From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Nov 23 13:14:06 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 086B616A412 for ; Thu, 23 Nov 2006 13:14:06 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from roth@droopy.unibe.ch) Received: from mailhub03.unibe.ch (mailhub.unibe.ch [130.92.9.70]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 86ED643D58 for ; Thu, 23 Nov 2006 13:13:30 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from roth@droopy.unibe.ch) Received: from localhost (scanhub02.unibe.ch [130.92.5.62]) by mailhub03.unibe.ch (Postfix) with ESMTP id A8D1558E80; Thu, 23 Nov 2006 14:14:03 +0100 (CET) X-Virus-checked: by University of Berne Received: from mailhub03.unibe.ch ([130.92.9.70]) by localhost (scanhub02.unibe.ch [130.92.5.62]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id vHAqeAy27m24; Thu, 23 Nov 2006 14:14:01 +0100 (CET) Received: from asterix.unibe.ch (asterix.unibe.ch [130.92.64.4]) by mailhub03.unibe.ch (Postfix) with ESMTP id 12CFF58EC9; Thu, 23 Nov 2006 14:14:02 +0100 (CET) Received: from droopy.unibe.ch (droopy [130.92.64.20]) by asterix.unibe.ch (8.13.6+Sun/8.13.6) with ESMTP id kANDE29Q009345; Thu, 23 Nov 2006 14:14:02 +0100 (MET) Received: (from roth@localhost) by droopy.unibe.ch (8.12.10+Sun/8.12.9/Submit) id kANDE2WP021295; Thu, 23 Nov 2006 14:14:02 +0100 (MET) Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2006 14:14:02 +0100 From: Tobias Roth To: Maurizio Benedetti Message-ID: <20061123131402.GA21287@droopy.unibe.ch> Mail-Followup-To: Maurizio Benedetti , freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4i X-message-flag: Warning! Using Outlook is insecure and promotes virus distribution. Please use a different email client. Cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [NewBye] External monitor on IBM T40 X-BeenThere: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Mobile computing with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2006 13:14:06 -0000 On Thu, Nov 23, 2006 at 10:55:08AM +0000, Maurizio Benedetti wrote: > Hi guys, > I have an IBM T40 running FREE BSD 6.1 and I use as desktop environment > KDE 3.5 (Xorg11). > > I would like to have some advices on how I can have the external video > port working in order to be able to attach a projector to it (I need to do > some presentations next week). > > I really don't know how to solve this problem. I tried to attach a monitor > to it but nothing happens. You need to either boot with the external monitor already attached or press the monitor-switch button. On my IBM, this is the F7 key together with the blue FN modifier key. Or else check out the manual that came with your laptop. cheers, Tobias