another dual monitor issue

[stembot]

I have an HP 2230s laptop running 8.10, 2.6.27-16-generic #1 SMP Tue Dec 1 17:56:54 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux

lshw -C display
*-display:0 UNCLAIMED
description: VGA compatible controller
product: Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 2
bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0
version: 07
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: msi pm bus_master cap_list
configuration: latency=0
*-display:1 UNCLAIMED
description: Display controller
product: Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 2.1
bus info: pci@0000:00:02.1
version: 07
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list
configuration: latency=0

and xorg.conf:


Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Configured Monitor"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Monitor "Configured Monitor"
Device "Configured Video Device"
SubSection "Display"
Virtual 2304 960
Virtual 2560 1024
Virtual 1280 1024
Virtual 1024 768
Virtual 1280 800
Virtual 1280 1024
EndSubSection
EndSection


All I want is to have an external monitor plugged into my VGA output, and extend my desktop onto it.

Currently, my laptop screen is configured to 1280x800, and it's crystal clear. However, when I try and add the external monitor, I get:

Your settings cannot be applied because the virtual resolution in not big enough to contain your screens

I'd like to have the monitor and laptop screen at maximum resolutions with the clearest picture.

Is this possible??? I've searched a lot through google and the forums here and this seems to be a generically widespread issue with not many folks having success.

[egravede]

Have you taken a look at this:

http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-21600.html

Might be of some use.

[stembot]

Indeed, the format illustrated in that thread does work for me.... thanks!

Now, I have a component on my laptop that heats excessively and requires constant heavy fan utilization in order to remain from overheating.

~$ sensors
acpitz-virtual-0
Adapter: Virtual device
temp1: +41.0°C (crit = +256.0°C)
temp2: +46.0°C (crit = +112.0°C)
temp3: +39.0°C (crit = +105.0°C)
temp4: +31.1°C (crit = +112.0°C)
temp5: +30.0°C (crit = +110.0°C)

coretemp-isa-0000
Adapter: ISA adapter
Core 0: +36.0°C (high = +100.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)

coretemp-isa-0001
Adapter: ISA adapter
Core 1: +35.0°C (high = +100.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)

This is after a reboot, and it's fine now, but before the reboot, "temp5" gets really hot.

How do I find out what temp5 is? Google not helping...

[stembot]

I should note that I had virtually nothing using CPU, nor anything out of the ordinary in System Monitor.

Thanks