So you can get everything you want, LCD or external CRT at boot time! With current version of XFree86 you can't switch from LCD to CRT like on Windows. There are some workarounds for specific videocards: for Radeon you need two XFree config files and you still can't switch within X, for intel I810 you can switch http://vorlon.ces.cwru.edu/~ames/i810switch/ by software.
On DRI-devel mailing lists they told me that latest version on CVS allows you to access the driver and therefore you could modify the video card online, but nothing is currently done. You could have a look at a commercial X software (Xaccel) if they provide something for your video card and if it works (free trial is available). Xaccel links CTL-ALT-TAB for switching (as far as I remember) which is more general than your FN_F5. But anyway linking the facility to FN_F5 is probably easier and you could have a look at http://nemadema.cz/acer/ where they discuss, among other things, how to implement Function Key on you Acer. Cheers, Nicolas Le lun 23/02/2004 Ã 10:40, [EMAIL PROTECTED] a Ãcrit : > Hi: > > I am unable to get the CRT monitor to simultaneously display > what is on my laptop LCD screen! > I will appreciate inputs towards setting up display > on both the LCD and CRT monitor. > > The investigation details and technical information > is provided below. > > The following approaches were tried: > > 0. > Approach: > use the display toggle key Fn-F5 (from Acer documentation) > in text mode. > Result: > The toggle key Fn-F5 has no affect. > > 1. > Approach: > use the display toggle key Fn-F5 (from Acer documentation) > when XFree86 server is running > Result: > The toggle key Fn-F5 has no affect. > > 2. > Approach: > Plug the CRT monitor cable to the laptop port before booting > the laptop. > Result: > On booting the laptop, the CRT monitor is detected > and the XWindows is displayed on CRT monitor. > The LCD panel is blank. > The toggle key Fn-F5 has no affect. > > 3. > Approach: > Plug the CRT monitor cable after the laptop is booted up > Result: > LCD Display active. The CRT monitor is blank. > On starting XFree86 server, XWindows is started and > displayed on LCD panel. > The CRT monitor continues to be blank. > The toggle key Fn-F5 has no affect. > > > The relevant technical details are as follows: > 1. system setup information > Display Units > Operating System > XFree86 server info > 2. video card information based on PCI probe > 3. XF86Config file > > ------------------------ > > Thanks for your time. > > thanks > Saifi. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > XFree86 mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86 _______________________________________________ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
