[ltp] external monitor/res. change / Fn-F7

morpheus linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Sat, 20 Nov 2004 17:09:34 -0500


I find that Google search works fine without downloading the
archive...just use the site: operator, as follows:

site:linux-thinkpad.org fn keys

Gives lots and lots of hits!

-m

On Sat, 2004-11-20 at 16:49, Markus Markert wrote:
> hi
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> Am Freitag, den 19.11.2004, 13:42 +0100 schrieb Stefan Kr=FCger:
> > Good morning my Linux-friends
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> > I have spend two hours now trying to set my X up, so that my Thinkpad u=
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> > different resolutions, depending on if i work (only) with my external m=
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> > or (only) with the LCD. (It worked so smooth under windows, but...)
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> > But I dont have any success. Now I ask you guys (and girls) for help. I=
 have a=20
> > Thinkpad R40 - I am fed up with this.... can someone who has got the=20
> > video-out working on any similar model PLEASE SENDE ME HIS XF86Config-f=
ile??
> > I will be able to change some resolutions and set my monitor-values, bu=
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> > rest I just dont get working. Thanx a lot!!
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> > But then the next questions...=20
> > How do you Thinkpad-people switch LCD, External or Both. Fn-F7 i guess,=
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> > how??=20
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> use this software:
> http://ibm-acpi.sourceforge.net/
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> your model will work fine ;-)
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> download the whole mailinglist as raw mbox format here:
> http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/pipermail/linux-thinkpad.mbox/linux-thi=
nkpad.mbox
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> import it into your email program and make a search in it. you will find
> a lot about the fn buttons on thinkpads.
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> > Do I have to do it with tpb ??
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> > Thank you all so much... Its my second week on Linux... My questions wi=
ll get=20
> > smarted with the time, and my contributions to this ML will become more=
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> > abundant.
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> > Greetings
> > Stefan
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