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Basseq · 2004-01-08 12:27 am

I've got an 800mHz G3 iBook and a monitor I know works on the iBook. Is there any way to set this monitor up as a dual monitor so it shows more screen real estate instead of just repeating what's on the iBook's screen?

Barring this... I've also got a 800 G4 desktop. Same deal. Can I do the dual monitor thing on it?

As you can see, I'm desperate for dual monitors on something!

AzNm4cU53r · 2004-01-08 12:33 am

Heres your dual monitor hack for the ibook right here http://www.rutemoeller.com/mp/ibook/ibook_e.html i don't know about the powermac

Alien · 2004-01-08 3:57 am

I'm making this a sticky because it keeps coming up.

Anyway, the following iBooks can be hacked to support desktop spanning:

- 600 MHz versions with a Radeon GPU (16 MB VRAM)
- Any iBook G3 700/800/900
- Any iBook G4

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Nikon86 · 2004-01-13 4:20 pm

Let us not forget that it can possibly be considered to void your warranty shrug

hasbeen · 2004-12-10 12:46 am

You need to go to the display icon in system prefs. Select arrange button. You can now arrange the second display to be an extension of your desktop on left, right, top or bottom. You can even drag the menu bar to the second display and make it your main desktop.

jamesbondsv · 2004-12-15 1:47 am

And it works splendidly for me and my 12 inch iBook G4 1.2 GHz. I'm running an external 17 inch CRT at 1280x1024.

Steve

StoutKraut · 2004-12-20 5:23 am

I recently ordered a 12" powerbook. It will be the first Apple computer I have ever owned. I bought one because a few close family members couldn't stop raving about them whenever computers became the topic of conversation.

Neat huh?

Anywho, will I be able to use the dual monitor function right away, vice having to download something to make it work? The only thing I know about hooking up an external monitor to my soon to be here computer is that I need a mini-dvi to vga converter, which is on it's way with the powerbook.

Thanks in advance.

rufio · 2004-12-20 12:36 pm

I recently ordered a 12" powerbook. It will be the first Apple computer I have ever owned. I bought one because a few close family members couldn't stop raving about them whenever computers became the topic of conversation.

Neat huh?

Anywho, will I be able to use the dual monitor function right away, vice having to download something to make it work? The only thing I know about hooking up an external monitor to my soon to be here computer is that I need a mini-dvi to vga converter, which is on it's way with the powerbook.

Thanks in advance.

You'll be just fine with monitor spanning on a 12" Powerbook. I do it all the time. If it doesn't show up initally (if mirroring starts up when you plug in the monitor) go to System Preferences -> Displays -> When it's plugged in, uncheck the Mirror Displays box if I remember right. I have the monitor preferences in my menubar so you can do it from there too.

And congrats on the Powerbook.

Mackie · 2004-12-20 2:14 pm

I've got an 800mHz G3 iBook and a monitor I know works on the iBook. Is there any way to set this monitor up as a dual monitor so it shows more screen real estate instead of just repeating what's on the iBook's screen?

Barring this... I've also got a 800 G4 desktop. Same deal. Can I do the dual monitor thing on it?

As you can see, I'm desperate for dual monitors on something!

For the desktop, you need it to have a TwinView nVidia card or newer ATi Card. Older desktops have 2 plugs (1 ADC or DVI, 1 VGA) but you can only use one at a time. Unless it's a TwinView.

tangent Interference · 2005-01-14 9:35 am

Heres your dual monitor hack for the ibook right here http://www.rutemoeller.com/mp/ibook/ibook_e.html i don't know about the powermac

I just recently ran into this hack. Besides possibly voiding the warranty, what are the downsides to using it. If it's not a big deal then why is it not an option within the prefs?

Alien · 2005-01-28 6:47 am

tangent Interference wrote:
Heres your dual monitor hack for the ibook right here http://www.rutemoeller.com/mp/ibook/ibook_e.html i don't know about the powermac
I just recently ran into this hack. Besides possibly voiding the warranty, what are the downsides to using it.

None that I know of.

If it's not a big deal then why is it not an option within the prefs?

Because Apple make more money on PowerBooks than they do on iBooks.

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tombod · 2005-03-22 9:45 am

hi there, I'm on a powerbook g4, trying to use an external monitor as the main display. i've got the dock onto the external monitor, but i can't seem to get the menu bar onto it as well. is there a way to do this? someone mentioned dragging it in an earlier post, but this isn't working for me.

tombod · 2005-03-22 9:49 am

just a quick post to subscribe to the topic...

hAiRy NiPpLeS · 2005-04-19 10:45 am

I was just going to post exactly the same question with the dual monitor deal, i guess this just saved me the problem...I'll download that hack now, but one thing. JamesBondsv, you said you're running a display at 1280x1024, is there anyway to crank up an ibook display to that on your default screen, not another monitor?

hAiRy NiPpLeS · 2005-04-19 11:44 am

Works well...i'm now watching a dvd on my pc monitor while editing on photoshop on my normal monitor...really nice, i better look for a monitor on ebay for school

jamesbondsv · 2005-04-20 8:29 am

hAiRy NiPpLeS wrote:
I was just going to post exactly the same question with the dual monitor deal, i guess this just saved me the problem...I'll download that hack now, but one thing. JamesBondsv, you said you're running a display at 1280x1024, is there anyway to crank up an ibook display to that on your default screen, not another monitor?

I recently bought a new monitor. I bought the Dell 2001FP and the iBook can run it at the monitor's native resolution of 1600x1200. The video card inside the iBook, I believe, can go up to 2048x whatever proportion it is. I found this information on ATI's website.

Steve

Wildwill · 2005-05-10 8:28 pm

Works perfectly for my G4 ibook....love it...THANK YOU SO MUCH!

AnnaL · 2005-05-16 6:17 pm

I upgraded my OS to Tiger and installed this hack.
Works great on my new 14" iBook G4!
Thanks,
big_smile

Alien · 2005-05-31 2:20 am

hAiRy NiPpLeS wrote:
JamesBondsv, you said you're running a display at 1280x1024, is there anyway to crank up an ibook display to that on your default screen, not another monitor?

No. an LCD can't display higher than its native resolution, which in the iBook's case is 1024x768.

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TargetX · 2005-06-01 9:44 am

People have said several times that using the hack "may void your warrantee." Can someone clarify? If I use this hack can I delete it if I need to use the warrantee, and no one at apple will be the wiser?

Target

Alien · 2005-06-01 10:22 am

Yes.

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Marc · 2005-06-01 11:03 am

not that they will notice, and it does work

dangrady1 · 2005-07-02 10:11 am

so where would u go to uninstall it. if i did install the hack

Conrad05 · 2005-12-03 7:39 am

Hi,

Using a 14" iBook with my 19" LCD monitor - can I turn off the iBook's screen?

Thanks,

Conrad
weil91@aim.com

reh · 2005-12-03 10:00 am

Conrad05 wrote:
Using a 14" iBook with my 19" LCD monitor - can I turn off the iBook's screen?

Sort of, but not quite. Enable spanning, make the 19" display your primary, and then turn down the brightness all the way on the iBook. This will mostly "disable" it but it's still possible for windows to pop up over there.

I have a 20" widescreen that I use with my 12" iBook. What I do is use the 20" as the primary display and use the iBook's display for my email and IM clients. Thus making those two apps always visible, even when watching a movie or doing something else on my main display.

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