x61 Fn-F7 to switch external monitor configuration
Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 1:24 pm
I thought there would be some posts covering this already but searching didnt yield any results that seemed similar. What I'm trying to do is this: I have a 20" LCD (external monitor with 1280x1024 resolution) which i plug in to my x61 (which runs 1024x768). I'd like to be able to use the Fn-F7 keys to change the display to the external monitor, and use its 1280x1024 resolution.
I've followed http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Sample_Fn-F7_script to get a split screen (dual head) setup when i press Fn-F7. I just want it to switch the entire output to the external monitor though, not just half of it.
When I run the command
I successfully get a display on the external LCD. The problem is that it only displays in the laptop's 1024x768 resolution.
When i try to specify they desired resolution nothing happens
It seems like the only way to get the 1280x1024 res on the external LCD is to either manually edit xorg.conf to include that resolution:
or to use system-config-display which both change xorg.conf, and both of course require logging out of X
If there is any way to quickly change from laptop to external monitor displays, back and forth, changing resolutions for each, could someone tell me? thanks alot
also, this is the output of xrandr:
I've followed http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Sample_Fn-F7_script to get a split screen (dual head) setup when i press Fn-F7. I just want it to switch the entire output to the external monitor though, not just half of it.
When I run the command
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xrandr --output VGA --autoWhen i try to specify they desired resolution nothing happens
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xrandr --output VGA -s 1280x1024Code: Select all
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "640x480"If there is any way to quickly change from laptop to external monitor displays, back and forth, changing resolutions for each, could someone tell me? thanks alot
also, this is the output of xrandr:
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Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1024 x 768, maximum 2304 x 1024
VGA connected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
1280x1024 75.0 + 60.0
1600x1024 60.2
1440x900 59.9
1280x960 60.0
1360x768 59.8 60.0
1280x800 75.0 70.0 60.0
1152x864 85.0 75.0 75.0 70.0 60.0
1280x768 85.0 75.0 70.0 60.0
1280x720 85.0 75.0 70.0 60.0
1024x768 85.0 75.0 70.1 60.0
832x624 74.6
800x600 72.2 75.0 60.3 56.2
640x480 72.8 75.0 59.9
LVDS connected 1024x768+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 246mm x 185mm
1024x768 50.0*+ 60.0 40.0
800x600 60.3
640x480 60.0 59.9