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dual monitor linux guest in virtualbox

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Mar 15, 20265293 views
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I read that the newer VirtualBox supports Linux guests with dual monitors. I'm able to get two monitors to start when I start my Arch VM, but I cannot get Xorg to span to the 2nd monitor. They constantly display in clone mode. Has anyone successfully done this? If so, could you share your xorg.conf…

Error Output

Section "ServerLayout"
        Identifier     "X.org Configured"
        Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
        Screen      1  "Screen1" RightOf "Scree…

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Fix for: dual monitor linux guest in virtualbox

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I use randr as a workaround I put it in my autostart. It will be run after you login

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