Enable external monitor support on a newer iBook

Jul 29, '03 10:33:00AM

Contributed by: cstuder

There is already a hack to enable full external monitor support (not just mirroring) on iBooks with ATI Radeon chips. Now, however, the German computer magazine c't has published an AppleScript which does the same thing without requiring the user to meddle with the Open Firmware.

After you download the (German) iBookScreenEnhancer script, run the first script. It will check whether your graphic chip is capable of supporting an external monitor or not. You can then enable (Press 'Ja') or disable ('Nein') the feature. Afterwards, un-check the checkbox 'Monitor Synchronization' in the preferences and there you go.

Some remarks: If anything goes wrong, press Apple-Alt-o-f while turning on your computer to reset the Open Firmware. It's supposed to work on other models (eMac, iMac...) too, but not yet tested.

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