Re: [XFree86] No signal to external VGA port

[Dan Mergens <dan@xxxxxxxxxx>]

It sounds like you're trying to run the CRT and LCD panel 
simultaneously. I'm not sure if you'll be able to do that. You should 
try configuring the external display with video directed only to the 
CRT, not the LCD panel display. The problem is that your panel and CRT 
use very specific sync rates which are most likely not the same.

Are you using NVidia's latest driver?

Wolle wrote:

> On Friday 12 September 2003 10:21, Dan Mergens wrote:
>  
>
> > In order to get video output to your external port, you'll need to use
> > the hotkey (it's Fn-F8 on my Dell Latitude). You must do this in text
> > mode, not graphics mode.
> >    
>
> I do so.
>
>  
>
> > If you don't have text displayed after you
> > switch from panel display, there must be something wrong with your laptop.
> >    
>
> I can't believe this. If I have the output to both in text mode and 'startx', 
> the CRT goes black. XFree switches it off (I'm rather sure). Maybe a driver 
> bug?
>
>  
>
> > Once you have text displayed on your external monitor you can configure
> > XFree86 as described in the page I sent you.
> >    
>
> Ack, but I don't reach that point, where it is useful to define different 
> modes for CRT and LCD.
>
> Wolfgang
>
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