On Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 12:09:22PM -0700, Bob Proulx wrote: > Joel Roth wrote: > > Andrei Popescu wrote: > > > hamed hosseini wrote: > > > > i want buy lenovo laptop,what is best laptop for debian linux? > > > > > > A ThinkPad :D > > > > Well, with my T410, I'd like to know how to send video > > to the 15-pin VGA connector for an external display. > > > > Seems unsupported as far as I can tell. > > I use 'lxrandr' for that purpose on my T42, T43 laptops. Until I know > better I will assume your T410 is the same. A friend claims his T510 > works the same. > > $ apt-cache show lxrandr > > Description: simple monitor config tool for LXDE > This is a very basic monitor config tool utilizing the X extension > called RandR. It can let you change the screen resolution on the fly. > Besides, when you run lxrandr with external monitor connected, its GUI > will change, and show you some quick options to get your projector or > external monitor working correctly. > > This tool doesn't aim to be a full randr frontend. It's a utility for > grandma, not for geeks. If you need the full power of RandR, get > xrandr (console) or grandr (GUI) and read some tutorials. > > LXRandR only gives you some easy and quick options which are intuitive. > It's very suitable for laptop users who frequently uses projectors or > external monitor and just want to get their work done without reading > a lot of "geek-centered" manuals or command line tutorials. > > http://lxde.org > > And of course you should be able to use 'xrandr' directly too.
Thanks, that's awesome! Will try it out next time I'm near an external monitor. > Bob -- Joel Roth -- 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/20111122200846.GA14793@sprite
