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#1 2008-04-19 07:24:57
- sveinemann
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Lowlevel video output switch controls? Modulized, why?
Hi
Well, i use Arch on my laptop. And there is one thing, which makes me wanna jump on it. 
The Lowlevel video output switch controls kernel module. I need this activated in order to switch between the projector and my laptop, I have my finals soon so its important this works as it should.
Would it be possible to enable this module in later pacman-versions of the kernel? At the time beeing, I would have to recompile everything my self. Which I have yet to become successful at, something is always wrong. But I`ll summarize what I would like to do:
#Build a kernel with this option, choosing it from grub at boot-time. But still have the "pacman-version" in case i mess up somethings up.
NOTE I use luksEncrypted root, does this option do anything to the kernel? Since the installer asks if you need to boot from an encrypted volume. Just asking...
Anyway, can I just download the kernel source. Run make menuconfig, activate the Low level video output switch controls. Then -> make modules_install? And then copy the kernel-version over to boot, and use it? Or what else?
Thank you so much for helping, took me ages discovering this feature was disabled on purpose.
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#2 2008-04-19 16:25:31
- brain0
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Re: Lowlevel video output switch controls? Modulized, why?
I have never seen such a kernel option. Where is it?
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#3 2008-04-19 19:13:15
- sveinemann
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Re: Lowlevel video output switch controls? Modulized, why?
Shall we see, in the kernelfolder. make menuconfig, then on the menu.
Device Drivers ----> Graphics support ---> Lowlevel video output switch controls
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#4 2008-04-19 19:44:03
- brain0
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Re: Lowlevel video output switch controls? Modulized, why?
Okay, it's on the TODO list.
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#5 2008-04-19 22:07:04
- damjan
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Re: Lowlevel video output switch controls? Modulized, why?
How do you use this kernel option?
(and why don't you use xrandr 1.2)
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#6 2008-04-20 01:23:46
- sveinemann
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Re: Lowlevel video output switch controls? Modulized, why?
Thank you very much! 
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#7 2008-04-20 16:52:32
- brain0
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Re: Lowlevel video output switch controls? Modulized, why?
These are already enabled in the 2.6.25 kernel in testing.
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#8 2008-04-22 07:47:47
- sveinemann
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Re: Lowlevel video output switch controls? Modulized, why?
Nice, any idea when it`ll be in core? I cant risk having an unstable kernel, this is my work laptop <3
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#9 2008-04-22 08:17:02
- brain0
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Re: Lowlevel video output switch controls? Modulized, why?
Nice, any idea when it`ll be in core? I cant risk having an unstable kernel, this is my work laptop <3
Not before next weekend. My best guess is next Wednesday or later.
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