[ltp] X60s and external display

[Alex Deucher]

On 5/5/06, m h <sesquile@gmail.com> wrote:
> Sorry, this is a little OT, but since you guys are sort of talking
> about it.  I have an R52 with the 915 chipset.
>
> Can anyone explain how to set up external monitors for it.  (If anyone
> has got them working...)
>
> I'm interested in both clone (for presentations) and 2nd monitor.
>
> I've messed around with cloning a little.  And it seems to somewhat
> work when I have external only, but not when I'm using both screens.
> I'd like to know how to configure the output for the external monitor.
>  Any hints/suggestions would be wonderful.

works just like any other multi-head card: 2 screen, device, monitor
sections, xinerama or no xinerama, etc.  There is also a clone option
to drive the second output with the second crtc.  see the i810 man
page.

Alex

>
> thanks
>
> matt
>
> On 5/5/06, Andreas Gredler <jimmy@g-tec.co.at> wrote:
> > On Fri, May 05, 2006 at 12:23:05PM +0200, Andreas Gredler wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > Has anyone managed to get an external display to work?
> >
> > I tried a bad hack. Without knowing anything about the code of i855crt =
I
> > just duplicated the code of the 915 chipset for the 945 chipset.
> > It seems to work basically although I have to find better modelines.
> > AFAIK the patch for 915 was made the same way... simply copying code ;-=
)
> >
> > Has someone on the list experience with i855crt?
> >
> > greets Jimmy
> >
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