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#1 2009-03-28 19:50:52
- leo2501
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External VGA monitor without X
hi! im looking everywhere for a clue on how to use the external monitor connected to the VGA output, but with no X running, only the console (tty) because every now and hen i dont use X but i need to use the laptop lcd, and i'll like to use my giant lcd monitor 
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#2 2009-03-28 21:03:01
- hatten
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Re: External VGA monitor without X
My ttys are displayed at every screen available. Without any options set at all regarding that.
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#3 2009-03-29 00:56:09
- leo2501
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Re: External VGA monitor without X
weird... my experience tell me that that's not the default behaviour at all
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#4 2009-03-29 04:00:02
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Re: External VGA monitor without X
Depending on the laptop, the VGA / Internal display is set using the BIOS and an FN-key combination AFAIK
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#5 2009-03-29 09:14:31
- hatten
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Re: External VGA monitor without X
Hmm, i got a stationary. Maybe thats what differs.
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#6 2009-03-29 13:01:27
- leo2501
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Re: External VGA monitor without X
yes, i suppose that within the station, all your laptop outputs get through the station, that way it works like a desktop, isnt it? but i find hard to accept that without X one can't use multiple monitors, there must be a way from the console that tells the system that the monitor output is /dev/vga1 i don't know or something like that, i see everything plugged in to the computer have a file created in /dev, maybe that's not the case, i mean with vga outputs
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