[Openchrome-users] External monitor

[Leandro Nini]

>> >>> 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.
>

Hi Xavier,

I tried what you suggest and now laptop panel is turned off as expected
but monitor is still blank.
I've attached my xorg.conf and xorg log.


Best regards,
Leandro
 
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