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Re: unalbe to switch to external monitor on thinkpad x60



Khosrow Hassani wrote:
> I just installed Debian 6.0.3 (testing) on my old IBM (Lenovo)
> thinkpad x60 laptop. the problem I am having is that by pressing the
> Fn-F7 combination, I cannot switch to an external monitor.

I use the 'lxrandr' program for this purpose.

  $ apt-cache show lxrandr

  Description: simple monitor config tool for LXDE
   This is a very basic monitor config tool utilizing the X extension
   called RandR. It can let you change the screen resolution on the fly.
   Besides, when you run lxrandr with external monitor connected, its GUI
   will change, and show you some quick options to get your projector or
   external monitor working correctly.

   This tool doesn't aim to be a full randr frontend. It's a utility for
   grandma, not for geeks. If you need the full power of RandR, get
   xrandr (console) or grandr (GUI) and read some tutorials.

   LXRandR only gives you some easy and quick options which are intuitive.
   It's very suitable for laptop users who frequently uses projectors or
   external monitor and just want to get their work done without reading
   a lot of "geek-centered" manuals or command line tutorials.

   http://lxde.org

Bob

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