When playing with aticonfig, I noticed that it lets you switch instantly from single to dual-head mode, without touching the rest of xorg, and without so much as a glitch!
I wrote a little script that now automatically switches my laptop between the LCD and a mirrored dual-head for presentation mode.
#!/bin/bash
STATE=$(aticonfig --query-monitor | grep Enabled | awk -F: {'print $2'} | sed 's/\s//g' )
case "$STATE" in
lvds)
echo Switching to dual screen...
aticonfig --enable-monitor=lvds,crt1
;;
crt1,lvds)
echo Switching to single screen...
aticonfig --enable-monitor=lvds
;;
lvds,crt1)
echo Switching to single screen...
aticonfig --enable-monitor=lvds
;;
esac
I've created a link to it on my desktop, and now I click the icon and I have my presentation mode!
Beware: always select a resolution first that is supported by both screens, otherwise you get a corrupted display (nothing serious though).
Have fun!
2 comments:
Is the script and desktop icon available as a one-click install?
I have the same artifact problem on my Dell Latitude D610. Were you able to find any resolution for them?
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