Re: iBook Mirroring

[Andrew, a Mac Freak]

On 1/5/04 10:07 AM, "Luis Sequeira" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>> 
>>>   The computer I am typing on that I recently bought is a iBook G4
>>>  800MH=
>>>  z
>>>  12" and I can't seem to be able to mirror or even use an external
>>>  monitor
>>>  with the included adapter.  Does anybody know how to get the external
>>>  monitor to function on the iBook?
>>> 
> 
> I have seen people have this problem, and it turned out that the
> mini-vga plug had not been pushed all the way in... sometimes, it is
> just a matter of pressing firmly.
> 
> Luis

Good call.  I'll set up the external VGA and miniVGA adapter tomorrow and
will send a response afterward.  Could this be a hardware failure, as I
inquired on my Safari Weird Crash message?

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Re: iBook Mirroring

[Luis Sequeira]

  The computer I am typing on that I recently bought is a iBook G4
 800MH=
 z
 12" and I can't seem to be able to mirror or even use an external
 monitor
 with the included adapter.  Does anybody know how to get the external
 monitor to function on the iBook?
I have seen people have this problem, and it turned out that the 
mini-vga plug had not been pushed all the way in... sometimes, it is 
just a matter of pressing firmly.

Luis

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Re: iBook Mirroring

[Andrew, a Mac Freak]

On 1/2/04 8:09 AM, "Tom Burke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
 
> Andrew
> 
> I don't have the 12" iBook but I do have the 12" Powebook which is very
> nearly the same as the G4 iBook - it has the same mini-VGA video
> output. And I just connected a VGA lead to the VGA-to-minVGA adapter,
> plugged one end into the back of the monitor, the other end into the
> Powerbook, and hey presto there was video output. That really is how it
> ought to work.
> 
> Have you opened Displays when the external monitor is connected?
Yes, and nothing different appears, as if the adapter is not recognized.
> 
> Assuming the monitor itself is OK and able to accept the frequency
> output by the iBook (which is nothing extreme) there are a couple of
> things to check: a) the VGA lead. Do you have any other computers that
> you can use with the external monitor and this cable to prove that the
> cable and the monitor are working?
Yes, I have a Dell 17" monitor with the PC-standard VGA cable.  I have used
it on all sorts of Macs with the VGA to DB15 (Mac video) adapter.  Works
just fine on other machines.
> b) do you have access to any other
> VGA-to-miniVGA adapters?
No.  I am the only one in the house with an iBook (My dad has a 15"
Powerbook G4 but that uses the DVI to Analog dongle)
> 
> Assuming the VGA lead is OK, the fault must lie with either the iBook
> miniVGA output slot, or the VGA-to-miniVGA adapter.
> 
> Tom Burke
> 

This is odd, as I just purchased the iBook about 2 months ago, with no other
problems otherwise.  I will try again tonight.

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Re: iBook Mirroring

[Tom Burke]

 The computer I am typing on that I recently bought is a iBook G4 
800MH=
z
12" and I can't seem to be able to mirror or even use an external 
monitor
with the included adapter.  Does anybody know how to get the external
monitor to function on the iBook?

 (Moving On)  =20

 From what I have read, the iBook and the PowerBook 12" are almost 
the
same; they both use the same LCD screen, have basically the same bus 
and
processor speed (that is, if you are talking about the G4 iBook), and, 
I
believe, they have the same monitor output.  The main advantages are 
the
SuperDrive, size and weight, and the stylish case design.  The iBook 
G4 tha=
t
I have is very small, and it even fits in a PowerBook Duo carry case!  
Also=
,
unless the 15" monitor you are talking about has capabilities of 
1024x768
resolution or better, it will not be any advantage over the built-in 
LCD
screen, as the iBook and PowerBook 12" both have max resolutions of
1024x768.  I actually prefer the LCD over a CRT.

--=20
Andrew
=95 A Mac Freak =95
Andrew

I don't have the 12" iBook but I do have the 12" Powebook which is very 
nearly the same as the G4 iBook - it has the same mini-VGA video 
output. And I just connected a VGA lead to the VGA-to-minVGA adapter, 
plugged one end into the back of the monitor, the other end into the 
Powerbook, and hey presto there was video output. That really is how it 
ought to work.

Have you opened Displays when the external monitor is connected?

Assuming the monitor itself is OK and able to accept the frequency 
output by the iBook (which is nothing extreme) there are a couple of 
things to check: a) the VGA lead. Do you have any other computers that 
you can use with the external monitor and this cable to prove that the 
cable and the monitor are working? b) do you have access to any other 
VGA-to-miniVGA adapters?

Assuming the VGA lead is OK, the fault must lie with either the iBook 
miniVGA output slot, or the VGA-to-miniVGA adapter.

Tom Burke

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