On Nov 16, 06 09:25:51 -0800, Simon Roberts wrote: > If I boot without an external monitor connected, and attempt to use the (BIOS > defined??) hot key sequence to toggle the external display, nothing happens.
This is not supported. Never was, probably will be in some future versions. No, certainly not 10.2. > Most recently, I used SaX to try to enable "DualHead" mode. That has been > partially successful. What I expected was two displays "side by side" with > the mouse running between them. What I got is both displays running (at > different resolutions) but showing identical output. Sounds good, right? Well > only to a point. Depends on how you configure it. With intel drivers only clone mode was possible, that will change with 10.2. > The problem with this arrangement is that if I boot with the external display > connected, all works great, but despite the amount of time I work in this > mode, I still use the system more without an external display connected. If I > boot without an external display, the LCD never powers up! So I can't see > anything, and I can't even try to logout or shutdown the system... I have to > force it off with the power switch (thank heavens for journaling file > systems!) Never boot a machine with the external monitor attached. This only works on with some drivers on some machines in some versions... If the LCD doesn't come up *without* an external monitor connected, that is a *very* obscure bug, and worth reporting. Matthias -- Matthias Hopf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> __ __ __ Maxfeldstr. 5 / 90409 Nuernberg (_ | | (_ |__ [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone +49-911-74053-715 __) |_| __) |__ labs www.mshopf.de -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
