Andrei Popescu wrote:
On Wed, 15 Mar 2006 17:01:08 -0500
kamaraju kusumanchi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


Hi
I have two xorg.conf files. The first one is for laptop alone ( say xorg1.conf) . The second is used when laptop is connected to a projector (say xorg2.conf).

I usually use xorg1.conf . But when I have to connect to a projector, I do

sudo cp xorg2.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf

and then reboot the computer. Is there any way to change xorg.conf files without requiring a reboot?

I have tried logging out of X and doing startx. But then it did not work (in the sense that the display was still on the laptop, instead of the projector's screen). I have to reboot the machine for the new xorg.conf to take effect and show the display on the projector's screen.


Just a wild guess, but it might be that the video adapter is not aware of the 
projector until you reboot. Maybe you need a way to reset the video adapter (or 
switch output). Is the projector connected to the TV-out? I've seen similar 
behavior with the TV-out on some cards, were I couldn't get it to display on 
the TV without a reset.

Andrei

Another guess, but try 'rmmod nvidia' followed 'modprobe nvidia' when X is down to detect the new monitor.

HTH

Wackojacko


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