[opensuse-kde3] add external monitor to laptop
the laptop is a Lenovo T61, with an Intel video card. The Os is Suse 11.4, installed with a minimal X initially, then added in the latest kde 3.5. How can I make a plug in monitor work in conjunction with the native lcd? thanks, d. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-kde3+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-kde3+owner@opensuse.org
On Saturday 29 September 2012 05:46:08 am kanenas@hawaii.rr.com wrote:
the laptop is a Lenovo T61, with an Intel video card. The Os is Suse 11.4, installed with a minimal X initially, then added in the latest kde 3.5. How can I make a plug in monitor work in conjunction with the native lcd? thanks, d.
ok, a bump from the original posting, perhaps a rephrasing of the question. up to suse 11.1 we had sax2 and it was easy to handle a dual head system. then apparently xrandr took over.... but 11.4, at least my 11.4 x6-64 , ver 2.6.37.6-0.20-desktop, does not have sax2 nor doet it have xrandr. Is there another tool i can use to add a second screen? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-kde3+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-kde3+owner@opensuse.org
On Friday 05 October 2012 01:10:21 kanenas wrote:
the laptop is a Lenovo T61, with an Intel video card. The Os is Suse 11.4, installed with a minimal X initially, then added in the latest kde 3.5. How can I make a plug in monitor work in conjunction with the native lcd? thanks, d.
ok, a bump from the original posting, perhaps a rephrasing of the question. up to suse 11.1 we had sax2 and it was easy to handle a dual head system. then apparently xrandr took over.... but 11.4, at least my 11.4 x6-64 , ver 2.6.37.6-0.20-desktop, does not have sax2 nor doet it have xrandr. Is there another tool i can use to add a second screen?
It is offtopic here. I use the nvidia-settings utility. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-kde3+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-kde3+owner@opensuse.org
On Thursday 04 October 2012 11:21:43 am Ilya Chernykh wrote:
On Friday 05 October 2012 01:10:21 kanenas wrote:
the laptop is a Lenovo T61, with an Intel video card. The Os is Suse 11.4, installed with a minimal X initially, then added in the latest kde 3.5. How can I make a plug in monitor work in conjunction with the native lcd? thanks, d.
ok, a bump from the original posting, perhaps a rephrasing of the question. up to suse 11.1 we had sax2 and it was easy to handle a dual head system. then apparently xrandr took over.... but 11.4, at least my 11.4 x6-64 , ver 2.6.37.6-0.20-desktop, does not have sax2 nor doet it have xrandr. Is there another tool i can use to add a second screen?
It is offtopic here. I use the nvidia-settings utility.
Technically it might be "off topic", but since kde4 actually can do the dual screen thing with a couple of clicks while kde3 can not, perhaps someone on this list might want to share how they handle the dual head issue when sax2 or xrandr don't seem to be available. In 11.4 i found some binaries under sax2-tools, when i get the chance i will check them out, perhaps it is only the gui that is missing... -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-kde3+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-kde3+owner@opensuse.org
On 2012-10-04 11:10 (GMT-1000) kanenas composed:
kanenas@hawaii.rr.com wrote:
the laptop is a Lenovo T61, with an Intel video card. The Os is Suse 11.4, installed with a minimal X initially, then added in the latest kde 3.5. How can I make a plug in monitor work in conjunction with the native lcd?
ok, a bump from the original posting, perhaps a rephrasing of the question. up to suse 11.1 we had sax2 and it was easy to handle a dual head system. then apparently xrandr took over.... but 11.4, at least my 11.4 x6-64 , ver 2.6.37.6-0.20-desktop, does not have sax2 nor doet it have xrandr. Is there another tool i can use to add a second screen?
SaX2 was a convenient configuration tool used to create a valid configuration file to produce the desired results. Configuration files can still be used to get what you want; it's just more trouble. To use /etc/X11/xorg.conf for your purposes you'll need only Monitor, Device and Screen sections, though others might still be used for various options. Your same 11.1 xorg.conf file should work with minimal or no further modifications once you strip the unneeded sections from it and trim the Monitor section down to only what's required (Display subsections are apparently obsolete). I'm guessing, since I don't ever use dual displays, is that you may need at least one instance of PreferredMode option in a Monitor section to apply at least to the external display. e.g., on this system I use a single display connected via DVI, but the card has both DVI and VGA outputs, with VGA the default. To apply a special parameter for the DVI port in use I needed to add 'Option "monitor-DVI-0" "Default Monitor"' to the Device section, which otherwise only applied it to the VGA output. Some find it simpler to use /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/ files instead of one xorg.conf. Look to the comments in those files for a little bit of guidance on what's required. -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-kde3+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-kde3+owner@opensuse.org
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