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#1 2012-02-13 21:27:30

Lowra
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Registered: 2009-09-21
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[SOLVED] How to use the HDMI output of my laptop (Openbox)

Hi everyone smile

I use ArchLinux along with Openbox, PcManFM, LXterminal (no desktop environment) on my Asus X52F (CPU/GPU = Intel core i3-350M).
I'd like to be able to use my HDMI output to watch movies on my TV.

When I used it with Ubuntu/Linux Mint, the HDMI output worked out of the box when I pressed Fn+F8 on my keyboard, but now it doesn't anymore.
I guess some packages or configuration are missing, because my others multimedia keys (Fn+Fx) to control the brightness of the screen, sound volume... are working, but since I didn't find anything on the wiki, I'm asking you.

Thank you ;]

EDIT: Arg, wrong section, sorry sad

Last edited by Lowra (2012-02-13 22:26:28)

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#2 2012-02-13 22:35:10

Lowra
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Registered: 2009-09-21
Posts: 192

Re: [SOLVED] How to use the HDMI output of my laptop (Openbox)

What I did to solve it:
- Installed "lxrandr" from the official repo
- Configured Openbox to launch lxrandr when I pushed Fn+F8.

Now, If I want to watch something on my TV through HDMI:
1) Push Fn+F8
2) Tick the HDMI button under lxrandr, and click Apply
3] Enjoy :]

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#3 2012-03-11 20:52:45

nk1eto
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Registered: 2011-06-24
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Re: [SOLVED] How to use the HDMI output of my laptop (Openbox)

Thanks. I've got the same setup as you on a Lenovo x120e and this worked perfectly.

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