External LCD Monitor with Laptop

alechiko · Posted: Fri Dec 03, 2004 12:56 pm Post subject: External LCD Monitor with Laptop

On windows i just hit the Fn F4 key and switch between LCD/CRT but on gentoo it doesnt seem to work right away. The monitor has power but isnt receiving an image. Is this a keymap problem or a gfx card issue? Does anyone knjow how i can get it to work?

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Vaarsuvius · Guru Joined: 02 Dec 2004 Posts: 345

have you tried the i810switch program? (it's in portage)

YANOUSHek · Posted: Fri Dec 03, 2004 2:33 pm Post subject:

If I were you, I'd try to run xinerama and work on those two LCDs at the same time :D. That's the real haxor's style of working :P
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alechiko · Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2005 7:19 pm Post subject:

nic01 · Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2005 10:57 pm Post subject:

On my toshiba R100 laptop I use FnFx to enable the Fn-keys. Does any other of your fn-keys work?

/Nic

Oatmeal · n00b Joined: 17 Dec 2003 Posts: 46

There's another program, also in portage, called s3switch. You might give it a try.