[ltp] T41P dockingstation

Sasha Z linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Tue, 7 Sep 2004 16:50:45 -0400


Hey, with a port replicator, I can't communicate with the serial ports
on the replicator. Windows works fine with them. Has anybody gotten
this to work?


On Tue, 7 Sep 2004 16:00:59 -0400, Alex Deucher <alexdeucher@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sun, 5 Sep 2004 11:17:53 -0700, Osho GG <oshogg@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Sun, 5 Sep 2004 13:05:21 -0400, Alex Deucher <alexdeucher@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > On Sun, 5 Sep 2004 13:04:35 -0400, Alex Deucher <alexdeucher@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > On Sun, 05 Sep 2004 11:12:18 -0500, Daniel Jimenez <djimenez@pobox.com> wrote:
> > > > > Alex Deucher wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > I've never tried the docking station so I can't say for sure, but it
> > > > > > should work in linux.  you might want to try the latest xorg drivers.
> > > > > > The problem is many lid events now generate acpi events which X
> > > > > > doesn't properly handle.  there is some new bios code in the Xorg
> > > > > > driver to handle lide events better.  also by default if X detects a
> > > > > > monitor attached to both outputs it will produce a cloned output on
> > > > > > both heads.  if not you can force it with driver options.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Alex
> > > > >
> > > > > Driver options are great, but I sorta would like it automatic. Basically
> > > > > run my LCD at 1280x1024, and the external monitor at 1600x1200. Is this
> > > > > possible?
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > well not automatically, but yes, it is possible, either as dualhead or
> > > > in a clone config.
> > >
> > > Keep in mind I've never used a tocking station, so YMMV.  The radeon
> > > driver itself supports dualhead properly.
> > >
> >
> > Just curious. Does radeon driver support it well enough that if I
> > undock my laptop - it would switch to single head without having to
> > restart  X server? And if I dock it again, I should have dual-head
> > display configuration again.
> >
> > In my office, I have external 1600x1200 LCD display and my T42p's
> > internal display is 1600x1200 as well. It would be great if I could
> > get a configuration like above working with radeon or ATI's binary
> > drivers.
> 
> you can get something working using mergedfb and xrandr, but it has
> some limitations.  flexible runtime X reconfiguration is not yet
> available.
> 
> Alex
> 
> 
> 
> >
> > thanks,
> > Osho
> >
> >
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