RE_ [olug] Second Monitor

[G.M.]

mescie wrote


 > I used the binary installer I got off the nvidia website and the
 > installlation went smoothly.And I edited the XF86Config-4 file (mandrake
 > 9.1 distro) to read driver "nvidia"I haven't got to the TVout part yet.X
 > starts up fine with the nvidia splash screen appearing first but then
 > when I kill the X server the screen just goes blank,no  text or command
 > prompt.For the heck of it tho I blindly typed startx and my desktop
 > started up.Something to work on but at least I'm making a little 
progress.
 >
 >             Gary
 >

How are you "killing" X?  Ctrl + Alt + Backspace?

I doing both the Alt+Ctrl+Backspace and Logout