You can usually get an external CRT to work by forcing:
Option "CrtcNumber" "0"
Option "FlatPanel" "0"
In the XF86Config file. If that's not working I'd like to see
the /var/log/XFree86.0.log from the case where it comes up normally
on the flat panel. If the external monitor is a DFP, the "nv" driver
won't work unless the laptop booted to the external panel.
Mark.
On Tue, 9 Sep 2003, Dan Mergens wrote:
> I configured my Dell laptop with RedHat Linux 9.0. It has an nVidia
> video card. Then I've undertaken the daunting task of configuring the
> external display. I tried running redhat-config-xfree86 and the
> graphical window doesn't come up (garbled noise). I tried running
> XFree86 -configure and using that XFConfig86 file. When I ran XFree86 to
> test it, I got a blank screen. Each time X fails to load, my terminal
> resets the top line to the last line used, running commands off the
> bottom of the monitor.
>
> Any suggestions would be appreciated. I'm about to go back and figure
> out my version of XFree86 and try connecting to my monitor directly
> (instead of through the docking station)l.
>
> Thanks,
> Dan
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