[ltp] r51 and external monitor

[David Tansey]

Michael,

I am interested in a similar setup. I have an x40 with a 
docking station. Trying to set it up so I can dock it and 
have it switch to my external monitor at a different 
resolution but with the same session I had open on my laptop. 
Not sure whether X will like a cloned system when the 
laptop's monitor has been turned off (when I shut it.)

Let me know what you find out.

Search the archives for someone mentioning Xvattr -- might be 
lowercase x. Someone said they'd found an Xv command that 
seemed to do it. Been too busy at work to mess around at all.

If what you're trying to do is similar to what I'm trying to 
do (I'd also the the ability to have both up simultanously 
with some short cut or something), then keep in touch. 
Hopefully we can help each other out.

-David

---- Original message ----
>Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2005 10:05:47 +0200
>From: Michael Ott <michael@zolnott.de>  
>Subject: Re: [ltp] r51 and external monitor  
>To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
>
>Hello Jan!
>
>> >I have a new r51 and i want to use an external monitor 
(1600 x 1200).
>> >Does anybody have an existing XF86config for me because i 
have problems
>> >with the configuration of this file. 
>> 
>> Do you have an ati or an intel graphic-board?
>ati
>> 
>> I have an intel extreme graphics 2 and a (semi-)working 
setup with two monitors.
>> 
>> What do you want?
>> 
>> xinerama:
>> One screen over both monitors so that your windowmanager 
spreads over both monitors?
>No
>
>> or (what I use):
>> Two different screens, one per monitor, so that you can 
use different windowmanagers per screen 
>> or just leave the second alone.
>> I use this. To get a program showing up there I use 
DISPLAY=":0.1" in front of the command. Very 
>> nice for presentations, I think, because you can see your 
text/hints on your laptop without 
>> showing them to the audience.
>No
>
>> clone:
>> Just make a identical clone of the LCD to the external VGA.
>Yes
>
>CU        
>         
>  Michael  
>          
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