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M11 thinkpad t61 external monitor / projector switching?
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MEPIS Novice  Joined: Thu Jul 14, 2011 12:11 pm Posts: 4 Has thanked: 0 time Have thanks: 0 time 
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Post # 290186
 M11 thinkpad t61 external monitor / projector switching?I cannot seem to enable monitor switching on my system (w/ Nvidia card). Some of the Fn keys work, but not the Fn7... I've tried the Nvidia settings and cannot seem to enable it there either. I would like to use this system for presentations w/ an external projector. Any assistance?
I'm very novice at linux and debian especially so could be missing something basic... thanks, Ross. |
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| Tue Dec 06, 2011 4:48 am |
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MEPIS Enthusiast   Joined: Wed Jul 12, 2006 5:54 am Posts: 9172 Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma U.S.A. Has thanked: 2711 times Have thanks: 574 times
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Re: M11 thinkpad t61 external monitor / projector switching? I don't own a Lenovo, but......How did you do it before using Linux?
Reason I ask is that all I do is power down and hook up the external monitor then power up. It's seen automatically. It's used automatically by all the operating systems I've ever tried on it. _________________ "There is no "slippery slope" toward loss of liberties, only a long staircase where each step downward must first be tolerated by the American people and their leaders." Alan K. Simpson |
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| Tue Dec 06, 2011 2:06 pm |
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MEPIS Novice Joined: Thu Jul 14, 2011 12:11 pm Posts: 4 Has thanked: 0 time Have thanks: 0 time
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Post # 290510
Re: M11 thinkpad t61 external monitor / projector switching?
Yes, this is what I have done in the past, or use Fn keys to alternate displays from the laptop to the external monitor or projector. Neither of these options appears to work and I'm just wondering if it's a basic setting that I've missed. I've not had this problem with other linux distros on this machine but I don't know the reason for that. Rs. |
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| Fri Dec 09, 2011 8:15 am |
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Administrator  Joined: Wed Jul 12, 2006 2:17 pm Posts: 8752 Location: Rochester NY Has thanked: 581 times Have thanks: 956 times
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Post # 290511
Re: M11 thinkpad t61 external monitor / projector switching? You could try System Settings> Input Devices> Keyboard>Keyboard Model. Lenovo is not listed but perhaps one of the IBM settings would work.
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| Fri Dec 09, 2011 8:19 am |
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MEPIS Enthusiast  Joined: Wed Jul 19, 2006 6:13 am Posts: 6445 Location: Geneva NY Has thanked: 1383 times Have thanks: 1032 times
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Post # 290512
Re: M11 thinkpad t61 external monitor / projector switching? Judging from the hits on a G search for "linux thinkpad t61 keyboard", you may have some difficulty with getting--and keeping--your Fn keys operating correctly. Take a look at the Arch Wiki on this, for instance:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Le ... d_T61#ACPI As a start you could install tpb through Synaptic.
Found that by putting "thinkpad" in the search box...aren't search engines wonderful?! _________________ A Wiki only works when many eyes are on it. 32bit, 2.6.36-1-mepis-pae, KDE 4.6.5, AMD Phenom 9650 Quad-Core, Dell SP2309W with integrated webcam, Nvidia GeForce 6150SE, 4 GB DDR2 |
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| Fri Dec 09, 2011 8:42 am |
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MEPIS Novice Joined: Thu Jul 14, 2011 12:11 pm Posts: 4 Has thanked: 0 time Have thanks: 0 time
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Re: M11 thinkpad t61 external monitor / projector switching? yes, the search function is most useful. in the link below is the problem and the various solutions. sorry for not finding it sooner.
http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Problem_w ... _switching |
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| Mon Dec 19, 2011 11:22 am |
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