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F8-x86_64 on the Acer Ferrari 3400LMi
1280x720 60.0
1024x768 60.0
800x600 60.3
640x480 59.9
S-video disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
In the xrandr -q output above we see that the new virtual screen size is
recognized in the maximum value. Furthermore, we see our three supported
outputs, VGA-0 (external display), LVDS (internal display), S-video (TV-out). For
the report above an external monitor is connected but not activated. Still
xrandr -q reports its supported modes. Neat!
10.2.2 The xrandr tool
It is highly recommended that you read through the man page for xrandr and
play with it a bit to get to know it. A good place to start is at the debian wiki
http://wiki.debian.org/XStrikeForce/HowToRandR12. It is a great tool that you
most likely will find useful. Connect an external monitor and try the following
commands.
Get a full report of the current status by:
# xrandr --verbose
Activate the external monitor with its default mode and mirror the internal
display:
# xrandr --output VGA-0 --auto
Put the external monitor to the left of the internal panel with:
# xrandr --output VGA-0 --left-of LVDS
Change resolution and refresh rate of the external monitor:
# xrandr --output VGA-0 --mode 1024x768 --rate 60
Turn off the external monitor:
# xrandr --output VGA-0 --off
Set the TV-output in PAL mode instead of the default NTSC:
# xranrd --output S-video --set tv_standard pal
10.2.3 Fn-F5 button
Once the virtual screen is configured and we feel confident in xrandr, it is time to
focus on the Fn-F5 special button. By default it does nothing, but now we have
the tools to configure it the way we want it to work.
First the Fn-F5 button needs to be recognized, so please refer to the section
8 Special keys & buttons above for the basic setup of the Fn-F5 button. After that
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