hayden0103 Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 I am running OS X 10.5.7 on a Dell Inspiron 1525, using the guide at the Mac Your PC website. My problem is that when using an external display, Extended view works fine but Mirror mode causes display issues common with the x3100. I turned on Mirror mode before I knew this and now I have no way to use an external monitor at all because I can't "roll back" the preference to Extended view. I can't interface with System Preferences because the machine is unusable with a secondary display plugged in. I want to know if there is any way to "reset" the Display preferences without re-installing OS X. I have already tried a new user account and reinstalling the kexts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHD Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 I am running OS X 10.5.7 on a Dell Inspiron 1525, using the guide at the Mac Your PC website. My problem is that when using an external display, Extended view works fine but Mirror mode causes display issues common with the x3100. I turned on Mirror mode before I knew this and now I have no way to use an external monitor at all because I can't "roll back" the preference to Extended view. I can't interface with System Preferences because the machine is unusable with a secondary display plugged in. I want to know if there is any way to "reset" the Display preferences without re-installing OS X. I have already tried a new user account and reinstalling the kexts. 1. Boot without the external monitor connected. 2. Terminal: rm -f /Library/Preferences/com.apple.window* rm -f /Users/"USERNAME"/Library/Preferences/ByHost/com.apple.window* rm -f /Users/"USERNAME"/Library/Preferences/ByHost/com.apple.pref* 3. Done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaitsman Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 Is there a way to reset the resolution selected also? Well, me idiot, i tried to switch to 800*600 on my q1 ultra using the built-in control - oops it thinks it's out of range and, bummer, shows nothing on the screen. Vga out never worked, so now i have a runnin os without the screen. Any ideas on how can i reset the resolution? Reinstalling just the drivers with flushing cache didn't help. I now I can redo it from scratch but it ain't something I really want. Any suggestons here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinSucks_4ever Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 Yep same problem here, I'm using an Intel GMA X4500 (same driver, same problem) The only resolution I get on a external display is 800x600, and, when I change it, it says: Out of range Any suggestions, help ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chriswong Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 same problem here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts