Re: [NewBye] External monitor on IBM T40

Tobias Roth <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.os.freebsd.devel.mobile
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On Thu, Nov 23, 2006 at 10:55:08AM +0000, Maurizio Benedetti wrote:
> Hi guys,
> I have an IBM T40 running FREE BSD 6.1 and I use as desktop environment 
> KDE 3.5 (Xorg11).
> 
> I would like to have some advices on how I can have the external video 
> port working in order to be able to attach a projector to it (I need to do 
> some presentations next week).
> 
> I really don't know how to solve this problem. I tried to attach a monitor 
> to it but nothing happens.

You need to either boot with the external monitor already attached or
press the monitor-switch button. On my IBM, this is the F7 key together
with the blue FN modifier key.

Or else check out the manual that came with your laptop.

cheers,
Tobias
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