[ltp] Re: New A20p questions - sound and external monitor

[Scott Dixon]

I have used the Xig X server for awhile on a 560e specifically because it
handled an external display better than XFree did for that chip set.  I
can't say how it will work on an A20 but you can get a free trial version
(which works for a short time) from www.xig.com and try it for yourself.
Ctrl-Alt-Tab changes from internal to external display.  The trial is easy
to set up so it is worth trying it before deciding to buy it or not.
Scott
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From: jrogers@mjrogers.com [mailto:jrogers@mjrogers.com]
Sent: Wednesday, December 27, 2000 7:59 AM
To: linux-thinkpad@www.bm-soft.com
Subject: Re: [ltp] Re: New A20p questions - sound and external monitor



The world is conspiring to keep me on a laptop display for life.  I could
not get the 770z to push a fast enough refresh at resolutions higher than
1024x768, and once you go 1280, you never go back :-)   Now, I finally have
a laptop that can push a fast enough refresh externally, and I can only use
it with Windoze.  Arrggghhh.  What a waste of a 21" monitor.

Is anybody out there actually using the Xig driver on a laptop?  With an
external display?  Does it do strangeness when you go from the external
display (or both) to just the laptop display?

-JeffR



Mike Johnson <mike.johnson@euromail.se>
12/27/00 10:04 AM
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external monitor

On Wednesday 27 December 2000 05:33, Alan Shutko wrote:
> jrogers@mjrogers.com writes:
>
> > 2.  External monitors - I have a Viewsonic PT813 monitor, how do I get X
> > working with an external display?
>
> I'm not sure that's possible with XF86 yet... it wasn't for the
> longest time under 4.0.1, and I haven't tried it under 4.0.2 yet.  I
> know the Xig driver will do this (and let you dual-head over LCD and
> external monitor).

It is still not possible with 4.0.2. I checked out the ati driver from
CVS and all the external monitor stuff was still #defined out. :-(

Mike.

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