[P1] External monitor with iBook

[Michael Adams]

Hi there,

I've got this hack running on my iBook... works a treat. Here's the URL...
   http://www.rutemoeller.com/mp/ibook/ibook_e.html

There's also some 'trial code' you can type into Open Firmware to make 
it work for only one session... ie, reboot and you'll be back to normal. 
I tried this before I went the whole way, just to make sure it would work.

As long as you type it in correctly, there's really very little to be 
worried about.

--Michael.



Chris Beaumont wrote:

> I've also seen a method to run two different displays at the same time 
> on the ibook..one internal, one external..(not mirrored), if you have 
> the later model with the radeon chip..
>
> Its a hack.. it involves dropping into open firmware to enter code, etc..
>
> I dont know the URL.. it was in Germany, i think..
>
> Please don't email me asking me to find the link, I dont have time.. A 
> google search should turn it up..
>
> -Chris
>
>
> On Thursday, June 19, 2003, at 12:44 PM, Joe Jones wrote:
>
>> You can hook your iBook up to a display. The iBook has a proprietary 
>> VGA connector (the standard VGA connector is too big to mount on the 
>> I/O bezel) so you need an adaptor cable that comes with your iBook. 
>> If you've lost it you can buy a new one from Apple quite cheaply.
>>
>> The video card can only drive at two resolutions - 800x600 and 
>> 1024x78, and can only mirror the laptop's display (no monitor 
>> spanning without a hack).
>>
>> You can use any size display you want, just be aware that you'll be 
>> viewing it at 1024x768, so anything bigger than 17" would probably be 
>> overkill.
>>
>> Joe
>>
>> On Thursday, Jun 19, 2003, at 19:47 Europe/London, Ron Reames wrote:
>>
>>> I have a desktop tower G3 and a 600mhz 12" iBook.
>>> My son is moving out and I'd like him to have the desktop.
>>>
>>> Can I hook up my iBook to an external monitor?
>>> If not, what do I need to make it work?
>>> If so, is there a size limit (for example, could I use a 19" display)?
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>> Ron
>>>
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