On 11/24/05, Collins Richey crichey@gmail.com wrote:
On 11/23/05, Sudev Barar sbarar@gmail.com wrote:
Way out:
- Connect the projector
- Switch to console with Alt+Ctl+F1 (or F2...)
- Toggle to projector setting (or shared setting) As you are in text
the projector will beam the command line. 4. Start another X session by command startx -- :1
This works for me almost always subject to X resolution being within power of projector. By experience mostly 1024x768 works.
Thanks, I'll try that next time I'm near a projector.
Oops, there must be more to it. When I try 'startx -- :1 on tty2, I get a log of messages from X, none of them errors, but no X screen on tty8 (or ???). This is now a bit <OT>, so if you want to respond in a new thread, that's OK.
startx -- :1 Watch spaces before and after -- You can also try startx -- :2 You do not have to switch to tty8 because as soon as X starts the console switches automatically.
HTH
-- Sudev Barar Learning Linux