On 05/17/2011 11:20 PM, Mark Shields wrote: > On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 9:48 PM, Valmor de Almeida <val.gen...@gmail.com > <mailto:val.gen...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > > Hello, > > What controls the screen output to an external monitor connected to a > laptop during boot or when just using a plain console without an X > server running? Before a recent update the output would just > automatically go to an external monitor when one is connected. Now it > does not; not sure it has anything to do with the openrc migration. > > I do get output onto the external monitor after startx runs; also the X > server/clients work fine. > > Thanks for inputs. > > -- > Valmor > > PS: fn+F8 for switching displays does not work either; but it never did > before. > > > What's the make/model of your laptop?
Lenovo X201. > > Does the F8 key you mention have a monitor/screen icon on it? Sorry. It is the fn-F7 key that has the monitor/screen icon on it; it does not work either. > > The hardware key to switch monitors is independent of software on most > (all?) laptops. Also, most laptops will output on both (clone) by default. This was the previous behavior; but not now. Thanks, -- Valmor
