[ltp] Thinkpad and Monitor

[Marat Boshernitsan]

I found that I have to use different X server settings for internal lcd
and external monitor, so I ended up using different XF86Config files and 
select the appropriate one in the script that starts X.  

The difference is in the device section.  

For the external display I have:

Section "Device"
    Identifier  "My Video Card"
    VendorName  "Unknown"
    BoardName   "Unknown"
    Option     "extern_disp"
    Option     "no_stretch"
EndSection

For the internal lcd:

Section "Device"
    Identifier  "My Video Card"
    VendorName  "Unknown"
    BoardName   "Unknown"
    Option     "intern_disp"
    Option     "no_stretch"
EndSection


The disadvantage of my setup is that you have to quit and restart X each
time you switch from lcd to the monitor and vice versa.

Actually, if you run with the lcd setup it is possible (at least for me) 
to switch to external monitor with Fn-F7, but the refresh rate is so
crappy that this is not a very good option.

If anyone else has a better solution, I'd love to hear it.

Marat.



joe_dauncey@uk.ibm.com writes:

> Hi,
> 
> I am trying to get my Thinkpad 600 working with a monitor.
> 
> I have compiled 2.2.12 and I have followed the X setup instructions in the IBM
> Tpad 600 HOWTO. It all worked wonderfully.
> 
> I can plug it into my 21" monitor and use a text console without any problem,
> but as soon as I fire up X the monitor goes dead. The Thinkpad screen continues
> to work fine, and I can use my Window Manager without any problems. When I close
> X down again I can use the monitor for text again.
> 
> Does anyone know what I need to do to enable my monitor when I want to use it ?
> I use it through a port replicator, but I still get the same problem when the
> monitor is directly attached into the back of the Thinkpad.
> 
> I ultimately want to be able to switch between Windoze and Linux at work without
> having to unplug it from the docking station and use the LCD instead.
> 
> Thanks,
> Joe
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