On Mit, 2003-03-26 at 05:00, hy0 wrote: > > How can I please get rid of this and return to the old behavior, so that > > XFree 4.3 does not ever use a virtual resolution but instead defaults to > > the maximum resolution of the active panel, be it internal (1400) or > > external (1280)? > > > > > > Setting Virtual 1280 1024 does not help. > > I also played with the Clone options but just couldn't find a solution. > > > > Can anybody please shed some light on this? > > Meanwhile, you have to remove "1400x1050" from your Modes line to prevent it > is used as virtual size for your external display.
Exactly. If the 1400 mode is present, it is used as virtual and the external panel is driven with 1280 physical (allright) but 1400 virtual (dooh!). If I remove it, everything is fine for the external display but of course, the internal panel cannot be used with its 1400 native resolution anymore... :-( > The internal panel is always connected and 1400x1050 is a valid mode for it > regardless if an external display is connected. As you said! The internal display is of course always connected in a notebook. And it is recognized and its capabilities are used in the calculations for the screen resolution, although it is of course deactivated since the notebook is docked and its lid is closed. > Setting Virtual 1280 1024 > should prevent 1400x1050 mode in principle, the driver doesn't seem to > handle this correctly. And it is even not desirable to completely prevent 1400 as I need it for the internal panel when the notebook is used on its own without the external display. :-( (A workaround for me would be to write a script that changes XF86Config depending on signs that indicate a docked notebook, but that is of course not as practical as the old XFree 4.2 behavior, driving each display with its maximum physical resolution without using a virtual one.) > PanelOff is currently only implemented to turn off > display, nothing to do with mode validation. The old driver worked the way > you described accidentally, may not be reliable/desired in other cases. The old driver is no option. I thank you all for the working PanelOff option since the internal panel was active and alight with XFree 4.2 ALTHOUGH the notebook was docked and the lid CLOSED for three months now since I have this notebook! Greetings, UW(e) _______________________________________________ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
