Re: 20 EUR reward (PayPal) to the person who can get my external VGA to work properly

["Pierre Bauduin" <pierre@baudu.in>]

2007/6/5, Zhengpeng Hou <zhengpeng-hou@ubuntu.com>:

Section "Device"
        Identifier      "ATI Technologies Inc M11 NV [FireGL Mobility T2e]"
        Driver          "radeon"
        BusID           "PCI:0:16:0"
        Option          "MergedFB" "true"
#       Option          "UseFBDev"              "true"
        Option          "ColorTiling"           "on"
        Option          "XAANoOffscreenPixmaps"
        Option          "AGPMode"               "4"
        Option          "AGPFastWrite"           "true"
        Option          "EnablePageFlip"        "true"
        Option          "UseInternalAGPGART"    "no"
#       Option          "RenderAccel"           "true"
        Option          "UseFWPLL"              "true"
        Option          "EnableDepthMoves"      "true"
        Option          "backingStore"           "true"
        Option          "DynamicClocks"          "on"
#        Option          "MetaModes" "1280x854 1280x854-1280x1024"
#       Option          "MergedDPI" "100 100"
#        Option          "CRT2Position" "LeftOf"
        Option           "MonitorLayout" "LCD, CRT"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
        Identifier      "COLOR LCD"
        Option          "DPMS"
Option "LVDS"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
        Identifier "EXTERNAL"
        Option "VGA"
#       HorizSync 30-82
#       VertRefresh 56-75
EndSection

I'm using kubuntu gutsy, with above configure, I can have my ibook G4
work with external VGA

Yes, it worked !
You have just earned 20 EUR :)

Now my external VGA display finally works properly in both Mac OS X and Debian GNU/Linux 4.0
Here's the detailed information: 

http://pierre.baudu.in/ibook/#external_vga_output

Perhaps a dumb question but... 
I don't need the external vga ouput all the time. In fact I only need it when I make presentations with a beamer, that is once every three months.
Should I keep using the xorg.conf with the external VGA output defined even if I don't need it ?
Will it "suck" more energy from the battery if I leave the VGA ouput enabled in xorg.conf ?

To Zhengpeng Hou: Can I send you the 20 EUR to your address: zhengpeng-hou@ubuntu.com ?
Or do you prefer if I send it to another address ?

Other folks: Thanks a lot :)
It's a pleasure when you can get things to work :)

Cheers,
-- 
Pierre Bauduin
Linux enthusiast since 1996
Linux registered user #64711
Debian GNU/Linux user
website: 

http://pierre.baudu.in/