Re: Connecting to a Beamer
On Wed, 2002-07-24 at 19:09, martin f krafft wrote:
> [debian-x, please CC me as I am not subscribed]
>
> Hi folks,
>
> I need to connect my laptop (Latitude C610) to a not-so-modern beamer,
> which supports displaying the 1024x768 screen of the desktop machine
> sitting next to it. However, when I tell it to display my screen, it
> simply says:
>
> Not available. H: 58.44Khz V: 53.5Hz
>
> Ok, granted, I am trying to display 1400x1050, but I get the same
> message when I tune my resolution to 1024x768 (I defined two screens
> in XF86Config-4, one for the laptop, one for the beamer). Using
> `startx -- -layout present` startx the 1024x768 version -- I've never
> managed to get in-X resolution switching via a key combo to work.
>
> Anyway, even at 1024x768 I get the above message, and yet I need to
> connect to the beamer. I don't know what to do. I'd so appreciate if
> some X-savvy person would help me out a little, you can get my
> XF86Config-4 (for Branden's 4.2 packages on testing) here:
>
> ftp://ftp.madduck.net/pub/temp/XF86Config-4.gz (1203 octets)
>
> I'd appreciate any tips!
Try Option "CRTScreen" in the device section. Without that, the external
output will use the parameters for the internal panel.
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Earthling Michel Dänzer (MrCooper)/ Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc) developer
XFree86 and DRI project member / CS student, Free Software enthusiast
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