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From: Valmor de Almeida <val.gentoo@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: VGA output?
Date: Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:44:04
Message-Id: 4AF1F539.3040900@gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: VGA output? by James Ausmus
1 James Ausmus wrote:
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4 > On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 9:47 AM, Grant <emailgrant@×××××.com
5 > <mailto:emailgrant@×××××.com>> wrote:
6 >
7 > > How are you guys getting your laptops to do VGA output? My system
8 > > functions fine without an xorg.conf right now. Do I need to create
9 > > one if I want VGA output?
10 > >
11 > > - Grant
12 >
13 > Actually it works great after a reboot. Is there a better method for
14 > switching VGA output on and off than plug/unplug + reboot?
15 >
16 >
17 > Depending on the driver you are dealing with, regular old xrandr from
18 > the command-line should do the trick (or a wrapper app like krandrtray
19 > that Nikos suggested)
20 >
21 > HTH-
22 >
23 > James (A) ;)
24
25 I use xrandr and do have an xorg.conf; some info I used in the past
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28 http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Xorg_RandR_1.2
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30 Typically I use my laptop on a port replicator attached to a VGA.
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32 I use windowmaker; after a switch from laptop monitor to vga or
33 vice-versa, I need to restart wm; all through the command-line.
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35 --
36 Valmor

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