It looks like most people have 2 XF86Config files, like XF86Config.laptop and XF86Config.docked. They then run a script upon startup to make a symbolic link for XF86Config to the correct file. However, this doesn't do you much good if it's already running and then you dock it. I know you can add multiple monitors and input devices in the config file, I wonder if you could set it up as a dual head display that mirrors the info on both the LCD and the monitor, so that when you dock it, it just works. You would probably still have to change the resolution manually with ctrl-alt-[+ or -] if you ran different resolutions on each display. I just have to figure out how to add 2 pointing devices to have it work properly. I know it can be done, but I'm not sure how. Jay > -----Original Message----- > From: Clay Fandre [mailto:clay at fandre.com] > Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2003 9:16 PM > To: 'tclug-list at mn-linux.org' > Subject: Re: [TCLUG] To check whether Laptop is > Docked/UnDocked ( How to > r ead BIOS data ) > > > Not sure about the bios, but I used to have a laptop/docking station > and I would just check the output of lspci for the existance of my > docking station NIC card. Something like > if lspci | grep "Ethernet controller line" > /dev/null; then > configure xfree86 > fi > > On Wed, 09 Apr 2003, Sadanapalli, Pradeep Kumar (MED, TCS) wrote: > > > Hi, > > When I docked my laptop, and then booted my OS, then I went > into BIOS > > setup, > > there I found one option saying he laptop is docked. > > I am just wondering how to read this information from BIOS. > > I am using Dell Latitude C610 laptop. Can anyone help me > out or guide me > > how to read/access BIOS data? > > > > I have got one more doubt. Say when my laptop is undocked > and it is up > > and running, > > then if I dock it, will the BIOS data be updated runtime? > Or is it only > > at boot > > time that it can read the docking status? > > There is no much information I can find on the net on this > docking topic > > in linux. > > If there is any useful information, somebody please tell me. > > > > Thanks > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list