[ltp] T410, DisplayPort and VGA outputs.

Mark Wotton linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Tue, 10 Sep 2013 10:21:29 +1000


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On Mon, Sep 9, 2013 at 9:26 PM, Marius Gedminas <marius@gedmin.as> wrote:

> On Mon, Sep 02, 2013 at 08:09:05PM +1000, Mark Wotton wrote:
> > I recently got an iPad 3 lcd and a controller from
> > http://dp2retina.rozsnyo.com/ - works like a charm on my T410 over the
> > displayport adapter. However, I can't seem to get VGA1, DP1, and LVDS1
> all
> > going at the same time, though I can get any two of three by playing
> around
> > with arandr. When I try, I get the result "xrandr: cannot find crtc for
> > output DP1"
> >
> > (My T410 is one with the intel card, not nvidia.)
> >
> > xrandr --verbose follows - is what I'm attempting flat-out impossible, or
> > am I missing some trick?
>
> AFAIK it's flat-out impossible.  The hardware has only two display
> pipes, so you get to choose which two of the three output ports you want
> to use.
>

Righto, thanks Marius - I'll stop trying to boil the ocean then. (Would the
same be true with a USB video adapter like the DisplayLink? Is it a
different situation with the Nvidia hardware? I'm probably going to upgrade
this machine before I go away anyway, so it'd be good to know what to get
next. Been looking at the Asus UX301 - I'd miss the thinkpad keyboard and
general build quality, but 2,560x1,440 resolution is hard to go past.)

FWIW - the ipad lcd makes a very nice extra monitor.
https://www.icloud.com/photostream/#A8JtdOXmGEe4NU;EE85786B-DEA9-4EC8-A092-683DAB5403FC

cheers
Mark

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=
=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon, Sep 9, 2013 at 9:26 PM, Marius Gedminas <span dir=
=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:marius@gedmin.as" target=3D"_blank">marius@g=
edmin.as</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>

<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-=
left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;p=
adding-left:1ex"><div>On Mon, Sep 02, 2013 at 08:09:05PM +1000, Mark Wotton=
 wrote:<br>

&gt; I recently got an iPad 3 lcd and a controller from<br>
&gt; <a href=3D"http://dp2retina.rozsnyo.com/" target=3D"_blank">http://dp2=
retina.rozsnyo.com/</a> - works like a charm on my T410 over the<br>
&gt; displayport adapter. However, I can&#39;t seem to get VGA1, DP1, and L=
VDS1 all<br>
&gt; going at the same time, though I can get any two of three by playing a=
round<br>
&gt; with arandr. When I try, I get the result &quot;xrandr: cannot find cr=
tc for<br>
&gt; output DP1&quot;<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; (My T410 is one with the intel card, not nvidia.)<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; xrandr --verbose follows - is what I&#39;m attempting flat-out impossi=
ble, or<br>
&gt; am I missing some trick?<br>
<br>
</div>AFAIK it&#39;s flat-out impossible. =A0The hardware has only two disp=
lay<br>
pipes, so you get to choose which two of the three output ports you want<br=
>
to use.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Righto, thanks Marius - I&#39;l=
l stop trying to boil the ocean then. (Would the same be true with a USB vi=
deo adapter like the DisplayLink? Is it a different situation with the Nvid=
ia hardware? I&#39;m probably going to upgrade this machine before I go awa=
y anyway, so it&#39;d be good to know what to get next. Been looking at the=
 Asus UX301 - I&#39;d miss the thinkpad keyboard and general build quality,=
 but=A02,560x1,440 resolution is hard to go past.)<div>
<br></div><div>FWIW - the ipad lcd makes a very nice extra monitor.=A0<a hr=
ef=3D"https://www.icloud.com/photostream/#A8JtdOXmGEe4NU;EE85786B-DEA9-4EC8=
-A092-683DAB5403FC" target=3D"_blank">https://www.icloud.com/photostream/#A=
8JtdOXmGEe4NU;EE85786B-DEA9-4EC8-A092-683DAB5403FC</a></div>
</div><div><br></div><div style>cheers</div><div style>Mark</div></div><div=
><br></div>-- <br>A UNIX signature isn&#39;t a return address, it&#39;s the=
 ASCII equivalent of a <br>black velvet clown painting. It&#39;s a rectangl=
e of carets surrounding a <br>

quote from a literary giant of weeniedom like Heinlein or Dr. Who. <br>=A0 =
=A0 =A0 =A0 -- Chris Maeda<br>
</div></div>

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