Similar issues, although in my case 2 monitors work immediately (dual DV-I card), it's getting my 3rd monitor running simultaneously which has left me in xorg.c

Similar issues, although in my case 2 monitors work immediately (dual DV-I card), it's getting my 3rd monitor running simultaneously which has left me in xorg.conf hell for 2 days without much to show for it, besides a few more gray hairs. Admittedly, getting the 3rd monitor running on Windows 7 wasn't a picnic, but I got it within an hour or so - with the ability to switch to s-video to watch hulu on my old tv, and never had to manually edit a config file. The "problem" with manually editing a config file is that you've no idea what the options are, which means research - likely using a separate application. I use config files for my dev work all the time, but not for anything anyone actually has to change besides me (or another dev on the same project). While I appreciate that I CAN get behind the scenes to get something working, I don't really WANT to. Edit: As an aside, Ubuntu Karmic Remix on my EEE is an absolute delight. Installed perfectly, works perfectly.