On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 9:48 PM, Valmor de Almeida <val.gen...@gmail.com>wrote:
> > Hello, > > What controls the screen output to an external monitor connected to a > laptop during boot or when just using a plain console without an X > server running? Before a recent update the output would just > automatically go to an external monitor when one is connected. Now it > does not; not sure it has anything to do with the openrc migration. > > I do get output onto the external monitor after startx runs; also the X > server/clients work fine. > > Thanks for inputs. > > -- > Valmor > > PS: fn+F8 for switching displays does not work either; but it never did > before. > > What's the make/model of your laptop? Does the F8 key you mention have a monitor/screen icon on it? The hardware key to switch monitors is independent of software on most (all?) laptops. Also, most laptops will output on both (clone) by default.
