On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 9:47 AM, Grant <emailgrant@gmail.com> wrote:

> How are you guys getting your laptops to do VGA output? My system
> functions fine without an xorg.conf right now. Do I need to create
> one if I want VGA output?
>
> - Grant

Actually it works great after a reboot. Is there a better method for
switching VGA output on and off than plug/unplug + reboot?

Depending on the driver you are dealing with, regular old xrandr from the command-line should do the trick (or a wrapper app like krandrtray that Nikos suggested)

HTH-

James (A) ;)