connect loptop to projector

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#1

hi guys,

i need to connect my loptop Vaio F116FG to projector with VGA cable.now when i connect them in suse,projector doesnt show loptop image,and loptop doesnt know projector.(in windows 7 its work fine)

what should i do?

My Graphic card is Nvidia G330M,and its driver is installed

Thanks

#2

Hi, can you be a bit more precise on your system:

  • what precise version of OpenSUSE are you using
  • what kind of desktop are you using and what version
  • what exact version of driver are you using
  • do you have a function key on it to switch between the normal screen view and projection mode?

A cheap workaround that is sometimes working: switch on the projector first with the laptop attached. Then boot up the laptop.
Check also if there is a manual channel switch for the projector. In this case it will be probably organized in a loop way:

  • one pressure channel one
  • second pressure channel two
  • third pressure video

this or similar. Such a routine might be detected by some proprietary protocol in Win7 but not in Linux. So then you will do have to press the button by hand.
Good luck.

#3

thanks for your answer,

this is my system information:

Linux 2.6.34-12-desktop i686

System: openSUSE 11.3 (i586)

KDE: 4.4.4 (KDE 4.4.4) “release 2”

3D driver: NVIDIA 256.53

i have function key to switch(it works in win7,here doesnt work)

Thanks,so much

#4

I have found in the past that occastionally openSUSE does not detect the projector unless you reboot - sometimes the function key combination which some laptops have may also solve the problem. Having installed 11.4, these problems appear to have disappeared. So try rebooting/using function keys and if that doesn’t work try upgrading.

#5

HI,
Do you use the application: nvidia-settings?

#6

when i installes nvidia driver,it installed too

but i didnt use it

#7

thanks,i rebooted but it didnt changed.what do you mean reboot using Function keys?how is it?

#8

Sounds as it is is a video driver problem; on my Acer Fn-F5 switches dual monitors on or off.

#9

Use nvidia-settings!! this is the application you need to activate twin view, extended desktop etc etc
http://www.michtoblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/capture-nvidia-x-server-settings-1.png

#10

Hi, I’m not trying to hijack this thread, but I was wondering how to make these settings made using nvidia-settings permanent? I have to setup dual monitor settings each time I reboot, which is pretty inconvenient. (This is probably also relevant for the OP that’s why I felt free to ask here)

#11

HI,
to make it permanent:

  • launch nivdia-settings in root from a terminal or ALT+F2 “kdesu nvidia-settings”
    Then make your set up and click " save to X configuration file" which should be “/etc/X11/xorg.conf”

then the same settings will be applied at each reboot.

#12

That worked! For some reason my font looked much smaller (same font settings) so I had to readjust those, but now it works great. Thanks so much! :slight_smile:

#13

you’re welcome…sharing experience!