Hi,
Reference:
> From: Warren Block <[email protected]>
> Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2011 12:51:14 -0600 (MDT)
> Message-id: <[email protected]>
Warren Block wrote:
> On Mon, 20 Jun 2011, Polytropon wrote:
>
> > On Mon, 20 Jun 2011 09:32:55 -0700 (PDT), Unga wrote:
> >>
> >> Could somebody please highlight to me how to successfully connect
> >> a projector and what configurations needs to be done?
> >
> > You did correctly connect the projector before starting the
> > machine. On most laptops you'll find a "CRT/LCD" key (usually
> > among the PF keys on top) you need to press with the "Fn" key.
> > This will cycle through three modes: LCD only -> LCD and CRT ->
> > CRT only. Press this once or twice, and you should get output
> > on the projector.
>
> If that doesn't work, there's also xrandr.
Hi Unga etc.
You might not have a FreeBSD problem as such,
apart from what Polytropon & Warren Bloc suggest, also remember
your projector may not handle the resolution your screen is configured to.
Here's a true tale:
I was giving a talk, called
Free Alternatives To Microsoft
http://www.berklix.com/free/talk/faraday/
Connected laptop
All black !
Good natured audience heckled "So how does Micsosoft compare ?"
Rebooted to Microsoft
Still black ! Relief ! Duff hardware ! ... Der Hang on ...
Both my MS-Win & My FreeBSD-X11 were in in 1600 x 1200 pixel mode.
The projector couldn't handle beyond 800 or 1024
So drop out of X Windows, (Ctl + Alt + F1 )
See projector now works wth an 80 x 24 plain text screen
Go back to X Ctl + Alt + Fsomething )
Retune your X config to a lower resolution the projector will accept.
(I'll leave that for someone else to explain how please, tends to vary)
Cheers,
Julian
--
Julian Stacey, BSD Unix Linux C Sys Eng Consultants Munich http://berklix.com
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