John Martin wrote: > Paul Gress wrote: >> I finally decided to use my laptop on an external display. I managed >> to get it working thanks to Nvidia's configuration tool. But the >> experience leaves a lot to be desired or a lot of unanswered questions. >> >> My laptop, a Clevo D901C with Nvidia FX1600M graphics. On the >> keyboard the are a bunch of "Functions". "Fn-F2" will dim the LCD to >> almost off, "Fn-F8" of "Fn-F9" will adjust the brightness of the LCD, >> they all work fine. "Fn-F7" is suppose to switch the Graphics >> display to the external dvi connection. It doesn't work. >> >> So, the only way to switch the output was to configure xorg.conf to >> direct the output to the external connection. >> >> Now my questions: >> >> 1) Is it possible to get "Fn-F7" working properly, and how? > Work in progress, assuming Fn-F7 on this platform delivers an ACPI event. > (There are cases where ACPI event delivery for display switch doesn't > work). >> >> 2) If not possible, can the xorg.conf be changed without restarting >> the xserver? >> 3) If not possible, can the xserver be restarted without logging out? >> 4) If not possible, can the "logout - login" be performed similar to >> a re-boot (no interaction)? > Use nvidia-settings to toggle between the displays without needing to > restart the X server. > >
I'll have to check it again, but when I clicked to apply the changes, a pop-up window said It would have to restart the xserver. It may have said something else like to apply what changes it can without restarting the xserver, but I don't have the external display here right now to check and verify, I'll get back on it tomorrow. Paul
