At Thu, 24 Jun 2010 14:14:47 -0400 Allan Gottlieb <gottl...@nyu.edu> wrote:
> At Thu, 24 Jun 2010 20:02:13 +0200 Matthias Krebs <matthias.kr...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Am Donnerstag 24 Juni 2010, 01:14:44 schrieb Allan Gottlieb: >>> Laptop: dell E6510 >>> Gentoo: ~amd64 >>> Graphics: nvidia VVS 3100M >>> >>> I am unable to drive the VGA output. Symptoms include >>> >>> * Executing "xrandr" does not mention LVDS or VGA >>> (and using --output VGA gives a warning that VGA doesn't exist) >> try with default like : >> xrandr --output default --mode 1280x1024 > > This works and permits me to change the resolution of the display. > >> xrandr without options show the available resolutions, second line shows the >> output names, like "DVI-0 connected" or "default connected". on my one box >> with the nvidia driver i have "default connected" > > Right. I just have "default connected" as well. > Do you know how to enable DVI-0 connected? > > Your msg encourages me to search documentation about the nvidia driver. Bingo. The "one" word soln is TwinView. The documentation with the nvidia driver explains everything. In this version nvidia-settings can be invoked to do all the various settings. thanks again, allan
