On 10 Apr 2000, John Stevenson wrote: > Hello, > I had a 3200 Inspiron which used the Neomaigc server (from non-free), the > XF86Config file of which had two directives, 'Internal' and 'External'. The > 'External' directive was commented out and X would not run on an external > monitor (or in this case projector). I simply uncommented the directive > (which > I beleve was in the monitor section of the file). Everything worked then. > > The command line worked fine before I made any changes. > > I am now using a Dell Lattitude + SVGA server and that gets 1400x1050 with out > any problems, although I had to lie about the exact card I had in my laptop. > I > used the ATI Rage 128 (generic) instead of the actuall ATI Mobility that is in > my laptop, but it works just fine. I dont need any directives using the > Lattitude laptop. > > Hope this helps... > Johnny > > > Kari Ruohonen wrote: > > > I have Dell Inspiron 7500 +SXGA (1400x1050) with potato installed. The LCD > > is working just fine but can anybody point me to a source of information > > or give some advice how I can configure external monitor to work under X > > (3.3.6). > > In console it works OK. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Kari > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I have a Toshiba Satellite 4000CDT which works fine with an external moniitor. I don't do anything special in the software; I use fn + F5 to switch from internal to external or both at once. The only trouble with the ext monitor I was using previously was that the display was smaller than the screen (in fact, exactly the same size as the inbuilt laptop display. I'm now using a different monitor where this doesn't happen. Anthony -- Anthony Campbell - running Linux Debian 2.1 (Windows-free zone) Book Reviews: http://www.pentelikon.freeserve.co.uk/bookreviews/ Skeptical articles: http://www.freethinker/uklinux.net/ "To be forced by desire into any unwarrantable belief is a calamity." I.A. Richards
