[ltp] X60s and external display

[James Knott]

Andreas Gredler wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> Has anyone managed to get an external display to work? I tried to enable
> it with "echo crt_enable > /proc/acpi/ibm/video" but it doesn't work.
> The only working solution is to press F7 during/before boot but then I
> only have the external display and lcd is disabled.
> It's the intel 945 chipset.

I have also found that you can't switch video, after Linux has started.
 However, there are 3 modes. LCD, external and both.  Try pushing F7
twice.  Failing that, try configuring as a dual monitor setup.