7.10: Changed the driver from 'i810' to 'intel': I was not able to use the GUI "Admin>Screens and Graphics" which would always revert back to i810. Therefore I rebuild the xorg settings using "dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg", where I was able to select the intel driver and resolutions.
Then I hooked up the beamer (Dell 1024x768), pressed [FN]+[F8] - and my screen showed up. Now the funny thing: I can press [FN]+[F8] dozens of times, without any further reaction, both the LCD and the beamer always remain 'on'. The only reaction on the key combination is that the beamer's picture is flickering for maybe half a second. So in my case, [FN]+[F8] is not cycling through - but is not crashing either. Since the beamer sports a 'blank screen' feature (as many modern models do), I can blank out the beamer when I need to work in privacy. So, I can work. After some reflection, maybe this behavior has to do with this little handy command I found: I've stumbled upon the article: "XrandR 1.2 means decent Linux Screen Management at Last", which seems to answer a number of resolution and output target problems. I intend to test it more fully in the upcoming days. http://lilserenity.wordpress.com/2007/10/15/ecstatic-xrandr-12-means-decent-linux-screen-management-at-last/ Thanks for your help Tino -- External monitor on intel 945GM/Dell D620 (and D420) causes lockup. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/50243 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
