3 matrox cards - 2 * dual head G450 PCI & 1 * Dual Head AGP Dell precision 450 - can not config xorg & lucid install corrupted vista

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Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-video-mga

I have the following set up
3 matrox cards -

2 * dual head G450 PCI
 1 * Dual Head AGP P650

 Dell precision 450 , 4gb ram sata pci raid card 2* 2gb disks partitioned with dual boot

Problem is - I can not config xorg & lucid install corrupted vista

After many weeks of trying to install linux to the 2nd half of the raid ( vista lives on the first haIf) bought the AGP card & could then install lucid , however during the install I saw something briefly flash on te screen that looked like `removing undeeed windows files' or simmilar - no explanation or log that I can find to say what happened - anyway result is that windows fails on crcdisk & he windows repair also does not fix it

2nd issue is thatno way can I seem to get a working xorg.conf or equivalent , Matrox's drivers are out dated & do not install a configuration file & the default / auto display setup does not work at all

I have read & tried so many versions of xorg.conf & related documents - so far nothing works & I am no expert at writing these - can someone please post setups that will work on my system - 3 cards, 6 monitors

Also what can I do with the vista short of a full re-install ?( yes I know some will say delete it;) but its not an option untill all my software runs in linux ) - past dual boot installs have never touched the windows partition ? did this one auto-resize it & thereby change the checksum or do something to make win reject the disk ??

Thanks In Advance

M

CAn

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Can Anyone Please help ?

Update;

 I did somehow manage to get one screen going for a short while but the gnome monitor applet says unknown, 0Hz, & all the options are greyed out including detect monitor,

Have been slowly trying to create an xorg.conf by hand, this is what I have so far( its unfinished ), can someone please comment & help ?

 Section "ServerLayout"
 Identifier "Simple Layout"

 Screen "Screen 1" LeftOf "Screen 2"
 Screen "Screen 2" LeftOf "Screen 3"
 Screen "Screen 3" LeftOf "Screen 4"
 Screen "Screen 5" Above "Screen 1"
 Screen "Screen 3" Above "Screen 2"
 Screen "Screen 4"

 InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer"
 InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
    Option "Xinerama"
EndSection

Section "Files"
 RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
 FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local/"
 FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/"
 FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
 FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/"
 FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/"
 FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/"
EndSection

Section "Module"
 Load "dbe"
 Load "extmod"
 Load "type1"
 Load "freetype"
    Load "glx"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
 Identifier "Keyboard1"
 Driver "Keyboard"
 Option "AutoRepeat" "500 30"
 Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
 Option "XkbModel" "pc101"
 Option "XkbLayout" "us"
 Option "XkbCompat" ""
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
 Identifier "Mouse1"
 Driver "mouse"
 Option "Protocol" "PS/2"
 Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
 Identifier "My Monitor 1"
 HorizSync 31.5 - 95.0
 VertRefresh 50.0 - 85.0
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
 Identifier "My Monitor 2"
 HorizSync 31.5 - 95.0
 VertRefresh 50.0 - 85.0
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
 Identifier "My Monitor 3"
 HorizSync 31.5 - 95.0
 VertRefresh 50.0 - 85.0
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
 Identifier "My Monitor 4"
 HorizSync 31.5 - 95.0
 VertRefresh 50.0 - 85.0
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
 Identifier "My Monitor 5"
 HorizSync 31.5 - 95.0
 VertRefresh 50.0 - 85.0
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
 Identifier "My Monitor 6"
 HorizSync 31.5 - 95.0
 VertRefresh 50.0 - 85.0
EndSection

Section "Device"
 Identifier "MGA CARD 1"
 Driver "mga"
 BusID "PCI:01:00.0"
# Option "DigitalScreen1" "on"
    Option "MGASDRAM"
    Screen 0
EndSection

Section "Device"
 Identifier "MGA CARD 2"
 Driver "mga"
 BusID "PCI:01:00.0"
# Option "DigitalScreen1" "on"
    Option "MGASDRAM"
 Screen 0
EndSection

Section "Device"
 Identifier "MGA CARD 3"
 Driver "mga"
 BusID "PCI:04:00.0"
# Option "DigitalScreen1" "on"
    Option "MGASDRAM"
    Screen 0
EndSection

Section "Device"
 Identifier "MGA CARD 4"
 Driver "mga"
 BusID "PCI:04:00.0"
# Option "DigitalScreen1" "on"
    Option "MGASDRAM"
 Screen 1
EndSection

Section "Device"
 Identifier "MGA CARD 5"
 Driver "mga"
 BusID "PCI:07:00.0"
# Option "DigitalScreen1" "on"
    Option ...