[ltp] using an external monitor with t61 (nvidia)
Sébastien Mazy
linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Wed, 7 Nov 2007 19:37:11 +0100
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Hello,
I have a r61 with a Quadro 140M and 1680x1050 LCD. If you use the nvidia
proprietary driver, you can use the GUI nvidia-settings to setup the second
monitor as a "separate screen" right or left of the primary screen. If you
tick the xinerama option, then you'll have your main screen unchanged, whil=
e
the second monitor will show a "clean" area with only your wallpaper (no
panels, no icons). You will then be able to :
- drag your windows from your first monitor to the second
- maximize windows on one screen only
- open a presentation with OOo Impress and display it on the second screen
(in OOo : Diaporama settings -> presentation -> presentation monitor ->
monitor 2)
- play videos fullscreen (mplayer -xineramascreen 2)
- have screens with different resolutions (eg 1680x1050 and 1024x768)
- for acroread, I didn't test but evince sure wors well in such a
configuration
- but you'll have to restart X when you plug the external monitor
Although, after having upgraded to Xorg 7.3, X wouln't start with xinerama
enabled, so I downgraded to Xorg 7.2. I hope that the problem is
nvidia-related and will be solved in the next driver release.
Maybe I could use Xrandr, but at the moment I need the dual-screen to be
working and didn't try.
S=E9bastien
2007/11/7, Micha Feigin <michf@post.tau.ac.il>:
>
> I am trying to learn how to connect an external monitor, mainly for
> presentation purposes (external projector)
>
> The laptop is a t61 with the NVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M chip
>
> The hotkey doesn't work and I couldn't figure out if the acpi interface
> works.
>
> using the nvidia-settings utility I managed to enabled twinview and get
> the
> monitors size by side or overlapping, but unless I make the external
> screen
> 1680x1050 and overlapping this doesn't work with maximized windows or
> full screen (presentation mode on acroread), and I don't think that
> external
> projectors support such a resolution.
>
> Any way to get the external monitor working normally as with windows and
> such
> for dual display, or do I need to use xrandr to lower resolution and then
> set
> overlapping displays?
>
> thanks
> --
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Hello,<br><br>I have a r61 with a Quadro 140M and 1680x1050 LCD. If y=
ou use the nvidia proprietary driver, you can use the GUI nvidia-settings t=
o setup the second monitor as a "separate screen" right or left o=
f the primary screen. If you tick the xinerama option, then you'll have=
your main screen unchanged, while the second monitor will show a "cle=
an" area with only your wallpaper (no panels, no icons). You will then=
be able to :
<br>- drag your windows from your first monitor to the second<br>- maximize=
windows on one screen only<br>- open a presentation with OOo Impress and d=
isplay it on the second screen (in OOo : Diaporama settings -> presentat=
ion -> presentation monitor -> monitor 2)
<br>- play videos fullscreen (mplayer -xineramascreen 2)<br>- have screens =
with different resolutions (eg 1680x1050 and 1024x768)<br>- for acroread, I=
didn't test but evince sure wors well in such a configuration<br>- but=
you'll have to restart X when you plug the external monitor
<br><br>Although, after having upgraded to Xorg 7.3, X wouln't start wi=
th xinerama enabled, so I downgraded to Xorg 7.2. I hope that the problem i=
s nvidia-related and will be solved in the next driver release.<br><br>
Maybe I could use Xrandr, but at the moment I need the dual-screen to be wo=
rking and didn't try.<br><br>S=E9bastien<br><br><div><span class=3D"gma=
il_quote">2007/11/7, Micha Feigin <<a href=3D"mailto:michf@post.tau.ac.i=
l">
michf@post.tau.ac.il</a>>:</span><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=
=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; p=
adding-left: 1ex;">I am trying to learn how to connect an external monitor,=
mainly for
<br>presentation purposes (external projector)<br><br>The laptop is a t61 w=
ith the NVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M chip<br><br>The hotkey doesn't work and =
I couldn't figure out if the acpi interface works.<br><br>using the nvi=
dia-settings utility I managed to enabled twinview and get the
<br>monitors size by side or overlapping, but unless I make the external sc=
reen<br>1680x1050 and overlapping this doesn't work with maximized wind=
ows or<br>full screen (presentation mode on acroread), and I don't thin=
k that external
<br>projectors support such a resolution.<br><br>Any way to get the externa=
l monitor working normally as with windows and such<br>for dual display, or=
do I need to use xrandr to lower resolution and then set<br>overlapping di=
splays?
<br><br>thanks<br>--<br>The linux-thinkpad mailing list home page is at:<br=
><a href=3D"http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-thinkp=
ad">http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-thinkpad</a>
<br></blockquote></div><br>
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