I've found how to activate the external monitor using xrandr from the command line:
$ xrandr --output LDVS --mode "800x600" $ xrandr --output LDVS --mode "1024x768" The first will get a signal to the external monitor, and the second restores the screen to the usual resolution. Running the second by itself is not enough. > The other bug mentions using packages from debian sid. You may want to > try those packages as well (or sit tight and see if it is packaged for > Hardy). I actually tried the packages from sid first, though they were also at 6.9.0. The results were the same, but it messed up the keyboard repeat. > Before marking this as a duplicate of the other bug, I would test that > it is a regression from Gutsy. The other bug mentions it worked on > Gutsy but is broken on Hardy. If it is not working on Gutsy, then there > is more at play than bug 23081. I tried a Gutsy live CD, and got the same result as I currently have using the Intrepid packages. It seems that the no-signal problem was the same as in 231081, but the issue with the external monitor not turning on right away is something else. -- open source ati driver in hardy 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
