[ltp] x31 vs x41

[Jaime Davila]

Paul Fox wrote:

> i sort of described the problem up above, but wasn't very clear
> about it.  most of the time, when i select both the lcd and
> external monitor, i only get the lcd.  but on boot, if the
> external monitor is turned on, and i'm on the dock, then i think
> i get both.  (i know i get both in some set of boot-up
> conditions -- i'm just not sure right now what those conditions
> are.)  but after that, if i use the fn-key to cycle the states,
> i can no longer get both displays to work.

Weird. I'd never heard of that before. Do you get the same problem
outside of the base?

> 
> i also sometimes have a problem with video.  i've been trying to
> play movies using totem, and most of the time where the movie video
> should be i get a blank blue area.  switching to ogle at that point
> sometimes fixes it.  i haven't done a lot of sleuthing on this one
> yet, so i can't tell you exactly under what conditions the
> problem occurs.

I have that same problem. AFAIK, it has to do with screen overlays and 
such. As someone else suggested, you can tell mplayer which driver to 
use, which would solve the problem. You'll need to tell it to use x11 as 
opposed to xv. You are right with your reply to that message, though: 
mplayer doesn't manage dvd menus.


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