Is there a way I could configure my laptop to use dual monitor ?
The complication arises because the laptop has Silicon Integrated Systems Graphics, and I have to use Antonio J. de Oliveira's driver to run in the normal resolution [1280*800].
To display in the external monitor [1024*768], it has to be connected before the X11 starts. This then causes the laptop's monitor to display the copy of the monitor [1024*768] which distorts the image in the laptop's monitor. Also it is displaying the copy in both monitors and is not extending the display.
Is there a way I could correct this?
Edited
doing
$ lspci | grep VGA
I get
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 771/671 PCIE VGA Display Adapter (rev 10)
and doing
$ sudo dpkg -l | grep xserver-xorg-video-sis
I get
ii xserver-xorg-video-sis 1:0.10.3-3build2 X.Org X server -- SiS display driver
ii xserver-xorg-video-sisusb 1:0.9.4-2build2 X.Org X server -- SiS USB display driver
lspci | grep VGA
andsudo dpkg -l | grep xserver-xorg-video-sis
. Reply/etc/X11/xorg.conf
file in order to make the things working. Hope these links would help you: 1.x.org/archive/X11R7.5/doc/man/man4/sis.4.html 2.sites.google.com/site/easylinuxtipsproject/sis