[ltp] Getting nVidia to clone display on a projector

green linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Fri, 19 Nov 2010 21:27:18 -0700


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John Jason Jordan wrote at 2010-11-19 14:51 -0700:
> Using the nouveau driver I cannot even see the projector. It's as
> though the cable is not connected. Xrandr -q just sees the laptop
> screen, regardless of what I do.

> Using the latest nVidia driver (downloaded and installed last night), I
> can see the projector using the nVidia Settings utility, but the
> projector screen remains black.=20

Has someone already suggested that you try the vesa driver?  Perhaps that w=
ould=20
work, without 3d acceleration.

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