Port Replicator Detection?

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gibblets · #1 Post by **gibblets** » Wed Feb 16, 2005 9:08 pm

I've got 1600x1200 dvi output on my T42 through replicator II thanks to you guys. And I have everything perfect with my replicator except for one thing. When I actually put the thinkpad in the replicator, I expect it to detect that and switch display settings automatically. Instead, I have to manually do that. I see an option in Presentation Director which states; "When thinkpad is docked immediately apply this display scheme" but that doesn't work for me. Perhaps they mean docked with a dock instead of a port replicator?

Anyway.. I was just curious if anyone else had gotten this to work.

Thanks!

LumberJack · #2 Post by **LumberJack** » Thu Feb 17, 2005 8:49 am

I may be wrong but I think presentation director needs to be running for that setting to take effect.

LJ

gibblets · #3 Post by **gibblets** » Thu Feb 17, 2005 9:08 am

LumberJack wrote:I may be wrong but I think presentation director needs to be running for that setting to take effect.

LJ

It is running, it just doesn't seem to take notice of the fact that it's in the port replicator. Anyone else have this problem?

jeffreys · #4 Post by **jeffreys** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 2:27 pm

I had this same problem on my old T23, but assumed it was because presentation director was not native, but a program I installed.

However, I just got my new T42, and it has the same problem, it never sees the dock and never "automatically applys" my chosen scheme. Very frustrating to have to manually change my resolution back to 85 Hz from 60 Hz five times a day.

Does anyone have the solution?!?

Jeff

leesiulung · #5 Post by **leesiulung** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 4:53 pm

Yeah, I have that problem too with my X31. I think I posted a thread about it in the X forum, but it was never resolved. Don't know why it is even there, if it hasn't worked since the T23....

mattfromomaha · #6 Post by **mattfromomaha** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 10:05 am

I don't think being put on the port replicator is being considered "docked" in the traditional sense. All the port replicator does is provide a convenient cabling method where you can keep all of your cables hooked to the PR and then just drop you ThinkPad on to it....It doesn't offer any real "extra" features of a traditional dock, like extra hard drives or optical drives or PCMCIA slots.

So, I'm guessing that jit doesn't see the PR in the same way it would see an actual dock, so it isn't considering itself docked.

My T30 dropped on the PR doesn't automatically switch monitors, but if you put my sister's X40 on the UltraBase it does...

mattfromomaha · #7 Post by **mattfromomaha** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 10:06 am

I don't think being put on the port replicator is being considered "docked" in the traditional sense. All the port replicator does is provide a convenient cabling method where you can keep all of your cables hooked to the PR and then just drop you ThinkPad on to it....It doesn't offer any real "extra" features of a traditional dock, like extra hard drives or optical drives or PCMCIA slots.

So, I'm guessing that jit doesn't see the PR in the same way it would see an actual dock, so it isn't considering itself docked.

My T30 dropped on the PR doesn't automatically switch monitors, but if you put my sister's X40 on the UltraBase it does...

T42p · #8 Post by **T42p** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 6:22 pm

I have a mini-dock and a T42P and it doesn't work either.
Anyone with a dock 2 here to tell us if this option works for him?
For me this problem is also very annoying.

vliou · #9 Post by **vliou** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 10:44 pm

I don't have this problem. i have a t42 2378 rau with a port rep. 2 and when I drop it in the replicator, my monitor moves up to 1280*1024 and 60hz. However, when I just undock my computer tho...i have to change the res back to 1024. And that is annoying...hehe.

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