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Never mind. Here's one for the books. I have 2 computers. d530 is |
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the "production" machine and d531 is the "hot backup". I only have one |
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24" LCD, which has 1 DVI plug and 1 VGA plug. So I hooked up the DVI to |
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d530, and the VGA to d530. My former production machine died recently, |
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and I moved d530 from hot backup to production status, and bought a |
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similar machine (d531) to use as my new hot backup. Normally I only |
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start up the hot backup every 2 to 4 weeks to update it with the latest |
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updates/patches, then I switch it off. |
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Since d531 is relatively new, I was still screwing around customizing |
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it to my specs. So both machines were on for hours on end. Rather than |
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switching the LCD monitor back and forth, I ssh'd from d530 to d531. |
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It turns out that... |
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- if the DVI and VGA inputs are hooked up to 2 different computers |
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that are turned on |
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- and the DVI connection is active |
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- when the screensaver on the DVI-attached PC kicks in |
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- the LCD monitor automagically switches over to the VGA-attached PC |
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Now I understand. Pounding away on d530's keyboard is *NOT* going to |
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wake up d531 from screensaver mode<g>, which the LCD is now displaying. |
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And it also explains why I had to go into the monitor's menu and |
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manually switch the connection back to the DVI-attched PC. |
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Walter Dnes <waltdnes@××××××××.org> |