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Ok, I am fairly new to Linux.. tried it about 10 years ago, but didn't like it then.. Am starting to like it now (Linux Mint, Maya 13; Cinnamon)..
BUT, when I activate my second monitor, I lose Cinnamon and it defaults (to Mate, I think) and I lose the gnome shell :(

Also, even more annoying is that it does this:

It seems that every time I activate/deactivate/then activate the second monitor again, it adds more to the actionbar :/

I prefer Cinammon, but can live without it so that both of my monitors can run at the same time.

I am sure there will be a 'fix' for it sometime soon (I've spent DAYS pouring over linux threads, and none helped at all :p)..

So, my question (for now), is HOW do I get rid of the extra 'trash' on the action bars(s, in this case.. since there are now 5 of them too)?

Here is my xorg.conf, if that helps:

# nvidia-settings: X configuration file generated by nvidia-settings # nvidia-settings: version 295.33 (buildd@allspice) Fri Mar 30 13:37:33 UTC 2012
Section "ServerLayout"
# Removed Option "Xinerama" "0" Identifier "Layout0" Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0 Screen 1 "Screen1" 1680 0 InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard" InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer" Option "Xinerama" "1" EndSection
Section "Files" EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
# generated from default 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"
# HorizSync source: edid, VertRefresh source: edid Identifier "Monitor0" VendorName "Unknown" ModelName "Samsung SyncMaster" HorizSync 30.0 - 190.0 VertRefresh 56.0 - 125.0 Option "DPMS" EndSection
Section "Monitor"
# HorizSync source: edid, VertRefresh source: edid Identifier "Monitor1" VendorName "Unknown" ModelName "DELL E228WFP" HorizSync 30.0 - 83.0 VertRefresh 56.0 - 75.0 Option "DPMS" EndSection
Section "Device" Identifier "Device0" Driver "nvidia" VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation" BoardName "GeForce GTX 470" BusID "PCI:1:0:0" EndSection
Section "Device" Identifier "Device1" Driver "nvidia" VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation" BoardName "GeForce GTX 470" BusID "PCI:2:0:0" EndSection
Section "Screen"
# Removed Option "metamodes" "1680x1050_60_0 +0+0; nvidia-auto-select +0+0" # Removed Option "metamodes" "1680x1050_120 +0+0; 1680x1050_60_0 +0+0; nvidia-auto-select +0+0" # Removed Option "metamodes" "1680x1050_70 +0+0; 1680x1050_120 +0+0; 1680x1050_60_0 +0+0; nvidia-auto-select +0+0" # Removed Option "TwinView" "1" # Removed Option "metamodes" "1680x1050_120 +0+0; 1680x1050_60_0 +0+0; nvidia-auto-select +0+0" # Removed Option "metamodes" "1680x1050_70 +0+0; 1680x1050_120 +0+0; 1680x1050_60_0 +0+0; nvidia-auto-select +0+0" Identifier "Screen0" Device "Device0" Monitor "Monitor0" DefaultDepth 24 Option "TwinView" "0" Option "TwinViewXineramaInfoOrder" "DFP-2" Option "metamodes" "1680x1050_120 +0+0; 1680x1050_60_0 +0+0; nvidia-auto-select +0+0" SubSection "Display" Depth 24 EndSubSection EndSection
Section "Screen"
# Removed Option "metamodes" "nvidia-auto-select +0+0" # Removed Option "TwinView" "1" Identifier "Screen1" Device "Device1" Monitor "Monitor1" DefaultDepth 24 Option "TwinView" "0" Option "TwinViewXineramaInfoOrder" "DFP-0" Option "metamodes" "1680x1050_60 +0+0" SubSection "Display" Depth 24 EndSubSection EndSection
Section "Extensions" Option "Composite" "Disable" EndSection

Any help is greatly appreciated!
Bikk

P.S. Am going to sleep now and will be working late.. will be back in about 16 or so hours :p

BTW, sorry about the format.. didn’t come out very nice :/

Tech Ping (LINUX)

LOL. I opened this thread because I thought Mint Maya was some kind of a summer beverage and I wanted to read about it because it sounded good.

What do I know? I’m a hippie Mac person.

Ask here if you haven’t already:

http://forums.linuxmint.com/

For Mint questions most other forums won’t help all the time (sometimes they do).

Have you considered trying XFCE? The Mint Maya XFCE edition release candidate was just released today. Since it will be using a different display manager, maybe it wouldn’t be giving you so much trouble.

I’m using the last version of Mint/XFCE and will be upgrading to Maya when the XFCE version is stable.

Did you try the Ubuntu Forums....also might try Ubuntu itself...would help isolate whether the problem is unique to Mint Menu's.

For working with multiple Distros get a Hot Swap rack and additional Hard Drives....

Like:

YouTube ICY DOCK MB877SK-B Tray-Less Hot swap 3.5" SATA Mobile Rack for DVR, Server, Back up and Gaming PCThere are other brands available at places like Newegg.