor in 12.04 - Sort of works

Not an error, per se, more of an observation. Since upgrading to 12.04, I have found and solved some interesting problems. Given my complete lack of Ubuntu knowledge, this has indeed made me feel more ...
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Multi Desktop with Ubuntu 10.04 and the Catalyst Control Center

I have Ubuntu 10.04 installed on my laptop, with an ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3670. I would like to connect this to an external monitor and use multiple desktops, as opposed to a single extended desktop. ...
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How can I use two video cards to power three screens?

I have two Radeon 6450 graphics cards in my computer, with three screens. Only the screens plugged into the first graphics card are recognized and configurable in the displays setting panel. How can ...
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Dual monitor setup on 11.10 without Xinerama AMD/ATI prop. drivers series Radeon 9800

I noticed that using ATI/AMD Radeon 9800 series card and enabling dual monitors with Xinerama, video 3D acceleration doesn't work any more. So I disabled Xinerama and 3D acceleration is back. However, ...
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Problem with 3 monitor configuration (2 monitors and a TV)

Hello I've been seraching a lot in the web about my problem but I haven't been able to find a solution. I have an ATI RADEON HD 6870, I'm using Ubuntu 11.10 with Unity and AMD Catalyst 11.12,and I ...
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Multimonitor on AMD Catalyst and 11.10 feels slowish

I have an AMD X6 desktop with plenty of RAM and a dual LG monitors driven by a Radeon HD 5830. The monitors are on DVI ports. AMD Catalyst Version 11.11. Tear free is on. Sync to V-black in ccsm, is ...
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Mouse disappears on second screen in 11.04 with Radeon hardware [closed]

I'm running a 5 screen setup over (5th screen disabled atm) two Radeon HD cards, three on a 6770 and two on a 5450 (one disabled atm). When I move my mouse onto the second screen on the first card ...
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How to install Radeon X600 driver

I am completely new to Ubuntu and now running into so many problems regarding my display. I will be so grateful to the community to help me out and keep me loving Ubuntu. When I run lspci | grep ...