2009/4/10 Alex Deucher <alexdeuc...@gmail.com>: > On 4/10/09, Kan-I Jyo <cecilhs...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Dear list, >> >> I am currently using xserver-xorg-video-vesa 1.3.0 along with >> xrandr 1.2 on one of my laptop. >> >> It is to my curiosity that is there any support on RandR in vesa >> driver since it seems to fail detecting an external monitor. >> >> I have taken a look on the git tree of vesa driver and it seems >> that support for RandR 1.2 is on the TODO list. >> >> http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/driver/xf86-video-vesa/tree/src/vesa.c >> >> <vesa.c> >> ... snip ... >> /* >> * TODO: >> * - PanelID might give us useful size hints. >> * - Port to RANDR 1.2 setup to make mode selection slightly better >> * - Port to RANDR 1.2 to drop the old-school DGA junk >> * - VBE/SCI for secondary DDC method? >> */ >> ... snip ... >> >> >> Is there any means to use the external monitor with vesa driver? > > If you boot with your laptop lid closed, you can probably get the > external display to work with vesa. Multi-head is not really possible > with vesa. If you want multi-head or the ability to switch outputs, > use a native driver for your hardware. > > Alex >
Dear Alex, Thank you for your prompt reply. It is to my surprise that the vesa driver does not support multi-head display currently ( I assumed that it does). Is this going to be implemented or using a native driver is the only means? -- Sincerely, Jyo _______________________________________________ xorg mailing list xorg@lists.freedesktop.org http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg