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Old 01-24-2010, 12:51 PM   #1
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Laptop display switching problem


I have a Dell Latitude D610, and am running a 2.6.21.7 kernel. If I close the screen on the laptop, the display output switches to the external VGA output. When I open the screen, the display output does NOT switch back. This occurs when running X and when in command line mode. Is there any way to get the output to automatically switch back when I open the screen? Also, any help on multiple display outputs for Linux would be helpful.
 
Old 01-25-2010, 06:42 AM   #2
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hey guy m new here
hello m ruby on rails developer . frm rails team.
can u explain ur prob in detail , acctually i can understand ur prob

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Old 01-26-2010, 07:13 AM   #3
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OK, to clarify, my laptop has two display devices: the built-in monitor, and a VGA output jack. When I boot Linux, it uses the built-in screen. If I close the screen, Linux (or the hardware, not sure which one) switches the output to the VGA output jack. If I open the lid again, the display output does NOT switch back to the built-in screen.

I need to have something that will automatically switch the display output to the built-in screen when I open it.

I am running a Linux kernel 2.6.21.7 on a Dell latitude D610

The problem occurs both when running X AND when in command line mode.
 
  


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