Configuring dual head graphics card for dual monitors

[Dark Nuker]

I'm running Ultimate Edition 2.3, which is based off of Ubuntu 8.04. I have a dual monitor system that I'm running off of my dual head GeForce FX 5200 graphics card. So far, I have installed the 173 driver and got it so I have two independent monitors. However, I've come to an issue that I'm not sure of how to fix. As I said, I have two independent monitors, however, whenever I open a folder or program on the right monitor, the folder/program actually opens on the left monitor. Now, the mouse moves across both monitors just fine, and because they act independent, I can't drag a window across both monitors. But, I just don't understand how they're independent, yet whatever I do on the right monitor, the results appear on the left monitor. Anyone have a solution to this? Here is what my xorg.conf file currently looks like. I added a few lines to the xorg file myself. I really don't think my adds did anything bad, but I'll point them out anyways.


Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Layout0"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
Screen 1 "Screen1" RightOf "Screen0"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "dbe"
Load "extmod"
Load "type1"
Load "freetype"
Load "glx"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
Option "Xinerama" "0"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "auto"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

# generated from default
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Unknown"
ModelName "HSD Hanns.G HW173"
HorizSync 24.0 - 71.0
VertRefresh 55.0 - 75.0
Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor1"
VendorName "Unknown"
ModelName "HSD Hanns.G HW173"
HorizSync 24.0 - 71.0
VertRefresh 55.0 - 75.0
Option "DPMS" <--added this line
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Device0"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
BoardName "GeForce FX 5200"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
Screen 0
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Device1"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
BoardName "GeForce FX 5200"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
Screen 1
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Device0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
Option "TwinView" "0"
Option "TwinViewXineramaInfoOrder" "CRT-0"
Option "metamodes" "CRT-0: 1152x864 +0+0"
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen1"
Device "Device1"
Monitor "Monitor1"
DefaultDepth 24
Option "TwinView" "0"
Option "TwinViewXineramaInfoOrder" "CRT-1" <--added this line
Option "metamodes" "CRT-1: 1152x864 +0+0" <--edited this line...was originally set to auto..I specific the resolution
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection

[coopstah13]

if I remember correctly, it is a bug in gnome that causes that to happen. I can't remember what the fix was.

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