typing this on full screen Xubuntu 6.06 live CD, running on my IBM T55D monitor, with my G200 mga card.
using the drivers from mga dated July 28, 2006
matrox_driver-x86_32-4.4.0.tar.gz
they move things around, so Google or search directly on their site:
http://www.matrox.com
for the linux mga g200 driver.
minor note; xubuntu puts X modules in
/usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers
contains up to xorg 7.0.0 drivers (so works with this version of Xubuntu; not tried with more recent releases)
the key entries in xorg.conf were in the mga driver, to enable my flat panel:
Section "Device"
Identifier "Matrox Graphics, Inc. MGA G200"
Driver "mga"
BusID "PCI:0:10:0"
Option "DigitalScreen1" "yes"
EndSection
then make sure monitor frequencies were set:
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Generic Monitor"
Option "DPMS"
HorizSync 31.5 - 95.0
VertRefresh 59.0 - 61.0
Modeline "1024x768" 65.00 1024 1048 1184 1344 768 771 777 806 -hsync -vsync
EndSection
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