using TV with laptop

[accessys at smart.net]

duh (slapping forehead) I forgot all about the Fn + F7 key.

BTW I have the Pangolin and it is great buy and computer

thanks

Bob



On Mon, 28 Dec 2009, Preston Hagar wrote:

> Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2009 16:15:11 -0600
> From: Preston Hagar <prestonh at gmail.com>
> Reply-To: "Ubuntu user technical support, not for general discussions"
>     <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
> To: "Ubuntu user technical support, not for general discussions"
>     <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
> Subject: Re: using TV with laptop
> 
> On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 4:04 PM, <accessys at smart.net> wrote:
>
>>
>> Got a new HD TV, and wanted to hook the laptop to if for occasional use,
>> but
>> the sound works buts not the video.   System 76 laptop with ubuntu 8.10
>> running
>> and gnome.
>>
>> new HD TV fairly generic with lots and lots of plugs on the back.  use the
>> VGA
>> cable from the video out slot on the laptop to the VGA slot on the tv and
>> have
>> all the tv settings correct.  but still no video,  like I said sound is
>> fine.
>>
>> before I run out and buy a HDMI cable is there maybe something I'm
>> overlooking.
>>
>> Bob
>>
>>
> On a lot of laptops, you have to push some sort of key combination to "turn
> on" the video output to the vga port.  I just did a quick glance on their
> site and looking at the "Lemur Ultrathin 14 inch" (I didn't know which one
> you had so I randomly picked one) it looks like you would hold the blue Fn
> key and press F7.  That said, it is a little hard to see the pictures on the
> F keys in the picture they have, so that may be wrong.  I have also found
> with some laptops that if you start them up with the monitor/TV connected,
> it will find it "easier".  Lastly, if the video chipset is NVIDIA based, try
> installing nvidia-settings (apt-get install nvidia-settings) and you should
> be able to turn on dual monitors from there.  If it is not NVIDIA based, I
> am sure there is a way to do it through one of the GNOME control panels, but
> I use XFCE, so I'm not sure exactly where it would be.  Just google for your
> chipset and dual monitors and the instructions for using dual monitors
> should be pretty much the same as the built in screen and a TV through a VGA
> port.
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> Preston
>