This issue persists on Ubuntu 8.10 on a HP 4365us laptop that has the same chipset. Using the following commands will activate the external monitor:
$ xrandr --output LDVS --mode "800x600" $ xrandr --output LDVS --mode "1024x768" -- [IGP 320M] can't do external monitor on laptop https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/222905 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs