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hi.. i'm running slack12 on dell inspiron 1300 laptop. can anybody give any advice on how i can get the vga output to work? i connected it to a vga monitor and there're no signals detected. do i have to add something to xorg.conf or something? some help, please?
On my laptop, I have to connect the external monitor before X starts. This is only since slack12.
What I generally do is:
- log out from KDE
- hit ctrl-alt-backspace to kill X at the kdm login screen
- X comes up again on both monitors (laptop and external)
I run runlevel 4. I you are using runlevel 3, just attach the monitor before you type "startx"
This works for me, but I would appreciate it if I could use the "Fn-F8" hotkey again for switching the screen between monitors.
hi.. i'm running slack12 on dell inspiron 1300 laptop. can anybody give any advice on how i can get the vga output to work? i connected it to a vga monitor and there're no signals detected. do i have to add something to xorg.conf or something? some help, please?
Hi,
You might need to enable the vga in the BIOS of the Dell. I'm not sure if the default state is <enabled>.
yep, i was just gonna ask the same questions about VGA output
i usually run slackware at runlevel 3, so i can plug it after i logged in, but before i start the graphical.
You might need to enable the vga in the BIOS of the Dell. I'm not sure if the default state is <enabled>.
i can't find any options for enabling vga in my bios.
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Originally Posted by jahne
On my laptop, I have to connect the external monitor before X starts. This is only since slack12.
What I generally do is:
- log out from KDE
- hit ctrl-alt-backspace to kill X at the kdm login screen
- X comes up again on both monitors (laptop and external)
I run runlevel 4. I you are using runlevel 3, just attach the monitor before you type "startx"
This works for me, but I would appreciate it if I could use the "Fn-F8" hotkey again for switching the screen between monitors.
thanks for the tip. i'll try it when i get to my lab.
okay... doing it the first time works. but, i kinda lost the 1280x800 resolution on my laptop panel. it appears the two display can't have different settings even though there are two entries in kde control panel. when i tried to ctrl-alt-backspace again to lose the vga monitor, i completed lost control of my laptop display. i guess i'll just stick with my laptop display
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