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Date:      Sat, 26 Apr 2008 10:39:12 -0500
From:      Eric Schuele <e.schuele@computer.org>
To:        Kemian Dang <dangkm@gmail.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: How to use a external monitor on FB7/Gnome
Message-ID:  <48134CA0.5040703@computer.org>
In-Reply-To: <82f916c90804260229q214bc457i1d39183faf11f269@mail.gmail.com>
References:  <82f916c90804250734h6ca7d321haaa206b4dccc7752@mail.gmail.com>	<4811F6DF.8030202@unsane.co.uk> <82f916c90804260229q214bc457i1d39183faf11f269@mail.gmail.com>

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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



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