From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jun 21 22:42:01 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 520801065728 for ; Tue, 21 Jun 2011 22:42:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhs@berklix.com) Received: from tower.berklix.org (tower.berklix.org [83.236.223.114]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BDD818FC1A for ; Tue, 21 Jun 2011 22:42:00 +0000 (UTC) Received: from park.js.berklix.net (pD9FBFB94.dip.t-dialin.net [217.251.251.148]) (authenticated bits=0) by tower.berklix.org (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id p5LMfqgx092171; Tue, 21 Jun 2011 22:41:53 GMT (envelope-from jhs@berklix.com) Received: from fire.js.berklix.net (fire.js.berklix.net [192.168.91.41]) by park.js.berklix.net (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id p5LMfg9D090963; Wed, 22 Jun 2011 00:41:42 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from jhs@berklix.com) Received: from fire.js.berklix.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by fire.js.berklix.net (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id p5LMfArw005431; Tue, 21 Jun 2011 22:41:15 GMT (envelope-from jhs@fire.js.berklix.net) Message-Id: <201106212241.p5LMfArw005431@fire.js.berklix.net> To: Warren Block From: "Julian H. Stacey" Organization: http://www.berklix.com BSD Unix Linux Consultancy, Munich Germany User-agent: EXMH on FreeBSD http://www.berklix.com/free/ X-URL: http://www.berklix.com In-reply-to: Your message "Mon, 20 Jun 2011 12:51:14 MDT." Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2011 00:41:10 +0200 Sender: jhs@berklix.com Cc: Unga , Polytropon , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How to connect a projector to a FreeBSD laptop? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2011 22:42:01 -0000 Hi, Reference: > From: Warren Block > Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2011 12:51:14 -0600 (MDT) > Message-id: Warren Block wrote: > On Mon, 20 Jun 2011, Polytropon wrote: > > > On Mon, 20 Jun 2011 09:32:55 -0700 (PDT), Unga wrote: > >> > >> Could somebody please highlight to me how to successfully connect > >> a projector and what configurations needs to be done? > > > > You did correctly connect the projector before starting the > > machine. On most laptops you'll find a "CRT/LCD" key (usually > > among the PF keys on top) you need to press with the "Fn" key. > > This will cycle through three modes: LCD only -> LCD and CRT -> > > CRT only. Press this once or twice, and you should get output > > on the projector. > > If that doesn't work, there's also xrandr. Hi Unga etc. You might not have a FreeBSD problem as such, apart from what Polytropon & Warren Bloc suggest, also remember your projector may not handle the resolution your screen is configured to. Here's a true tale: I was giving a talk, called Free Alternatives To Microsoft http://www.berklix.com/free/talk/faraday/ Connected laptop All black ! Good natured audience heckled "So how does Micsosoft compare ?" Rebooted to Microsoft Still black ! Relief ! Duff hardware ! ... Der Hang on ... Both my MS-Win & My FreeBSD-X11 were in in 1600 x 1200 pixel mode. The projector couldn't handle beyond 800 or 1024 So drop out of X Windows, (Ctl + Alt + F1 ) See projector now works wth an 80 x 24 plain text screen Go back to X Ctl + Alt + Fsomething ) Retune your X config to a lower resolution the projector will accept. (I'll leave that for someone else to explain how please, tends to vary) Cheers, Julian -- Julian Stacey, BSD Unix Linux C Sys Eng Consultants Munich http://berklix.com Reply below, not above; Indent with "> "; Cumulative like a play script. Format: Plain text. Not HTML, multipart/alternative, base64, quoted-printable.