On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 12:52 PM, Nikos Chantziaras <rea...@arcor.de> wrote: > On 11/04/2009 07:47 PM, Grant wrote: >>> >>> How are you guys getting your laptops to do VGA output? My system >>> functions fine without an xorg.conf right now. Do I need to create >>> one if I want VGA output? >>> >>> - Grant >> >> Actually it works great after a reboot. Is there a better method for >> switching VGA output on and off than plug/unplug + reboot? > > Might be a shot in the dark, but try krandrtray (it's a KDE app though.) > You should get something like this: > > http://i36.tinypic.com/a1rgqu.png > > I don't have a second monitor to connect so I can't try, but perhaps it will > allow you to enable output to it once you connect it.
lxrandr is a bit lighter, standalone capable, but part of the lxde desktop "suite". Their wiki page for it: http://wiki.lxde.org/en/LXRandr Odd timing to run across the question, too, since I just realized I'd missed that one on my laptop build here. [ebuild N ] lxde-base/lxrandr-0.1.1 193 kB And if you get an error: "Unable to get monitor information!" Rebuild xrandr. Found that answer in the forum thread below: http://forum.lxde.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=639 Of course, if you're one for more power over simplicity of use, xrandr itself is more than capable, the rest are just frontends, really. -- Poison [BLX] Joshua M. Murphy
