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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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>> Depending on the driver you are dealing with, regular old xrandr from |
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>> the command-line should do the trick (or a wrapper app like krandrtray |
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>> that Nikos suggested) |
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>> HTH- |
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>> James (A) ;) |
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> I use xrandr and do have an xorg.conf; some info I used in the past |
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> http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Xorg_RandR_1.2 |
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> Typically I use my laptop on a port replicator attached to a VGA. |
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> I use windowmaker; after a switch from laptop monitor to vga or |
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> vice-versa, I need to restart wm; all through the command-line. |
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> Valmor |
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Thanks everyone. Do these apps allow you to connect and disconnect a |
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monitor without restarting X? I'm not sure how that would work |
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because my laptop screen's aspect ratio is resized based on that of |
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the monitor. |
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- Grant |
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