At Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:47:26 +0100, Odd wrote: > > I get picture through the VGA port, but only after XP has > booted. I thought I'd install Debian, but of course the picture > defaults to the laptop's screen, and I cannot see enough > of the picture to progress with the installation. > > I tried to see if I could set the default display through the > bios, but the screen is so damaged that that's not an option > either. > > So, it seems I'm stuck with XP, unless someone has a clever > idea? Maybe there is a function key on the keyboard that toggles the display port? I remember having an old dell notebook with the same problem and was able to toggle the display using a keyboard combination. What leads to an important question: What model is it? HTH -- David -- OpenPGP... 0x99ADB83B5A4478E6 Jabber.... dmjena@jabber.org Email..... maus.david@gmail.com
Attachment:
pgprFOSa4gpJy.pgp
Description: PGP signature