[ltp] Re: Any ACPI event for plugging in monitors?

[David Abrahams]

Stefan Schmidt <stefan@sostec.de> writes:

> Hello.
>
> On Mon, 2006-08-28 at 16:04, David Abrahams wrote:
>> Stefan Schmidt <stefan@sostec.de> writes:
>> 
>> > On Mon, 2006-08-28 at 13:37, David Abrahams wrote:
>> >> 
>> >> I'd like to take some action whenever an external monitor is
>> >> plugged/unplugged from my T60p.
>> >
>> > This has nothing to do with ACPI, as it is only related to your
>> > graphic system.  
>> 
>> I'm not sure you've understood me.
>
> Perhaps. You ask for an acpi event when you hotplug an external
> monitor. 

Exactly.

> There is none.

Thank you; that goes to the heart of the matter ;-)

>> > This is a limitation in X.org. But keithp is on the
>> > way to make monitor hotplug possible with the new randr.
>> 
>> My driver already supports monitor hotplug; it disables monitors when
>> they're unplugged at least, and xrandr is used to ensure the desktop
>> fits on what remains.  I just don't know how to initiate some action
>> when a hotplug/hotunplug happens.
>
> You're talking about the binary blob from ati, fglrx, right? 

Correct.

> Never used, so no help. Good luck.

Thanks.

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