[ltp] r51 and external monitor

[Alex Deucher]

On 6/6/05, David Tansey <djtansey@umd.edu> wrote:
> Alex,
>=20
> You happen to know if anyone is doing work on this, and
> whether there are any snapshots of that work?
>=20

run-time reconfigurability is planned, but no-one is actively working
on it at the moment.  probably once xorg 7 is released we will revisit
that.

Alex

> -David
>=20
> ---- Original message ----
> >Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2005 08:44:43 -0400
> >From: Alex Deucher <alexdeucher@gmail.com>
> >Subject: Re: [ltp] r51 and external monitor
> >To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
> >
> >On 6/6/05, David Tansey <djtansey@umd.edu> wrote:
> >> Michael,
> >>
> >> I am interested in a similar setup. I have an x40 with a
> >> docking station. Trying to set it up so I can dock it and
> >> have it switch to my external monitor at a different
> >> resolution but with the same session I had open on my
> laptop.
> >> Not sure whether X will like a cloned system when the
> >> laptop's monitor has been turned off (when I shut it.)
> >>
> >> Let me know what you find out.
> >>
> >> Search the archives for someone mentioning Xvattr -- might
> be
> >> lowercase x. Someone said they'd found an Xv command that
> >> seemed to do it. Been too busy at work to mess around at
> all.
> >>
> >
> >the xvattributes only affect the video overlay.  the
> attribute in
> >question just switches wich crtc the overlay is sourced to.
> X does
> >not currently support on the fly reconfiguration.
> >
> >Alex
> >
> >> If what you're trying to do is similar to what I'm trying
> to
> >> do (I'd also the the ability to have both up simultanously
> >> with some short cut or something), then keep in touch.
> >> Hopefully we can help each other out.
> >>
> >> -David
> >>
> >> ---- Original message ----
> >> >Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2005 10:05:47 +0200
> >> >From: Michael Ott <michael@zolnott.de>
> >> >Subject: Re: [ltp] r51 and external monitor
> >> >To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
> >> >
> >> >Hello Jan!
> >> >
> >> >> >I have a new r51 and i want to use an external monitor
> >> (1600 x 1200).
> >> >> >Does anybody have an existing XF86config for me
> because i
> >> have problems
> >> >> >with the configuration of this file.
> >> >>
> >> >> Do you have an ati or an intel graphic-board?
> >> >ati
> >> >>
> >> >> I have an intel extreme graphics 2 and a (semi-)working
> >> setup with two monitors.
> >> >>
> >> >> What do you want?
> >> >>
> >> >> xinerama:
> >> >> One screen over both monitors so that your windowmanager
> >> spreads over both monitors?
> >> >No
> >> >
> >> >> or (what I use):
> >> >> Two different screens, one per monitor, so that you can
> >> use different windowmanagers per screen
> >> >> or just leave the second alone.
> >> >> I use this. To get a program showing up there I use
> >> DISPLAY=3D":0.1" in front of the command. Very
> >> >> nice for presentations, I think, because you can see
> your
> >> text/hints on your laptop without
> >> >> showing them to the audience.
> >> >No
> >> >
> >> >> clone:
> >> >> Just make a identical clone of the LCD to the external
> VGA.
> >> >Yes
> >> >
> >> >CU
> >> >
> >> >  Michael
> >> >
> >> >--
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> >> www.zolnott.de
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