[ltp] T41p/T42p/R50p VGA and DVI Out

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Hi Alex

On Mon, 2005-12-19 at 14:52 -0500, Alex Deucher - alexdeucher@gmail.com
wrote:
> On 12/19/05, th.trauco@neverbox.com <th.trauco@neverbox.com> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I've read what I think are all pertinent messages on this list about
> > this topic, and I apologize in advance for starting yet a new thread on
> > this, but I haven't been able to find an answer to this.
> >
> > I need to use my t42p to give presentations (and I'd like to use it to
> > connect it to a TV too!). I'm using the proprietary ATI drivers, and I'd
> > like to keep using them if possible, but I've tried the Radeon drivers
> > without success.
> >
> > So here are the questions I have found conflicting answers to:
> >
> > 1) Can a t42p be configured to do on-the-fly (i.e. without restarting
> > the X server) switching/cloning of the screen using fn-f7 for the VGA
> > port?
> >
> 
> use the radeon driver from xorg cvs now or xorg 6.9/7.0 when it is
> released.  enable the "bioshotkeys" option.  use fn-f7 to switch
> outputs.
> 
> Alex

Ok. I think Xorg 6.9 is schedule to hit Debian unstable next week. I'll
try it then.

Carlos