xorg and thinkpad x40

Thu Mar 16 01:02:02 UTC 2006

On Wed, 2006-03-15 at 16:25 -0500, Jaime Davila wrote:

> Has anyone managed to get ubuntu breezy on an IBM thinkpad x40, with an 
> i810 chip set, to mirror the laptop's lcd into a CRT?

I have a similar video chipset in my JVC MiniNote, and I use the package
"i810switch" to control the VGA output.  No noticeable problems so far,
and nothing special required in the xorg configuration.  I hooked the
included "i810rotate" script up to the ACPI event generated by my
laptop's video toggle button.  Video output seemed fine on the projector
and plasma screen when I tested it.

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