Any looked at disper yet? http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Simple_Display_Switcher_Script
Mel On Sun, 2011-04-24 at 14:44 -0600, Gustin Johnson wrote: > http://xorg.freedesktop.org/wiki/Projects/XRandR might be a good start. > > On Sun, Apr 24, 2011 at 10:08 AM, Craig McLean <craigmcl...@shaw.ca> wrote: > > I sort of works, it just isn't the experience I'm used to. With windows > > installed on this system I can pretty much plug any display device into the > > analogue VGA display port, hit Fn-F5 and I'm done. > > > > In Ubuntu using both Nvidia Nouveau or the Nvidia proprietary driver I need > > to plug in the display device, open the "Monitors" or "Nvidia X Server > > Settings" and then go to the control panel and fiddle around with display > > settings. It does work it just isn't automatic. > > > > On a related subject, is there a good introduction to the current technical > > state of affairs in Linux desktops. I'm thinking something that describes > > from the ground up all of the pieces you need. For instance the Linux > > Kernel components like DRM, the X-Server, the X driver, Xinerama, Mesa, and > > on up the chain to the Window manager. > > > > Would Linux from Scratch have something like that? I haven't looked yet. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: clug-talk-boun...@clug.ca [mailto:clug-talk-boun...@clug.ca] On > > Behalf Of Gustin Johnson > > Sent: April-24-11 3:15 AM > > To: CLUG General > > Subject: Re: [clug-talk] Laptop Display Questions > > > > In Ubuntu at least I believe the default driver is Nouveau. It was > > working great until I ripped the nVidia out in favor of an ATI (better > > open driver support, and the 5750 is far quieter than the 9500GS). It > > works great with the two mismatched monitors that I have connected, I > > am hoping to test a third this weekend. > > > > FYI, at the last meeting, I just plugged my laptop into the projector, > > and Ubuntu auto detected it. It took a couple of clicks to make it > > work. No terminal or editing of a config file. > > > > On Sat, Apr 23, 2011 at 11:15 PM, Mel Walters <melwalt...@telus.net> wrote: > >> On Sat, 2011-04-23 at 20:07 -0600, Gustin Johnson wrote: > >> > >> Gustin, > >> What do you mean by default nvidia driver? Is it Nouveau? > >> Nouveau just works too, and they say plays nice with the user, but with > >> some hit in performance. > >> > >> Mel > >> > >>> If you are using the default nvidia driver, the Ubuntu monitors under > >>> System -> Preferences is where you want to be. The interface is point > >>> and click, if you connect an external panel it should show up here. > >>> > >>> If you are using the proprietary drivers (I feel sorry for you if you > >>> need this), nVidia provides a similar point and click interface > >>> (nvidia-settings or something like this). > >>> > >>> In both cases you can mirror the display or do a dual head display > >>> sort of thing. I just replaced an nVidia 9500 with an ATI 5770 at > >>> home. I have two displays and the ATI just worked. My experience is > >>> also the same on my laptop (with an Intel). The nVidia Settings > >>> program seemed to glitch out once in a while. > >>> > >>> As for the issues at CLUG meetings, I see the same with Windows > >>> laptops at the office. Vendor sales teams seem to constantly have > >>> issues plugging their laptops into the various projectors and SMART > >>> boards we have, so I am not sure this is something that is Linux > >>> specific. > >>> > >>> On Sat, Apr 23, 2011 at 12:48 PM, Rick Johnson <rick.j...@gmail.com> > >>> wrote: > >>> > On Saturday 23 April 2011 00:31:10 Craig McLean wrote: > >>> >> Does Linux (in particular Ubuntu 10.10, using the Nvidia X Server > >>> >> proprietary driver) allow you to easily configure an external display > >>> >> device. What I'm thinking of here is the scenario where you show up > >>> >> to do > >>> >> a presentation and just plug a projector or large LCD panel in to a > >>> >> laptop > >>> >> that is already turned on hit a display switch hot key and start > >>> >> presenting. I do this in Windows all the time but I've been to enough > >>> >> CLUG > >>> >> and Protospace presentations to know that on Linux this always turns > >>> >> into > >>> >> a mess of X-Server restarts and plenty of tweaking config settings. > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> Is there any way to make that just work? > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> Craig. > >>> > Connect the second display then open the nvidia x server settings app, > >>> > setup > >>> > the second display and save the new xorg.conf in /home/~. Then open a > >>> > terminal, su and cp the new xorg.conf to /etc/X11. 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