From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Apr 26 15:39:13 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0346A1065676 for ; Sat, 26 Apr 2008 15:39:13 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from e.schuele@computer.org) Received: from smtpout05.prod.mesa1.secureserver.net (smtpout05-04.prod.mesa1.secureserver.net [64.202.165.221]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id D2E9A8FC30 for ; Sat, 26 Apr 2008 15:39:12 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from e.schuele@computer.org) Received: (qmail 32249 invoked from network); 26 Apr 2008 15:39:12 -0000 Received: from unknown (71.170.249.190) by smtpout05-04.prod.mesa1.secureserver.net (64.202.165.221) with ESMTP; 26 Apr 2008 15:39:12 -0000 Message-ID: <48134CA0.5040703@computer.org> Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2008 10:39:12 -0500 From: Eric Schuele User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.12 (X11/20080425) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Kemian Dang References: <82f916c90804250734h6ca7d321haaa206b4dccc7752@mail.gmail.com> <4811F6DF.8030202@unsane.co.uk> <82f916c90804260229q214bc457i1d39183faf11f269@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <82f916c90804260229q214bc457i1d39183faf11f269@mail.gmail.com> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.2 OpenPGP: url=http://www.ravenlock.us/keys/pub_schuele.pgp Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="------------enig21A7324BF2603AFA763A942B" Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How to use a external monitor on FB7/Gnome X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2008 15:39:13 -0000 This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156) --------------enig21A7324BF2603AFA763A942B Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On 04/26/2008 04:29, Kemian Dang wrote: > Hi Vince and Roland, >=20 > Thank you for the reply, but unfortunately, they did not work. >=20 > I closed the laptop, connected the monitor and restarted the laptop, > "xrandr -q" only gave the information of integrated monitor, no > external monitors' information and "xrandr --auto" did not give any > information. Some laptops require you to either enable the external VGA output in the BIOS, and/or use a function key to enable the output. >=20 > I also tries "sysctl -a |grep enable", the output is: >=20 > kern.smp.forward_roundrobin_enabled: 1 > kern.smp.forward_signal_enabled: 1 > vm.swap_enabled: 1 > vm.swap_idle_enabled: 0 > vm.idlezero_enable: 0 > vfs.nfs.nfs_directio_enable: 0 > vfs.vmiodirenable: 1 > net.inet.tcp.sack.enable: 1 > net.inet.tcp.inflight.enable: 1 > net.inet.sctp.ecn_enable: 1 > hw.firewire.phydma_enable: 1 > hw.pci.enable_msix: 1 > hw.pci.enable_msi: 1 > hw.pci.enable_io_modes: 1 > hw.apic.enable_extint: 0 > machdep.enable_panic_key: 0 > security.bsd.suser_enabled: 1 >=20 > There seems no entry about monitor -- If I miss something please advice= me. >=20 > PS. The laptop is a Compaq Presario V3431AU. --=20 Regards, Eric --------------enig21A7324BF2603AFA763A942B Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.8 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAkgTTKAACgkQngSDRM3IXUqIyACfWUDiebANwhoJ+r6jK5tNGpyX LjsAnirpwNlscGJULttpWAqr6NCd5y9g =8Lmb -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------enig21A7324BF2603AFA763A942B--