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On Fri, 28 Oct 2011 10:26:19 -0400 James Knott <james.knott@rogers.com> wrote:
I have a ThinkPad E520, which has HDMI output, in addition to the traditional VGA. When I connect a HDTV via HDMI, I cannot get the monitor & TV to show the same thing, unless I set both to 1024 x 768. I can have separate displays at full resolution. Is there anyway to get both displays to show the same thing, without limiting resolution. Another issue is when HDMI is plugged in, the audio does not switch to the TV, leaving audio playing on the ThinkPad built in speakers. Both of these items work well in Windows 7, where as soon as I plug in the external HDTV, the video is duplicated and the audio switched, as it should. Why doesn't openSUSE do this?
I'm running 12.1 RC1, but this likely occurs with earlier versions too. The BIOS is configured so that the HDMI connection is active.
Given that it's "RC1" and not actually "openSUSE" yet, I would think your inquiry would be better directed to the opensuse-factory or opensuse-test lists. [As an aside, it seems just as likely to me that a more mature / field tested distribution might already have a solution for this rather hardware specific requirement.] In any case, your experiences and feedback with RC1 are valuable. The more issues that experimenters like you 'trip over' the fewer 'bruise' I get, so more power to you and good luck! :-) Carl -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org