Hello Linuxers,
I am ready to die over this one. I don't seem to be able to connect a projector to my thinkpad T42 (radeon-ATI chipset) and get a decent video resolution in the projector. Some highlights:
1) The only way to get projector output is if I restart X (log-off and back on).
2) Doing the previous sets my LCD display automatically to 800x600 and I have video in both now, but with such high resolution it is very hard for me to work.
3) I know the projector supports higher resolutions. Why? boot up another HDD with XP and beautiful! it works! boot up another HDD with Ubuntu, and beautiful! it works too!
4) Installing nvidia drivers following the directions here http://www.phoronix.com/redblog/?p=blog&i=NTU1MA gets me a higher resolution, but then my desktop effects stops working, and also the resolution oversizes my projector resolution/display. At this point system-config-display doesn't respond, so I can't change the resolution.
Everything else I got working in my T42, including wifi, NIC, adapters, bluetooth, ultrabay ejection... everything but this. I am ready to start teaching a class in 3 hrs and unless I find a solution to this, I will have to put back in my XP hard drive and boot up with it.
Any leads or ideas will be greatly appreciated.
I am ready to die over this one. I don't seem to be able to connect a projector to my thinkpad T42 (radeon-ATI chipset) and get a decent video resolution in the projector. Some highlights:
1) The only way to get projector output is if I restart X (log-off and back on).
2) Doing the previous sets my LCD display automatically to 800x600 and I have video in both now, but with such high resolution it is very hard for me to work.
3) I know the projector supports higher resolutions. Why? boot up another HDD with XP and beautiful! it works! boot up another HDD with Ubuntu, and beautiful! it works too!
4) Installing nvidia drivers following the directions here http://www.phoronix.com/redblog/?p=blog&i=NTU1MA gets me a higher resolution, but then my desktop effects stops working, and also the resolution oversizes my projector resolution/display. At this point system-config-display doesn't respond, so I can't change the resolution.
Everything else I got working in my T42, including wifi, NIC, adapters, bluetooth, ultrabay ejection... everything but this. I am ready to start teaching a class in 3 hrs and unless I find a solution to this, I will have to put back in my XP hard drive and boot up with it.
Any leads or ideas will be greatly appreciated.
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