On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 11:35 AM, Mike Mazur <mma...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello, > Hi > > I have an nVidia card, and I can use the NVIDIA X Server Settings app > to dynamically detect and configure displays I connect to my laptop. > When I'm done with the configuration, I simply apply it, and keep on > truckin' without having to restart X. > I don't use xorg.conf in my notebook Lenovo T61, Intel 965GSM , xorg and xfce ~x86, gentoo 2.6.30 with KMS, anymore. Both kernel and X switch to 1280x800 resolution automatically, xinerama is disable. > Doing this manually each time I connect/disconnect an external display > can get tiresome. I can generate an xorg.conf for each setup I > frequently use (ie: different monitors at work/home, no monitor on the > go), but that means restarting X when the display configuration > changes. This can be undesirable if I just want to move from my desk > to the living room. > > I'd like to run a single command, passing it one of my xorg.conf files > (for instance), and have my screens configured on-the-fly. I looked at > the command-line options for nvidia-settings and nvidia-xconfig but > they don't seem to do what I want. I also looked at XRandR but I'm not > sure what's the best way forward. > > Does anyone have something like this already set up? What did you use? > Will these nvidia tools do what I need or should I look to XRandR? How > do I get started with setting up XRandR? > When I connect a external monitor, I just use this basic script to adjust my external monitor to have a wide screen (VGA1) xrandr --output LVDS1 --mode 1280x800 xrandr --output VGA1 --mode 1280x1024 --above LVDS1 To do this more useful, you can pass the resolution of VGA1 as a parameter. To disable wide screen : xrandr --output LVDS --mode 1280x800 xrandr --output VGA --mode 1024x1024 --same-as LVDS > > Thanks! > Mike > >
