From owner-freebsd-mobile Sat Nov 9 13:44:31 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 A922937B401 for ; Sat, 9 Nov 2002 13:44:30 -0800 (PST) Received: from mail1.multi-ad.com (mail1.multi-ad.com [207.56.32.22]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C1F2543E6E for ; Sat, 9 Nov 2002 13:44:28 -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 H5BWDU00.EWH; Sat, 9 Nov 2002 15:44:18 -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: <20021109130634.S90998-100000@moo.sysabend.org> References: <20021109130634.S90998-100000@moo.sysabend.org> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.0.5 Date: 09 Nov 2002 15:36:31 -0600 Message-Id: <1036877791.3743.1889.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 Thanks a bunch, I am using the ATI Rage 128 Mobility MF driver so I will make the necessary changes. Again, thanks! Ty On Sat, 2002-11-09 at 15:09, Jamie Bowden wrote: > On 9 Nov 2002, Ty McMichael wrote: > > > 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! > > I can send you my XF86Config file on Monday. Be aware I'm using winter's > shim for the Linux Nvidia driver support. If you an have ATI graphics > adapter instead, you'll have to make a few minor changes. I should > probably switch to the native FBSD Nvidia driver now that it's finally > available. > > 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 message