Whil Hentzen wrote: > > I can boot the machine and see the display fine on the laptop display. > When I connect the external, I can see the boot sequence all the way to > where the graphical login should display, then I get a "No Sync" on the > display and blank. > > OK, I found it. Jeesh. The default res is 1400x1050 on the TP LCD. > However, I found a note to myself that says > > "I found the default display resolution of 1400x1050 doesn't work well > with my VX900 external monitor. Changing to 12x10 works much better." > > I edited the xorg.conf to 12x10 and now the external display is just > peachy. > > I guess I need to carve this in my forehead, and then hang mirrors all > over the place. > > Whil > It would be interesting to see what "Connected display device(s)" are shown in /var/log/Xorg.0.log when you boot with the monitor connected. You should get the information for the ViewSonic monitor. But it almost sounds like you are getting the information for the laptop LCD instead. I am not sure, but you may need to load the ddc module for this to work... Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!
