Re: Prolem with external monitor

2014-10-13 Thread Lisi Reisz
On Monday 13 October 2014 20:59:04 Bret Busby wrote: > If I use the backports thing, to go to a newer kernel, would that be > compatible with the Debian 7 system as it stands, or, would I end up > with a hybrid (mixture of stable and testing) system? Yes, it would be compatible. I have done this

Re: Prolem with external monitor

2014-10-13 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Ma, 14 oct 14, 03:59:04, Bret Busby wrote: > > Apart from the politics of the free vs proprietary software, what do > you know of any differences (as in advantages/disadvantages, if any) > between the two driver types? In my experience nouveau is slower (the primary reason I keep going back

Re: Prolem with external monitor

2014-10-13 Thread Bret Busby
On 14/10/2014, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > On Lu, 13 oct 14, 12:19:51, Bret Busby wrote: >> >> This is the first attemt to send that file as an attachment. > ... >> [35.167] (--) PCI:*(0:0:2:0) 8086:0416:1025:0781 rev 6, Mem @ >> 0xd300/4194304, 0xc000/268435456, I/O @ 0x5000/64 >> [

Re: Prolem with external monitor

2014-10-13 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Lu, 13 oct 14, 12:19:51, Bret Busby wrote: > > This is the first attemt to send that file as an attachment. ... > [35.167] (--) PCI:*(0:0:2:0) 8086:0416:1025:0781 rev 6, Mem @ > 0xd300/4194304, 0xc000/268435456, I/O @ 0x5000/64 > [35.167] (--) PCI: (0:1:0:0) 10de:0fe4:1025:

Re: Prolem with external monitor

2014-10-13 Thread Bret Busby
On 13/10/2014, Bret Busby wrote: > On 12/10/2014, Andrei POPESCU wrote: >> On Sb, 11 oct 14, 23:09:20, Bret Busby wrote: >>> > >>> > Definitely, I'm using my TV as external monitor sometimes. Could you >>> > please attach your Xorg.0.log? Inlining works as well if you take care >>> > not to break

Re: Prolem with external monitor

2014-10-12 Thread Bret Busby
On 12/10/2014, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > On Sb, 11 oct 14, 23:09:20, Bret Busby wrote: >> > >> > Definitely, I'm using my TV as external monitor sometimes. Could you >> > please attach your Xorg.0.log? Inlining works as well if you take care >> > not to break long lines. >> >> What is the path to th

Re: Prolem with external monitor

2014-10-11 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Sb, 11 oct 14, 23:09:20, Bret Busby wrote: > > > > Definitely, I'm using my TV as external monitor sometimes. Could you > > please attach your Xorg.0.log? Inlining works as well if you take care > > not to break long lines. > > What is the path to that file? /var/log/Xorg.0.log kind regards,

Re: Prolem with external monitor

2014-10-11 Thread Bret Busby
On 11/10/2014, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > On Vi, 10 oct 14, 11:24:55, Bret Busby wrote: >> >> Can Debian 7 run an external monitor? > > Definitely, I'm using my TV as external monitor sometimes. Could you > please attach your Xorg.0.log? Inlining works as well if you take care > not to break long lin

Re: Prolem with external monitor

2014-10-11 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Vi, 10 oct 14, 11:24:55, Bret Busby wrote: > > Can Debian 7 run an external monitor? Definitely, I'm using my TV as external monitor sometimes. Could you please attach your Xorg.0.log? Inlining works as well if you take care not to break long lines. Kind regards, Andrei -- http://wiki.debi

Re: Prolem with external monitor

2014-10-09 Thread Lisi Reisz
On Friday 10 October 2014 04:24:55 Bret Busby wrote: > Can Debian 7 run an external monitor? Yes! Lisi P.S. I have done it. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.de

Re: Prolem with external monitor

2014-10-09 Thread Bret Busby
On 08/10/2014, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > On Mi, 08 oct 14, 15:23:55, Bret Busby wrote: >> >> Both scenario's involve the use od a VGA cable and connection to the >> VGA socket on each of the respective laptops. That it is using the >> supplied VGA cable, and not aDVI or HDMI cable, is not a problem

Re: Prolem with external monitor

2014-10-08 Thread Steve Litt
On Wed, 8 Oct 2014 15:23:55 +0800 Bret Busby wrote: > How do I get the external monitor to be detected, and, work, with the > Debian7/LXDE system? > > Thank you in anticipation. > I always start by using lxrandr. Also be aware that the external monitor state can be changed with various laptop

Re: Prolem with external monitor

2014-10-08 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Mi, 08 oct 14, 15:23:55, Bret Busby wrote: > > Both scenario's involve the use od a VGA cable and connection to the > VGA socket on each of the respective laptops. That it is using the > supplied VGA cable, and not aDVI or HDMI cable, is not a problem for > me, as I find the resolution to be go

Re: Prolem with external monitor

2014-10-08 Thread Joe
On Wed, 8 Oct 2014 15:23:55 +0800 Bret Busby wrote: > Hello. > > I have a 23" monitor, that I want to use with two of my laptop > computers (not at the same time). > > I have a 15" laptop, with an i3 CPU, running Debian 6 LTS and GNOME2. > > With the external monitor connected and switched on,

Re: Prolem with external monitor

2014-10-08 Thread Bret Busby
On 08/10/2014, Bret Busby wrote: > On 08/10/2014, Martin Read wrote: >> On 08/10/14 08:23, Bret Busby wrote: >>> I have a 23" monitor, that I want to use with two of my laptop >>> computers (not at the same time). >>> >>> I have a 15" laptop, with an i3 CPU, running Debian 6 LTS and GNOME2. >> [s

Re: Prolem with external monitor

2014-10-08 Thread Bret Busby
On 08/10/2014, Martin Read wrote: > On 08/10/14 08:23, Bret Busby wrote: >> I have a 23" monitor, that I want to use with two of my laptop >> computers (not at the same time). >> >> I have a 15" laptop, with an i3 CPU, running Debian 6 LTS and GNOME2. > [snip] >> The other laptop has a 17" display

Re: Prolem with external monitor

2014-10-08 Thread Martin Read
On 08/10/14 08:23, Bret Busby wrote: I have a 23" monitor, that I want to use with two of my laptop computers (not at the same time). I have a 15" laptop, with an i3 CPU, running Debian 6 LTS and GNOME2. [snip] The other laptop has a 17" display and an i7CPU, and is running Debian 7.x and LXDE