Alright, so I used to have dual monitor, and even triple monitor, back when I used to use Windows. When I switched to Linux, I went back to my old solo-monitor ways, grudgingly at first, but I got used to it again. But just tonight, I was overcome with boredom, and decided to attempt it on Linux. Armed with some bravery, and some good old-fashioned sense of adventure (as well as a guide), I pressed on until finally, I got my setup working!

My setup by the way is my GeForce 7950 GX2, and 2 IBM CRTs, one 21" and the other 17", running at 1600x1200 and 1280x1024 respectively. I'm using the nvidia-glx drivers and TwinView, and everything is running smoothly :D

Here's my xorg.conf for anyone wanting to try this for themselves:

# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig


# nvidia-xconfig:  version 1.0  (buildmeister@builder3)  Mon May 15 13:23:42 PDT 2006





# /etc/X11/xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file)


#


# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using


# values from the debconf database.


#


# Edit this file with caution, and see the /etc/X11/xorg.conf manual page.


# (Type "man /etc/X11/xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)


#


# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*


# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg


# package.


#


# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated


# again, run the following command:


#   sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg





Section "ServerLayout"


	Identifier 	"TwinView Configuration"


	Screen 0 	"Default Screen" 0 0


	InputDevice 	"Configured Mouse"


	InputDevice 	"Generic Keyboard"


	Option 		"Xinerama" 	"Off"


EndSection





Section "Files"





	# path to defoma fonts


    FontPath        "/usr/share/X11/fonts/misc"


    FontPath        "/usr/share/X11/fonts/cyrillic"


    FontPath        "/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"


    FontPath        "/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"


    FontPath        "/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1"


    FontPath        "/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi"


    FontPath        "/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi"


    FontPath        "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"


EndSection





Section "Module"


    Load           "bitmap"


    Load           "ddc"


    Load           "extmod"


    Load           "freetype"


    Load           "glx"


    Load           "int10"


    Load           "type1"


    Load           "vbe"


EndSection





Section "InputDevice"


    Identifier     "Generic Keyboard"


    Driver         "kbd"


    Option         "CoreKeyboard"


    Option         "XkbRules" "xorg"


    Option         "XkbModel" "pc104"


    Option         "XkbLayout" "us"


EndSection





Section "InputDevice"


    Identifier     "Configured Mouse"


    Driver         "mouse"


    Option         "CorePointer"


    Option         "Device" "/dev/input/mice"


    Option         "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"


    Option         "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"


EndSection





Section "Monitor"


    Identifier     "IBM P275"


    HorizSync       30.0 - 130.0


    VertRefresh     48.0 - 170.0


    Option         "DPMS"


EndSection





Section "Device"


    Identifier     "NVIDIA Corporation GeForce 7950 GX2"


    Driver         "nvidia"


    VendorName     "MSI"


    BoardName      "GeForce 7950GX2"


	Option 		"RenderAccel" 		"true"


	Option		"NoLogo"		"1"


	Option		"Coolbits"		"1"


	Option		"ConnectedMonitor"	"crt, crt"


	Option		"TwinView"		"1"


	Option		"Metamodes"		"1600x1200,1280x1024; 1280x1024,1280x1024; 1152x864,1152x864; 1024x768,1024x768; 800x600,800x600; 640x480,640x480; 1600x1200,NULL; 1280x1024,NULL; 1152x864,NULL; 1024x768,NULL; 800x600,NULL; 640x480,NULL"


	Option		"SecondMonitorHorizSync" 	"30-69"


	Option		"SecondMonitorVertRefresh"	"50-120"


	


EndSection





Section "Screen"


    Identifier     "Default Screen"


    Device         "NVIDIA Corporation GeForce 7950 GX2"


    Monitor        "IBM P275"


    DefaultDepth    24


    SubSection     "Display"


	Viewport    0 0


        Depth       1


        Modes      "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"


    EndSubSection


    SubSection     "Display"


	Viewport    0 0


        Depth       4


        Modes      "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"


    EndSubSection


    SubSection     "Display"


	Viewport    0 0


        Depth       8


        Modes      "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"


    EndSubSection


    SubSection     "Display"


	Viewport    0 0


        Depth       15


        Modes      "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"


    EndSubSection


    SubSection     "Display"


	Viewport    0 0


        Depth       16


        Modes      "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"


    EndSubSection


    SubSection     "Display"


	Viewport    0 0


        Depth       24


        Modes      "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"


    EndSubSection


EndSection