I made all the solutions but it does not work . Anyway , I will try to get another old computer. Thank you guys !
*Gabriel González González* El mié, 9 oct 2024 a las 15:25, John Vella via Freedos-user (< [email protected]>) escribió: > I don't know if this is of any help, but I seem to recall running DOS on > an old Dell laptop and pressing a key combination, (Fn and F8 possibly, but > I wouldn't put money on it) to switch to the external monitor. Being a HP, > the key would be different, (maybe F2) but it's got to be worth a try... > > Hope this helps. > > John. > > On Wed, 9 Oct 2024 at 15:14, Daniel Doran via Freedos-user < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Probably won’t help but make sure the laptop is off, the power >> supply/charger is connected to the laptop and is plugged into to the power >> outlet. Also make sure the external monitor is plugged into the laptop’s >> VGA port and the monitor is on. >> >> Now leaving THE LAPTOP SCREEN AND THE MONITOR PLUGGED IN AND ON boot the >> laptop. >> >> If that doesn’t work check out the keyboard F keys and see if there is a >> key or key combination to change the video output source, some laptops have >> the ability to use a key combination to to turn the external monitor off/on. >> >> Best of luck >> >> On Wed 9 Oct 2024 at 14:23, Gabriel González via Freedos-user < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi Franco. Yes, I can turn on the computer with the laptop lid closed >>> and the vga conected to the screen, but I have the same problem. >>> >>> Thank you for your answer. Really the laptop screen is too small and >>> this is unconfortable. >>> >>> El mié, 9 oct 2024 2:07 p. m., Frantisek Rysanek via Freedos-user < >>> [email protected]> escribió: >>> >>>> > Even I closed the laptop waiting it will recognize the external VGA. >>>> > But nothing happened. >>>> > >>>> You have pretty much described the root of the problem. >>>> The routing of video outputs is nowadays a function of the OS / >>>> assisted by software running in the OS. Be it the Windows desktop >>>> management, or the Linux X-server and some GUI configuration applet >>>> on top. >>>> >>>> There is one thing I can suggest: >>>> Cold-start the machine with VGA already attached. >>>> The magic can happen during VGA option ROM initialization. >>>> If the VGA option ROM notices the VGA port loaded (= signal sink >>>> attached), chances are that it will enable the output. And, it can >>>> either mirror the internal LVDS video port, or it can send output to >>>> the VGA *only* - I would expect that to happen if the notebook gets >>>> started with the lid closed, not sure if you can achieve that. >>>> If you have a start button under the lid (on the keyboard or such), >>>> how much time do you have between pressing the button and getting a >>>> POST beep / VGA on? Perhaps you could make it by closing the lid >>>> swiftly enough... >>>> >>>> Frank >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Freedos-user mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Freedos-user mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Freedos-user mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user >> > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-user mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user >
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