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Re: [Libreboot] Usability of USB monitors with X60
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Robert Alessi |
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Re: [Libreboot] Usability of USB monitors with X60 |
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Sun, 3 Jan 2016 10:30:05 +0100 |
Hi Aidan,
On Sat, Jan 02, 2016 at 05:20:15PM +0000, Aidan Karley wrote:
> I was looking for something in Maplin a couple of days ago and
> noticed a USB-powered external screen for a quite tempting £120.
> Tempting since I'm visiting family and I don't have an external
> monitor available for some work I'm doing in the evenings.
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> Does anyone have knowledge of the usability of these on standard
> (-ish) Linuxen, and would the BIOS actually detect the monitor as an
> additional monitor? -- Aidan Karley, (not) Scotland (this week)
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There is no BIOS on a computer running Libreboot. That said, you
should have a look at this page:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/DisplayLink
I have one USB 2.0 device which works perfectly on my X60 running
Libreboot... with no BIOS!
Best,
Robert
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