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Question #77798 on Ubuntu changed:
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    Status: Open => Answered

actionparsnip proposed the following answer:
ok you are running 32bit which makes life a tonne easier

ok there is a file:   /etc/X11/xorg.conf   you may need to edit it to
get your svideo going

99 time out of 100 with nvidia the nvidia-settings app will simply
detetct the new display device and let you configure it. This is the
main reason I ONLY buy nvidia. They arent necessarily always the
cheapest or best or whatever but damn, they just work!

so you will need to run:

gksudo nvidia-settings

attatch the extra display then click around in there, you will see a
button named 'detect displays' if the display isnt detected, click it
LOTS (this is what i term 'hammering' and is also how I term installs
for Windows users. ie. "Just hammer next until its installed". This
mentality is also why windows users install lots of spyware and malware
with the apps the pull down (like daemontools) and the spyware is fully
avoidable but they are too stupid to actually read the screen and
realise they are ruining their systems.)

The display will make itself known eventually. Configure the display and
click write settings to xorg.conf

to fix flash I can sugest this:

sudo apt-get --purge remove flashplugin-nonfree flashplugin-installer;
sudo apt-get --purge autoremove; sudo apt-get clean; sudo apt-get
install flashplugin-installer

Then restart all web browsers and try again.

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