[Wolves] OTT: switching to external vga monitor

[Mark Croft Redditch Linux Mint]

i have tried fn+f4 and the more extreme option of disconnecting the
screen and removing completely. It looks like i will have to get a new
screen for it but they seem to be only around £40 roughly for a new
one , not sure yet what i will do with this laptop. seems to be pretty
quick even running windows 7 or 8 i am 100% , dual core cpu and 4gb of
ram and nice 500gb hard drive.


mark

On 24 January 2016 at 11:32, Kevanf1 <kevanf1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> My HP Pavilion switches to external monitor by pressing fn+f4.  I've
> been running Linux on it for a lot longer than it had Windows on it
> too :)
>
>
> On 24 January 2016 at 10:58, James Turner <james at turnersoft.co.uk> wrote:
>> On 24/01/16 09:31, Mark Croft Redditch Linux Mint wrote:
>>> hi
>>>
>>> thanx
>>>
>>> i can't find the lid sensor i guess its an internal one part of the screen flip.
>>>
>>> seems like it software driven not part of the BIOS , cos the f4 key
>>> only works when windows is up and running waiting for login password,
>>> correct?
>>
>> Have you also tried pressing Fn+F4 to change display? I'm mildly
>> surprised that F4 on its own would do it - perhaps this is controlled by
>> a software application.
>>
>> Here are a few other items on the Internet which I came across:
>>
>> A forum poster (albeit for different laptop model) has managed to get an
>> external monitor running from power-on by opening the case and
>> disconnecting the ribbon cable for the internal display:
>>
>> http://ccm.net/forum/affich-292576-external-monitor-broken-laptop-during-boot
>>
>> The CQ58 service manual can be found here, although having skimmed
>> through it I didn't notice any mention of any lid closure switch/sensor.
>>
>> http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c03593268.pdf
>>
>> I'm not familiar with your specific model, so coming to an end to my
>> ideas. Hope you manage to figure it out.
>>
>> James
>>
>>
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