I never configured X with laptop. sorry... I guess it is possible to use lcd and external screen at the same time using the clone mode though. You also need to check the man page for your graphic card.
good luck Jason On Mon, 2003-10-06 at 17:54, Fernando Álvarez-Uría wrote: > Hi Jason: > > Ive read your post, and maybe you can help me whith something similar: > > I have a laptop which has a screen plug (db15). If i turn on the laptop, > the screen that works is its lcd pannel. If i turn it on whith an > external screen pluged into the db15, that screen works, but not the > lcd. Also, if im using the lcd, i cannot plug an external screen to the > db15 whithout rebooting. > > When i run X, in the /var/log/XFree86.0.log file appears: > ... > Display plane A is disabled > Display plane B is enabled > ... > > I think this is something related to that. > > Do you know how can i switch from an external screen to the lcd, and > vice versa (whithout rebooting :D) > Also do you know if it is possible to use both at the same time? It > would be great for presentations, where the projector is plugged, but > you need to look the screen at the same time. > > If you know any document where i can find some information, i would > appreciate it. > > Thank you. > > Fernando Alvarez-Uria > Madrid, Spain > > p.s. My graphic card is an Intel i855GL, and im using i810 driver under > XFree86 4.3 > > Jason Kim wrote: > > >Hi there.. > > > >I'm currently trying to configure four screens with Radeon RV2P which > >has 2 heads. (using kernel 2.4.20-20, X 4.3.0-33) > >When I configure two heads (using only one card), it is working well. > >But, when I configure 4 heads (using two cards), X just crashed with > >following warning in log file: > >(WW) RADEON(3): Only one monitor detected, Second screen will NOT be > >created > > > >I'm using the same monitors. Is there anyone who successfully > >configures four screens with Radeon RV2P? > > > >any advise appreciated.. > > > >Jason > > > > > > > >Part of my XFree86-4 : > > > >Section "Device" > > Identifier "Ati0" > > Driver "radeon" > > VendorName "Unknown" > > BoardName "Unknown" > > BusID "PCI:0:8:0" > > Screen 0 > >EndSection > > > >Section "Device" > > Identifier "Ati1" > > Driver "radeon" > > VendorName "Unknown" > > BoardName "Unknown" > > BusID "PCI:0:8:0" > > Screen 1 > >EndSection > > > >Section "Device" > > Identifier "Ati2" > > Driver "radeon" > > VendorName "Unknown" > > BoardName "Unknown" > > BusID "PCI:0:9:0" > > Screen 0 > >EndSection > > > >Section "Device" > > Identifier "Ati3" > > Driver "radeon" > > VendorName "Unknown" > > BoardName "Unknown" > > BusID "PCI:0:9:0" > > Screen 1 > >EndSection > >_______________________________________________ > >XFree86 mailing list > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86 > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > XFree86 mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86 _______________________________________________ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
