Switch to external monitor defunct in KDE
Hello everyone!
I have tried to find help on this issue in comp.windows.x.kde but have
gotten no response so far. So I'm reposting my problem here...
I am running Debian Sarge with KDE 3.3.2 and kernel 2.6.11.6 on my
Thinkpad A21m laptop. On this machine I can switch to an external
monitor or beamer by pressing FN-F7. This works fine if I am in the
console or when running fvwm or Gnome. It also used to work in KDE a
while back.
Recently (probably after a Debian upgrade), this feature stopped working
in KDE.
The only way to get the desired result is to log out, kill the X-server with
CRTL-ALT-DEL and quickly hit FN-F7 before KDM is launched. (Yes, the
problem appears even before loggin in).
So I guess, some component of KDE, KDM or KWIN or ... is doing something
that prevents the switch.
I had a close look at all kinds of settings in the KDE Control Center,
the XF86config-4 and a few other config files without much success.
Google didn't seem to bring up relevant hits either (maybe I didn't
find the right phrases...).
I checked the usual suspects in /var/log/ and .xsession-errors but
couldn't find any messages that seemed related.
I'd be greatfull for any hints where to look for the problem and how to
make this work again.
cu
Philipp
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GSF - German National Research Center for Environment and Health
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