From: Mark Shields <laebshade@gmail.com>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] external monitor output during boot
Date: Tue, 17 May 2011 22:20:22 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <BANLkTimBCuLX6u29squiy1hDc7X3VpV1ZQ@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4DD33380.80003@gmail.com>
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On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 9:48 PM, Valmor de Almeida <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?
Does the F8 key you mention have a monitor/screen icon on it?
The hardware key to switch monitors is independent of software on most
(all?) laptops. Also, most laptops will output on both (clone) by default.
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Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-05-18 2:48 [gentoo-user] external monitor output during boot Valmor de Almeida
2011-05-18 3:20 ` Mark Shields [this message]
2011-05-18 3:56 ` Valmor de Almeida
2011-05-18 3:51 ` Mark Shields
2011-05-18 4:52 ` Valmor de Almeida
2011-05-18 13:50 ` Albert Hopkins
2011-05-19 5:38 ` Valmor de Almeida
2011-05-19 12:17 ` [SOLVED]Re: " Valmor de Almeida
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