From owner-freebsd-mobile Sat Nov 9 11:51:50 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EDE1337B407 for ; Sat, 9 Nov 2002 11:51:48 -0800 (PST) Received: from mail1.multi-ad.com (mail1.multi-ad.com [207.56.32.22]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 38F7C43E4A for ; Sat, 9 Nov 2002 11:51:48 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from tmcmichael@multiad.com) Received: from trmbsd.multiad.com ([207.56.32.243]) by mail1.multi-ad.com (Netscape Messaging Server 4.15) with ESMTP id H5BR6100.0W1; Sat, 9 Nov 2002 13:51:37 -0600 Subject: RE: using a laptop as a main machine From: "Ty McMichael" Reply-To: tmcmichael@multiad.com To: Jamie Bowden Cc: Ty McMichael , mobile@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <20021108175339.T2225-100000@moo.sysabend.org> References: <20021108175339.T2225-100000@moo.sysabend.org> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.0.5 Date: 09 Nov 2002 13:43:51 -0600 Message-Id: <1036871031.3743.1772.camel@trmbsd.multiad.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Jamie, the monitor I wanted to use while docked (19" Dell) I use undocked and it works fine at 1600x1200. When I dock and boot, my monitor goes dead right after issuing the GDM command, but I of course still have the laptop screen. I have read in the past that it was a misconfigured XF86Config file. Any ideas? Thanks! Ty On Fri, 2002-11-08 at 19:56, Jamie Bowden wrote: > On 8 Nov 2002, Ty McMichael wrote: > > > The only "real" problem I have encountered is my docking station, which > > has been a pain in the ass to configure docked/undocked in X. Also, the > > battery no longer holds a suitable charge after docking with the batter > > still engaged. I dont know if other brands of laptops and their > > respective means of docking have the same issues or not, but it is worth > > considering. > > Get a better monitor. I use the my Latitude C810 in and out of the dock > all the time, running a full 1600x1200 either way with no problems. The > only issue I have with the dock is un/docking while running, but even > windows doesn't handle that very gracefully. > > Jamie Bowden > > -- > "It was half way to Rivendell when the drugs began to take hold" > Hunter S Tolkien "Fear and Loathing in Barad Dur" > Iain Bowen > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the mess To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message