Yes. If you have a laptop with a chipset Intel i810 (or i8xx, verify with "lspci"), there is a utility available that will allow you to turn on the external VGA port, the on-board screen, or both at the same time.
My chipset is a i855 GM
The package name in Debian unstable (easy to backport to stable) is "i810switch". The project home page is at http://vorlon.cwru.edu/~ames/i810switch/, but it does not seem to be working tonight.
It does and I installed this utility. It says it is still "experimental" for the i855 and indeed it is (the crt flickers), but at least I could switch on the external monitor together with the LCD. Last revision of the program is from sept 2003. Hopefully an improved version will come out soon...!
Merci Erik
Pierre
-- Dr Pierre-O. Maitre Privat Docent FMH Anesth�siologie FMH Pharmacologie Clinique Cabinet m�dical / A la Joy CH-1272 Genolier Switzerland
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