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To allow you to start-up your system without the monitor connected you can simulate it being connected. You will store the information that is requested from your monitor at start-up in a file. | To allow you to start-up your system without the monitor connected you can simulate it being connected. You will store the information that is requested from your monitor at start-up in a file. | ||
Latest revision as of 07:25, 5 July 2013
To allow you to start-up your system without the monitor connected you can simulate it being connected. You will store the information that is requested from your monitor at start-up in a file.
- Retrieve 'edid.bin' file, from internet, you can also get this file from your connected monitor with 'get-edid' or 'nvidia-settings'
- In 'xorg.conf', refer to the monitor's 'edid.bin' file and add Option "ConnectedMonitor"
sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Device0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
Option "TwinView" "1"
Option "ConnectedMonitor" "CRT-0, TV-0"
Option "MetaModes" "CRT: 1024x768_60 +0+0, TV: 1024x768 +0+0"
Option "CustomEDID" "CRT-0:/home/Documents/edid.bin"
Option "TVOutFormat" "SVIDEO" #SVIDEO, Composite, etc
Option "TVStandard" "PAL-B" #PAL, PAL-B, PAL-G, NTSC, etc
Option "TwinViewXineramaInfoOrder" "CRT-0, TV-0"
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection
