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PowerBook G3 Pismo connected to monitor

Posted by: AlpineRaven on 2017-07-16 05:52:53 Good Evening,  I have obtained an PowerBook G3 Pismo 400mhz, the screen is damaged/cracked/leaked (can see video but you can't see anything else) I've already tried connecting to an VGA monitor, it came up to a video but its 2nd monitor, I cannot control the PBG3, OS9 has loaded but you cant see the main screen, is there a trick I could swap screen/displays over so I can see on the monitor? Im still waiting for replacement display to arrive, should be later this week. Cheers AP

Posted by: markyb86 on 2017-07-16 09:57:36 Sadly, if there is no way to change resolution of the 2nd monitor, it will just mirror whatever is on the PB screen. Shame there isn't a key combination like PC's.

Posted by: unity on 2017-07-16 10:48:46 Power it up with the lid closed or near closed. I had a Pismo with the same issue a while back and used an external display.

Posted by: Innes on 2017-07-19 03:52:28 Building upon what Unity has said, when its booted up, you can connect a keyboard and mouse via USB to the Pismo and close the lid. Input from these when its closed and asleep should wake it up and have it output solely to the external monitor.

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