[ltp] external monitor Fn-F7

[Nicolas Kreft]

Hi Alex!


Alex Deucher wrote:
> This is because in Clone mode each output is driven by a different
> controller.  The hardware only has one overlay so it can only be
> sourced to one crtc at a time.  I think the intel hardware supports
> sourcing the overlay to either head so you should be able to switch

Yes, I read that somewhere, too.


> it.  Take a look at the Xv attributes; there may be one to switch the
> source.  If not there may be a xorg.conf option to set it at server
> start.


I now use "xvattr -a XV_PIPE -v 0" to switch overlay to the
external monitor. It even works when xine is running. Very nice.
Thanks for pointing me in the right direction.




regards
Nicolas