RE: How to turn off internal monitor when using external one
...so based on IP address, certain 'scripts' can be executed? Is this a
'selectable at boot' option, or is it automagic? Does this tie into
ifplugd somehow, as was mentioned by others earlier in the list?
-C
> -----Original Message-----
> From: James [mailto:james@buffer.net]
> Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 12:11 PM
> To: Barry, Christopher
> Cc: Jason Martens; Gerardo Ballabio; Debian Laptop
> Subject: Re: How to turn off internal monitor when using external one
>
> Barry, Christopher wrote:
>
> >I setup two different boot blocks in grub, and passed in two
> different
> >cmdlines; one for 'Laptop' and one for 'Desktop'.
> >
> >These cmdlines were parsed by a small startup script I wrote to copy
> >over the laptop or desktop x configuration file.
> >
> >On boot, I simply select laptop or desktop mode in grub boot screen.
> >
> >
> >-C
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>I'm working on a startup script that will copy the correct X
> >>config into
> >>place, depending on whether I'm docked or not. I don't know
> >>if there is
> >>way to configure it to work docked or not docked without
> >>changing anything.
> >>
> >>
>
> Maybe what is needed it to use 'netenv' to handle
> the particulars of boottime X environment, as it does
> so many other issues for booting into multiple
> environments...
>
> http://netenv.sourceforge.net/
>
> It's already part of Debian so load it up and test see if
> it's not usable...
>
> just an idea,
>
> James
>
>
>
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