Auto-starting X in different modes

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From: Donkey Agony
Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2002 19:16

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I would like to use X on a Thinkpad A22p (ATI Rage 128 Mobility)
depending on what config the laptop is under when it boots.  Ie:

1)  On my external 19" monitor at 1280x1024 through a KVM.  (This
    is what I'm using now).

2)  On the native LCD at 1600x1200 (normal laptop mode).

3)  The LCD, but connected to a projector running at 1024x768
    for a presentation.  Hopefully displaying both at the same
    time.

I'm using Mandrake 9.  I've looked at the XF86Config-4 file and it
seems to only want one monitor.  I've set Mandrake to boot into X.
Should I disable this, manually set up different configs, and run
the appropriate config from the command line?

Many thanks,


/da

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