On Fri, 19 Nov 2010 11:32:41 -0800 Aaron Burt <[email protected]> dijo:
>On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 09:12:41PM -0800, John Jason Jordan wrote: >> I currently have roughly 10 hours invested in trying to get my >> Thinkpad with nVidia video to work with projectors at PSU. > >I'm very sad to hear that. >It's not much help at this point, but I've had great luck with Ubuntu >and external monitors/projectors on my laptops. First, I am currently back at PSU and I took a second look at the model number. It is CP-X605: http://www.projectorcentral.com/Hitachi-CP-X605.htm Yesterday I was using the nouveau driver and it could not even see the projector. It was as though the cable was not connected. I tried to install the nVidia driver, but was having difficulties logging in to the wireless. Without net access I couldn't download or install anything. Last night at home I reinstalled the nVidia driver. Now, at PSU, I am able to see the projector using the nVidia Settings utility. And the screen from the projector no longer says "no input detected." However, it remains black. I've tried a zillion settings in the nVidia Settings utility, but nothing gets it to display my screen on the wall. Unfortunately, there are many, many options, and the possible permutations of settings is in the millions. And the nVidia Help file is useless: "Xinerama - check this box to enable Xinerama." I note from the technical information about the CP-X605 that its maximum resolution is 1600x1200. When the nVidia Settings utility finds it, all it shows is its native resolution, 1024x768. And, although I can move the projector display screen all around, and even on top of my laptop screen, it looks as though all it will do is project 1024x768 of my 1680x1050 screen, assuming that eventually I hit on the secret to getting it to display anything at all. >I suspect you'll just have to throw your slides on a thumbdrive and >borrow another laptop that does work OK. I thought of that possibility, but the person would need to have installed many packages and fonts. It's possible, but not trivial. >I'd try to tinker with it at the Clinic, but I can't come because >Beloved Wife wants us to clean house before Thanksgiving. I plan to tinker with it some more at the Clinic. But at this point it looks doubtful that it can be made to work. _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
