Eureka!

I’m assuming this fix will work for most, if not all FX-series cards. Simply follow the steps below to get your Linspire set up on dual monitor view:

1. Open /etc/X11/xorg.conf in a text editor of your choice (I use Kate).
2. Look for a section labeled “Devices”.
3. At the end of this section insert the following 3 lines:

    Option "TwinView" Option "MetaModes" "1280x1024,1024x768" Option "TwinViewOrientation" "LeftOf"

4. Adjust the following to your needs:
   a. The first entry in the MetaModes line is your Monitor1 resolution, the second entry your Monitor2 resolution, regardless of placement on your desk. Monitor1 is usually your main monitor that you have been using so far.
   b. The option in the TwinView Orientation line is the placement of the additional monitor in relation to your main monitor. Known values are “LeftOf” or “RightOf”.
5. If you like to see the nVidia logo while booting up, comment out the line in the same section that reads Option “nologo”.

In summary, your Devices section should now look something similar to this:

Section "Device" Identifier    "Device1" Driver        "nvidia"#    Option    "nologo" BusID        "PCI:2:0:0" Option "TwinView" Option "MetaModes" "1280x1024,1024x768" Option "TwinViewOrientation" "LeftOf"EndSection

If things turn out not to be working right and you end up hanging on reboot, simply do a hard-reboot and load in Rediscover mode.

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