[xwin-discuss] Laptop/External VGA Issue

[John Martin]

W. Wayne Liauh wrote:
> A while ago, I remember reading posts that after build 70+ or so, we will be 
> able to connect the  external VGA port of a laptop to a monitor or projector 
> on the fly, without the need to modify the xorg.conf file.  Is this true now? 
>  Thanks.
>   
For NVIDIA: yes, but it depends on whether the external device 
advertises EDID.
After plugging in the external display, run nvidia-settings.
Choose X Server Display Configuration and then the Detect Displays button.