On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 1:03 AM, Stephen Powell <zlinux...@wowway.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 6 Apr 2010 10:17:53 -0400 (EDT), Alexander Samad wrote: > > > > I have a hp mini, which has a 0:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel > > Corporation Mobile 945GME Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03) > > > > I would like to know how I can force ttyX to go to the external monitor > and > > then back to the local lcd. > > > > Also have a problem that if I have my X going to an external monitor and > > then suspend and re awaken with the laptop not connected to an external > > monitor I can't get my X session back I have to restart gdm. > > I'm not familiar with your laptop, but most laptops have a way to switch > back and forth between the internal display and an external display via > the internal keyboard. On the IBM ThinkPad machines that I use (a 600 > and a 390E) it is Fn+F7. Consult your hardware documentation. > > yep fn + f2 - doesn't always work > Switching between the two is much easier if your external monitor > is an LCD monitor. The internal display probably runs at 60 Hz vertical > refresh. The external monitor, if it is an LCD display, will probably > want to run at 60 Hz vertical refresh also. An external CRT monitor, > however, will probably have noticeable flicker at 60 Hz vertical refresh. > It will want to use a higher vertical refresh rate: at least 72 Hz. > > wouldn't have thought it would be a problem, I can place X across to different monitors ? But you might be right :) But I really wanted to be able to do it from the cmd line ! > Switching back and forth dynamically between internal and external monitors > is tricky if they want to use different resolutions and refresh rates. > It often won't work. > > -- > .''`. Stephen Powell <zlinux...@wowway.com> > : :' : > `. `'` > `- > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > listmas...@lists.debian.org > Archive: > http://lists.debian.org/1338000668.1398081270566209388.javamail.r...@md01.wow.synacor.com > >
