Takis Diakoumis: > > when switching to external display the top of the screen is garbage and > the screen has moved down. when switching to both screens - both exhibit > the top 50 or so pixels as garbage and when switching back to laptop > screen only it stays as garbage. the only way i can retrieve that part > of the screen is to restart X.
I experience the same issue with an Asus M2400N and the intel 855gm chipset. A solution for half of the problem is to switch to a VT with Alt-F1 and back with Alt-F7. Then the garbage on the LCD is gone but the external video signal is switched off again. Another workaround is to start another X session with gdmflexiserver after switching to LCD+External. The new session should be displayed well on both screens. When you switch back, the garbage is gone and external output is off again. YMMV. J. -- When you put a gun to my head you aren't fooling anyone. [Agree] [Disagree] <http://www.slowlydownward.com/NODATA/data_enter2.html>
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