Re: CRT/LCD Switching under X
Pedro "I." Sanchez <pedro.i.sanchez@altavista.net> writes:
> I'm running debian/testing on my Dell Latitude (C family) with X 4.0.3.
> The video adapter is supported through the "ATI" driver and it is
> recognized as a MACH64 device.
>
> While on an X session, and if connected to an external monitor, I can
> switch the video output to either the flat panel (LCD) OR to the
> external monitor by pressing Fn-F7 (this is the CRT/LCD switch function)
> but not to both devices simultaneously.This quite annoying to me when
> doing presentations.
[...]
> So to summarize, I only get the combo LCD/CRT if I run windows NT either
> natively or through VMware. Outside these two environments it is just
> one or the other.
Very weird. All three modes work fine on my IBM Thinkpad, and I
didn't do anything special to set it up. I'm running Xfree86 3.3.6
though (potato).
--Bill.
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