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List:       gentooppc-user
Subject:    Re: [gentoo-ppc-user] ibook2 external vga resolution
From:       Christoph Wegener <c.wegener () itcampus ! de>
Date:       2004-08-09 9:31:13
Message-ID: DADA381F-E9E6-11D8-B7E9-000D93AD665A () itcampus ! de
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Hi Robert,

have a look here:

http://www.rutemoeller.com/mp/ibook/ibook_e.html

i used those instructions to turn on dual-monitor support on an ibook2. 
though i have only tested dual-monitor with osx.

Christoph

Am Aug 9, 2004 um 10:43 schrieb Robert Staudinger:

> Am Mon, den 09.08.2004 schrieb Adam Mercer um 10:17:
>> On Sun, Aug 08, 2004 at 10:12:09PM +0200, Robert Staudinger wrote:
>>> i'd like to know if anybody managed to run a resolution > 1024x768 on
>>> the vga output of a 12" G3/500 dual usb iBook (mine has r128 M3
>>> graphics
>>> card).
>>> I tried reconfiguring X and would like to switch off lcd, then go up
>>> to
>>> 1280x1024 on the external using the grandr applet or somesuch. So far
>>> grandr not even offers the choice to go 1280x1024.
>>> Is this possible at all?
>>
>> I don't believe its possible with an iBook, AFAIK the vga output just
>> mirrors the display on lcd so 1024x768 would be the maximum.
>
> My hope would have been that it's only the display which limits the
> resolution. If the graphics hardware can do more why shouldn't it be
> possible to run higher resolution on an external vdu while the internal
> lcd is off.
>
> Thanks,
> Rob
>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Adam
>>
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