[TriLUG] T60 and dual monitors - FC5

Ron Joffe rjoffe at yahoo.com
Fri Dec 22 15:58:13 EST 2006


On Friday 22 December 2006 09:25, Roy Vestal wrote:
> Here's the stuff:
>   I'm running FC5 on a T60 *with* a docking station. I have 2 flat panel
> monitors externally connected to the docking station, one one on the vga
> port, one one the DVI-D port. When I start the machine the boot
> information, etc, shows on both screens, just like anticipated. However,
> when I start X, my VGA monitor is disabled on the Dock and starts on the
> LCD on the laptop itself.
>
> I hate to say it this way but *cough, wheeze* Windows does this
> correctly, it uses both external monitors.
>
> So this leads me to think it's something with X. Kinda obviously huh?
> Any thoughts?

Roy,

Take a look at the archives, and perhaps crosspost to:

linux-thinkpad at linux-thinkpad.org

I have seen similar type items come across there.

Ron




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