[ltp] RE: T43 - "no signal" on external monitor (Michael Rodden)

[Matthias Runge]

Hi Michael,

it looks like your installation thinks, VGA is connected. Are you sure, 
VGA-port can drive a monitor showing 1920x1080?

xrandr can be used to configure a smaller resolution. You should try 
this (if your monitor supports it)

On 11/03/10 00:31, Michael Rodden wrote:
> Thanks for feedback on this problem. Still can't get VGA connection with
> monitor. xrandr is as follows:
>
> michael@michael-laptop:~$ xrandr -q
> Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1400 x 1050, maximum 3320 x 1158
> VGA-0 connected 1920x1080+1400+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
> 886mm x 498mm
>     1920x1080      60.0*+
>     1680x1050      60.0
>     1280x1024      75.0     60.0
>     1440x900       75.0     59.9
>     1280x960       60.0
>     1360x768       60.0
>     1280x800       59.8
>     1152x864       75.0
>     1024x768       75.0     70.1     60.0
>     832x624        74.6
>     800x600        72.2     75.0     60.3
>     640x480        75.0     72.8     66.7     59.9
>     720x400        70.1
> DVI-0 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
> LVDS connected 1400x1050+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 0mm x
> 0mm
>     1400x1050      50.0*+
>     1280x1024      59.9     60.0
>     1280x960       60.0     59.9
>     1280x854       59.9
>     1360x768       59.8
>     1280x800       59.8
>     1152x864       60.0
>     1280x720       59.9
>     1152x768       59.8
>     1024x768       60.0     59.9
>     800x600        60.3     59.9     56.2
>     640x480        59.9     59.4
> S-video disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
>
> Any more advice would be appreciated.
>
> Michael
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