[Linux-disciples] On-the-fly external monitors

[Adam Rosi-Kessel]

Stephen R Laniel wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 28, 2005 at 04:06:15PM -0500, Adam Rosi-Kessel wrote:
>> Dual head or a single head?
> Right now I'm just doing single head: the laptop's built-in
> monitor stops displaying, and the external monitor starts.

That can usually be done with one of the fn keys--usually fn-f5 or fn-f8.

There are also various command line tools depending on your video card. I
think I've used something called i855crt in the past. There is also
something in /proc/acpi/ibm if you have the Thinkpad modules loaded that
will switch between displays.

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