[Openchrome-users] External monitor

[Leandro Nini]

	--------- Original Message --------
	Da: Xavier Bachelot <xavier at bachelot.org>
	To: 
	        Cc: openchrome-users at openchrome.org
	Oggetto: Re: [Openchrome-users] External monitor
	Data: 20/01/09 09:29
	
	> 
> 
> 
> >>> I have an Easynote laptop with K8M800 chipset and I am trying to use
an
> >>> external monitor with no luck.
> >>> My monitor (actually an LCD TV attached to the VGA output) is 1360x768
> > and
> >>> the laptop panel is 1024x768.
> >> Define what you mean by "use" :
> >> - Panel and monitor in clone mode ? (This should work, but with some 
> >> limitations)
> >> - Panel and monitor each running their own resolution and refresh rate
? 
> >> (This cannot work currently)
> > 
> > I want to display my desktop on external monitor (possibly at native
> > resolution)
> > turning off laptop panel (guess this is what's called clone mode,
right?)
> > 
> No, clone mode is when you have the same picture duplicated on the 2 
> screens, at the same resolution.
> 
> You can have only the monitor enabled and thus the panel disabled by 
> adding the following line to the Device section of your xorg conf :
> Option "ActiveDevice" "CRT"
> 

Ok, I will try this tonight at home.

> >> Define "with no luck" ?
> >> - Panel is blank/garbled/use the wrong resolution ?
> >> - Monitor is blank/garbled/use the wrong resolution ?
> > 
> > Well actually nothing happens, monitor is still blank.
> > I wonder if I need some extra program to switch
> > video output from panel to VGA or pressing Fn+F4 is
> > supported out of the box.
> >
> The external monitor is probably not capable to handle the resolution 
> and refresh rate of your panel, and thus is displaying nothing 
> (openchrome is currently only able to display the same resolution and 
> refresh rate on all the outputs).
> The xorg log would tell for sure.
> 
> Regards,
> Xavier
> 
> 

I've attached my xorg log using a recent openchrome from svn trunk.


Thanks,
Leandro
 
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