[NTLUG:Discuss] X Config for Overhead

[Michael Owens]

Well I tried different things, all of which didn't work, and then I just
connected it to a monitor. Again, the console worked but X would not. Any ideas?


On Thu, 15 Jun 2000, David Stokes wrote:
> Most laptops can are designed to either send video signal to the screen
> OR (EXCLUSIVE OR) the VGA/SVGA video out.  Thinkpads and many others 
> automatically figure this out while others need to have a function key
> pressed. This can be challenging trying to figure out what the heck is
> going on; People who do presentations for a living have this a
> reoccuring nightmere.
> 
> 
> --- Michael Owens <owensmk at earthlink.net> wrote:
> > My company has a projector and I connected it to my laptop hoping to
> > use it in
> > a presentation. Everything (the console) worked fine until I started
> > X. It just
> > went blank. I am sure it has something to do with security or a
> > configuration,
> > but have no idea where to look. I've seen it done at NTLUG meetings.
> > 
> > Could someone please tell me how to launch X or configure it so that
> > it will
> > work with this projector?
> > 
> > _______________________________________________
> > http://ntlug.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
> 
> 
> =====
> -David Stokes-
> david_stokes at yahoo.com
> 
> There are three kinds of lies: Lies, damned lies, and computer manuals.
> 
> __________________________________________________
> Do You Yahoo!?
> Send instant messages with Yahoo! Messenger.
> http://im.yahoo.com/
> 
> _______________________________________________
> http://ntlug.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss