On Wed, 15 Mar 2006 17:01:08 -0500 kamaraju kusumanchi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi > I have two xorg.conf files. The first one is for laptop alone ( say > xorg1.conf) . The second is used when laptop is connected to a projector > (say xorg2.conf). > > I usually use xorg1.conf . But when I have to connect to a projector, I do > > sudo cp xorg2.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf > > and then reboot the computer. Is there any way to change xorg.conf files > without requiring a reboot? > > I have tried logging out of X and doing startx. But then it did not work > (in the sense that the display was still on the laptop, instead of the > projector's screen). I have to reboot the machine for the new xorg.conf > to take effect and show the display on the projector's screen. Just a wild guess, but it might be that the video adapter is not aware of the projector until you reboot. Maybe you need a way to reset the video adapter (or switch output). Is the projector connected to the TV-out? I've seen similar behavior with the TV-out on some cards, were I couldn't get it to display on the TV without a reset. Andrei -- If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. (Albert Einstein) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
