Re: [gentoo-user] external monitor output during boot

[Mark Shields <laebshade@gmail.com>]

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On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 10:56 PM, Valmor de Almeida <val.gentoo@gmail.com>wrote:

> On 05/17/2011 11:20 PM, Mark Shields wrote:
> > On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 9:48 PM, Valmor de Almeida <val.gentoo@gmail.com
> > <mailto:val.gentoo@gmail.com>> wrote:
> >
> >
> >     Hello,
> >
> >     What controls the screen output to an external monitor connected to a
> >     laptop during boot or when just using a plain console without an X
> >     server running? Before a recent update the output would just
> >     automatically go to an external monitor when one is connected. Now it
> >     does not; not sure it has anything to do with the openrc migration.
> >
> >     I do get output onto the external monitor after startx runs; also the
> X
> >     server/clients work fine.
> >
> >     Thanks for inputs.
> >
> >     --
> >     Valmor
> >
> >     PS: fn+F8 for switching displays does not work either; but it never
> did
> >     before.
> >
> >
> > What's the make/model of your laptop?
>
> Lenovo X201.
>
> >
> > Does the F8 key you mention have a monitor/screen icon on it?
>
> Sorry. It is the fn-F7 key that has the monitor/screen icon on it; it
> does not work either.
>
> >
> > The hardware key to switch monitors is independent of software on most
> > (all?) laptops.  Also, most laptops will output on both (clone) by
> default.
>
> This was the previous behavior; but not now.
>
> Thanks,
>
> --
> Valmor
>
>
> Does it clone during the BIOS screen?

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