[ltp] LCD plus DVI on T30 under Ubuntu feisty

Alex Deucher linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Tue, 29 May 2007 10:55:59 -0500


On 5/29/07, Thomas Hood <jdthood@gmail.com> wrote:
> In October it was explained how to modify the radeon driver so one can use
> the DVI port on a T30 docking station in conjunction with the built-in panel.
> I quote the instructions below.
>
> I just upgraded my Ubuntu OS from edgy to feisty and of course the driver
> was updated in the process.  What do I _now_ need to do in order to use
> the DVI port on the docking station in conjunction with the built-in panel?

Grab the xorg devel headers then grab the ati driver from git master
and build it.  Make sure to back up your old copies of radeon_drv.so
and ati_drv.so.  finally add:

Option "MonitorLayout" "LVDS, TMDS"

to the device section of your config.

Alex