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On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 12:52 PM, Nikos Chantziaras <realnc@×××××.de> wrote: |
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> On 11/04/2009 07:47 PM, Grant wrote: |
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>>> How are you guys getting your laptops to do VGA output? My system |
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>>> functions fine without an xorg.conf right now. Do I need to create |
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>>> one if I want VGA output? |
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>>> - Grant |
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>> Actually it works great after a reboot. Is there a better method for |
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>> switching VGA output on and off than plug/unplug + reboot? |
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> Might be a shot in the dark, but try krandrtray (it's a KDE app though.) |
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> You should get something like this: |
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> http://i36.tinypic.com/a1rgqu.png |
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> I don't have a second monitor to connect so I can't try, but perhaps it will |
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> allow you to enable output to it once you connect it. |
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lxrandr is a bit lighter, standalone capable, but part of the lxde |
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desktop "suite". Their wiki page for it: |
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http://wiki.lxde.org/en/LXRandr |
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Odd timing to run across the question, too, since I just realized I'd |
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missed that one on my laptop build here. |
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[ebuild N ] lxde-base/lxrandr-0.1.1 193 kB |
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And if you get an error: |
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"Unable to get monitor information!" |
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Rebuild xrandr. Found that answer in the forum thread below: |
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http://forum.lxde.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=639 |
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Of course, if you're one for more power over simplicity of use, xrandr |
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itself is more than capable, the rest are just frontends, really. |
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