Paul Gress wrote:
> I finally decided to use my laptop on an external display. I managed
> to get it working thanks to Nvidia's configuration tool. But the
> experience leaves a lot to be desired or a lot of unanswered questions.
>
> My laptop, a Clevo D901C with Nvidia FX1600M graphics. On the
> keyboard the are a bunch of "Functions". "Fn-F2" will dim the LCD to
> almost off, "Fn-F8" of "Fn-F9" will adjust the brightness of the LCD,
> they all work fine. "Fn-F7" is suppose to switch the Graphics display
> to the external dvi connection. It doesn't work.
>
> So, the only way to switch the output was to configure xorg.conf to
> direct the output to the external connection.
>
> Now my questions:
>
> 1) Is it possible to get "Fn-F7" working properly, and how?
Work in progress, assuming Fn-F7 on this platform delivers an ACPI event.
(There are cases where ACPI event delivery for display switch doesn't work).
>
> 2) If not possible, can the xorg.conf be changed without restarting
> the xserver?
> 3) If not possible, can the xserver be restarted without logging out?
> 4) If not possible, can the "logout - login" be performed similar to a
> re-boot (no interaction)?
Use nvidia-settings to toggle between the displays without needing to
restart the X server.
