Re: Go5200 and external VGA status?
Le dimanche 11/28/04 Guido Guenther <agx@debian.org> a écrit :
> > System: PowerBook 1.33GHz G4 12" nVIDIA Go5200 64MB
> >
> > From the list archives, I gather VGA out (with the DVI port + adapter)
> > for this system is not supported under Linux.
> >
> > This is currently the only roadblock for me running Debian on this
> > machine for regular use. After some initial enthusiasm over everything
> > I needed working under Linux, I am currently back to OS X.
> Plug in the adapter cable on boot (or when resuming from disk), no need
> to have the screen connected yet. Later after you attached the external
> display use:
> Option "CrtcNumber" "0"
> Option "FlatPanel" "0"
> in your X configs device section. Works fine on NV17 and NV32 with X.org
> 6.8.0 but should also work with recent XFree86. You then have the
> console's on the pbooks LCD and X on the external screen. Not perfect,
> but...
Very nice! :-)
It works with Debian unstable xfree86.
Is it only a problem of sync frequencies with the LCD? When X is running
on the external monitor the LCD seems to display the same picture but
only with a bad frequency. Is there any XF86Config options I can tweak?
thx.
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Djoumé SALVETTI
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