On Sam, 2002-10-26 at 11:03, Simone Marzona wrote: > > I got a toshiba laptop and obviously I got the same problem when attach > an external crt display. > > Do not try to create different video modes and use the same > modelines/settings for lcd/crt... you could damage it...!!!! > > The solution I found is this: > > -create two version of XF86config > -one is the default used in the runlevel 5 (the one for lcd) > -the other is for external crt monitor. > -edit manually (or even with sax2 on suse..) and add "crt_screen" option > to force X to use the external monitor. > > I manage the two configurations as this: > > -the one for lcd is the default used from X when I start the system > -the one for crt is used when I boot to runlevel 3 and do a startx -- > -xf86config XF86Config.crt > > It's not very nice... But I can't find a way for choosing from gdm what > configuration to use (because X is already running...I think)... perhaps > making a new runlevel which is identical of the fifth except that X uses > a specified config file... and so at boot time you can choose... it > could be a nicer solution...
You can have gdm start several X servers, one for each config file or layout section or whatever. But you might even get away with a single server if you set it up for true dualhead with overlapping screens. The cursor will only be on one head then though, if you need it on both you may want to try the CloneMode feature from current CVS. -- Earthling Michel D�nzer (MrCooper)/ Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc) developer XFree86 and DRI project member / CS student, Free Software enthusiast _______________________________________________ Xpert mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert
