Date: Fri, 26 Sep 1997 15:13:42 -0700 (PDT) From: "Brian N. Handy" <handy@sag.space.lockheed.com> To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: TP560 Port Replicator Message-ID: <Pine.OSF.3.96.970926150450.12470B-100000@sag.space.lockheed.com>
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Hey Folks! I whined last week about the <ctrl>-<alt>-<-/+> bit last week for changing resolutions on the thinkpad. The problem for me was going to be when I plugged an external monitor into the TP and wanted to up my resolution to 1024x768. I've almost decided it's a red herring. It's still slightly annoying, but it seems to be a non-problem -- I plug in an external keyboard and all the functionality is there. I can change resolutions at will. The port replicator is pretty cool, but awful simple for the $250US you fork out for it. All it amounts to is a attachement gizmo that provides a clone of the back of the thinkpad -- cosmetically it's almost the same thing. So, you plug a mouse, keyboard and monitor into it and then just drop the laptop on it at will and viola, everything's there. Some rumours I've heard in the past is that there's a SCSI connector built into it and other stuff -- nope, nothing like that. You get nothing for Free here! You still have to plug in all the PCMCIA stuff that you want to use. Anyway, with a bit more fiddling with XF86Config I hope to have the monitor working at 1024x768. No luck yet, I can only get it to go in 600x400 right now. 800x600 won't lock. (This is on a Viewsonic P815, btw.) Happy trails, Brian
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