[ltp] external monitor Fn-F7

[James Knott]

David Tansey wrote:
> Has anyone setup a thinkpad to easily switch to external monitors and
> back (both cloning, side-by-side, and one-or-the-other)?
> 
> I found a website with an xorg.conf file, but that put them side-by-side
> and didn't like my laptop having a different resolution than my external
> LCD. 
> 
> i'm trying i810switch, but am not having too much success. it says 
> No LCD support for this chipset.
> 
> I have an x40 running ubuntu (hoary) with the intel i855 chipset. my
> external monitor is a 17 inch LCD with 1280x1024 native resolution.
> Ideally, I'd be able to switch to any external monitor (or projector.) 
> 
> I'd also love to map Fn-F7 to toggle between laptop,external,both, (and
> if i'm lucky, cloning or side by side)

I have found that I can switch my R31, before Linux starts, but once
it's up and running, I can no longer switch.