[ltp] External TFT with higher resolution on a IBM T40

[Konstantin Filtschew]

hi,

NONE doesn't work for me. He used always the resolution of the
ThinkpadLCD.

This did the trick:
Section "Device"
    Identifier  "Card0"
    Driver      "radeon"
...
# This is the important one
Option      "MergedFB"              "True"
Option      "MonitorLayout"         "CRT, LVDS"
# worked for me!
...

Endsection

With this setup, the ThinkpadLCD is off and the external TFT uses the
high resolution.

I've wrote a script, which uses the right config-file on start of X.
The solution is not the best, but better than using the external TFT on
1024x768.

There is maybe a possibility to use different serverlayout.
http://linux.derkeiler.com/Newsgroups/comp.os.linux.portable/2003-11/0002.html

I've tried this, but without luck so far.


Thx for your help

Konstantin


On Sun, 2005-09-04 at 10:47 -0400, Alex Deucher wrote:
> On 9/4/05, Konstantin Filtschew <konstantin.filtschew@gmail.com> wrote:
> > hi,
> >  
> >  the restart is not a problem for me, I need a config-file or an example how
> > to run x only on the external TFT.
> >  I've tried to setup, but it doesn't work :(
> >  
> 
> you'll need to use the monitorlayout option.
> 
> Try:
> Option "MonitorLayout" "CRT, NONE"
> for the vga port only or:
> Option "MonitorLayout" "LVDS, NONE"
> for the built in LCD only.
> 
> ALex
> 
> >  Thx for help
> >  
> >  Konstantin
> > 
> > 
> > On 9/4/05, Alex Deucher <alexdeucher@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > 
> > > On 9/3/05, Konstantin Filtschew <konstantin.filtschew@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > hi,
> > > >
> > > > the dual desktop solution was not the best for xfce, because it has 
> > > > problems to safe the configuration of the panel for the both screens.
> > > >
> > > > My System: IBM T40 2373-8cg with a radeon 7500 32MB(not shared).
> > > >
> > > > My build in LCD resolution: 1024x768
> > > > My external TFT resolution: 1280x1024 
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > What I try to achieve:
> > > >
> > > > I want to use my nice new TFT with the resolution 1280x1024 and only the
> > > > external TFT, doesn't matter what resolution is on the LCD of the
> > > >
> > > > laptop, because it is closed.
> > > >
> > > > I can restart xorg for this, I need only the same desktop only on LCD of
> > > > the laptop. After a restart of the xorg and choosing an other config the
> > > > same desktop only on the external TFT, not more. 
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > This solution is similar to the solution of windows. If you plugin your
> > > > external TFT and close your notebook, windows recognizes, that there is
> > > > an externel display and switches to this with the proper (higher) 
> > > >
> > > > resolution. If you open your notebook windows switches back to the lower
> > > > resolution on the LCD and the external TFT is switched off.
> > > >
> > > > I need no Xinerama or clone mode, the only thing I want is to use the 
> > > > external TFT at it's highest resolution without the laptop LCD.
> > > >
> > > > And a possibility to use the internal LCD on the lower resolution on the
> > > > travel.
> > > >
> > > > Thx for your help
> > > 
> > > Unforunately X doesn't support dynamic reconfiguration, and can't at 
> > > the moment receive acpi events.  So until that is supported, you need
> > > to have multiple configs and restart X to switch between.
> > > 
> > > Alex
> > > 
> > > >
> > > > Konstantin
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, 2005-08-31 at 21:00 -0400, Alex Deucher wrote: 
> > > > > On 8/31/05, Konstantin Filtschew <
> > > > konstantin.filtschew@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > hello,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I have a small problem to solve. The LCD of my T40 2373-8cg has only
> > a 
> > > > > > small resolution 1024x768.
> > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Now I bought a nice TFT with a higher resolution: 1280x1024.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I tried several tricks, but I can't change the resolution higher
> > then 
> > > > > > 1024x768. The problem is that, I try to change the resolution on the
> > > >
> > > > > > Laptop-LCD, but I have to do it on the external VGA.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Any Idea how to do this. I need to know how to control the
> > resolution on 
> > > > > > the external VGA.
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > > what are you trying to acheive? Dualhead? Clone mode with dissimilar
> > > > > modes? The t40 has a radeon I think, so any of these can be 
> > > > > accomplished with the radeon driver. However, bear in mind, that xorg
> > > >
> > > > > does not currenly support dynamic output control, so you get what you
> > > > > get when you start x. if you want to change your config, you'll have 
> > > > > to restart x (for the most part).
> > > > >
> > > > > Alex
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > Thx for your help
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Konstantin Filtschew
> > > > > > --
> > > > > > Building an operation system without source code, 
> > > > > > is like buying a self assemble space shuttle without
> > > >
> > > > > > instructions.
> > > > > >
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