On 20 September 2011 23:35, Pau <vim.u...@googlemail.com> wrote: > Hello, > > I just installed a 5.0 snapshot on a thinkpad x201s. > > I am trying to use an external monitor which is connected via the > docking station with the DisplayPort to the thinkpad. > > When I reboot, I get into the bios menu and then press fn+f7 to make > sure that the external monitor is selected. Then the blue > messages appear on the external monitor. > > After the boot, when I startx, the external monitor goes black and only the > laptop is on. Pressing again fn+f7 does not help. > > Has anybody successfully used an external monitor on a docking station > with a DisplayPort connector? > > I have used this laptop on a number of projectors and external > monitors successfully with obsd without having to play with > xorg.conf. > > Any hint? > > thanks > >
Hi, I don't have a displayport with my X41 docking station but I use, xrandr(1) in my .xinitrc file to use my external monitor: xrandr --auto --output VGA --mode 1600x1200 --output LVDS --off hth Fred
