On Monday 02 January 2006 08:56 am, Maura Edeweiss Monville wrote:
I've recently connected my laptop, running SuSE 9.3, to a slides projector for a project presentation. To my surprise my laptop screen turned black , as if the laptop had been turned off, while the new "screen" was projected onto the wall.
Common for all laptops. Can you tell us your make? There generally is (or should be) some sort of keyboard switch to choose between displays. On some lower-end laptops (like mine) you can only display to one or the other. On higher priced laptops, the display can be simultaneous.
It was difficult for me to follow up the slide, being shown, with my comments as I had to keep my hands on the keyboard but turn my eyes to the wall behind my shoulders to be able to read.
In my previous presentations I've always used someone else's laptop running Windows.
You have my condolences.
In a few words, I wonder whether it is possible to make SuSE send the slide to the projector but also to the laptop monitor.
Since I've done this on a desktop in our presentation room on 9.3, I can tell you for now that it isn't a "SUSE" thing but rather a hardware issue. -- kai www.perfectreign.com linux - genuine windows replacement part