[opensuse] X configuration on 11 - new laptop
I just replaced one of my Thinkpad systems with a Dell D620 (corporate change, so I didn't get to pick the hardware). OpenSUSE 11 runs quite nicely on it, but when it comes to docking, I have some issues. The D620 has a widescreen display on it, capable of running 1440x900. Undocked, this works really nicely, and while the different aspect ratio is taking some getting used to, I'm finding that I like it quite well. But when I dock the laptop, I'm connecting to an Optiquest Q9 LCD panel capable of 1280x1024 resolution. I can't seem to come up with the magic combination that lets the laptop be docked and have the display adjust either automatically or manually so that I can undock and go back to 1400x900 without a reboot. I also have a weird issue with the external keyboard - I can't get the number pad to work, no matter how I configure the keyboard in sax2. The keyboard ends up being a way of moving the mouse pointer on the screen rather than entering numbers or moving the cursor in a text area. One suggestion I received was to see if scpm/sumf would handle this - that seems to require at least an X session restart, and it claims it doesn't work well with NetworkManager (though I can't see why it wouldn't in my case, as everything's dynamic). Any pointers? Thanks, Jim -- Jim Henderson Please keep on-topic replies on the list so everyone benefits -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Sat, 2008-08-16 at 02:35 +0000, Jim Henderson wrote:
I just replaced one of my Thinkpad systems with a Dell D620 (corporate change, so I didn't get to pick the hardware). OpenSUSE 11 runs quite nicely on it, but when it comes to docking, I have some issues.
The D620 has a widescreen display on it, capable of running 1440x900. Undocked, this works really nicely, and while the different aspect ratio is taking some getting used to, I'm finding that I like it quite well.
But when I dock the laptop, I'm connecting to an Optiquest Q9 LCD panel capable of 1280x1024 resolution. I can't seem to come up with the magic combination that lets the laptop be docked and have the display adjust either automatically or manually so that I can undock and go back to 1400x900 without a reboot.
What desktop environment are you running? If you're using GNOME, take a
look at Control Center > Screen Resolution. Unfortunately, I don't have
any experience with KDE.
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Kevin "Yo" Dupuy - openSUSE Member
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On Sat, 16 Aug 2008 16:52:58 -0500, Kevin Dupuy wrote:
What desktop environment are you running? If you're using GNOME, take a look at Control Center > Screen Resolution. Unfortunately, I don't have any experience with KDE.
I'm on GNOME here - I didn't know about that item in control center, but it doesn't seem to detect both displays. :-( Jim -- Jim Henderson Please keep on-topic replies on the list so everyone benefits -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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