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Joe replied on June 24, 2008 23:43 to the problem "Why won't my MacBook detect an external display?" in Apple:

Macbook Pro 10.4 had a problem today which relates to this problem above. The Laptop worked fine projecting a presentation at an offsite location. When I returned to Work and reconnected to a large projector the Macbook Pro would not detect displays. No matter what I did. I rebooted, changed resolutions and nothing but Blue screen. I had to use an older Macbook and Target disk my Macbook Pro to run my presentation. Now I can't seem to detect displays otherwise.

Joe started following the problem "Why won't my MacBook detect an external display?" in Apple.

Addlepated replied on May 22, 2008 20:58 to the idea "Brightkite Jabber bot?" in Brightkite:

Lack of Jabber integration is the main thing still keeping me tied to Twitter instead of migrating here.

Dan Harrelson replied on May 13, 2008 03:33 to the idea "Brightkite Jabber bot?" in Brightkite:

How about partnering with Firebot (http://twitter.com/firebot) or Fireball (http://fireballapp.com) ? You've already got Fire Eagle support, so the connection seems to make sense.

Brian James replied on May 07, 2008 10:48 to the problem "Why won't the screen saver start?" in Apple:

Check your System Prefs to make sure don't have the Energy Saver settings set to "Never" when you have it plugged in or running on battery power. This is one thing to check when the screen saver is not working properly. Also check the Screen Saver start slider (sys. prefs/desktop & screensaver) isn't set to never.

ashley replied on May 07, 2008 03:27 to the problem "Why won't the screen saver start?" in Apple:

I have the same problem. The "Start Screensaver" hot corner doesn't work no matter what corner you put it in.

KAP replied on April 10, 2008 02:15 to the problem "Why won't my MacBook detect an external display?" in Apple:

I have a related problem. I unplug my second display, wait, but the macBook doesn't realize the second display is gone. Detect display is no help, and Gather Windows brings up the secondary display control panel as if it were still there. How do I get the macBook to realize the second display is gone short of rebooting?

KAP replied on April 09, 2008 22:31 to the problem "Why won't my MacBook detect an external display?" in Apple:

I have a related problem. I unplug my second display, wait, but the macBook doesn't realize the second display is gone. Detect display is no help, and Gather Windows brings up the secondary display control panel as if it were still there. How do I get the macBook to realize the second display is gone short of rebooting?

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Thor Muller replied on September 15, 2007 08:07 to the problem "Why won't the screen saver start?" in Apple:

Have you tried changing the hot corner? Maybe move it to the lower right? Also, does it work on an idle timer?

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Dan Harrelson reported a problem in Apple on September 14, 2007 22:06:

Why won't the screen saver start?

When I walk away from my desk, I like to start the screen saver. I do this to "lock" my laptop, requiring a password to be entered when coming out of the screensaver. I use the upper-right hot corner to invoke the screensave. Very infrequently it doesn't work, I just can't start the screensaver. It appears that a reboot is the solution to reset everything. Any thoughts?

seb replied on September 14, 2007 21:29 to the problem "Why won't my MacBook detect an external display?" in Apple:

I can second the "unplug the monitor first" advice. I had this problem too, and since I've started unplugging the mini-DVI connector (and letting the monitor re-adjust to single-display before closing the shell), I haven't had this problem since.

Dan Harrelson replied on September 14, 2007 00:54 to the problem "Why won't my MacBook detect an external display?" in Apple:

I too have a new (3 month old MacBook) so I'd love to get that URL. In the mean time, I'll try the best practice of unplugging first. Thanks guys!!

jb54 replied on September 13, 2007 18:27 to the problem "Why won't my MacBook detect an external display?" in Apple:

I had the same problem with a brand-new MacBook. I went to the Genius Bar at my local Apple store, and they reset something. They sent me an email with an URL, I'll try to find it.

Cameron Walters replied on September 13, 2007 17:31 to the problem "Why won't my MacBook detect an external display?" in Apple:

Agreed. I connect an external display every day when I get to work without any problems. I make sure the display is on, and my laptop is not asleep. If I unplug the monitor and then close the lid on the laptop too soon after (within about 5 seconds) I notice that when I next wake up the machine it tends to be confused.

In summary: laptop awake, monitor on, then plug/unplug, wait a few seconds.

Davey replied on September 13, 2007 17:17 to the problem "Why won't my MacBook detect an external display?" in Apple:

Always unplug (the display) BEFORE putting the machine to sleep, and plug in AFTER it wakes up. OS X gets confused easily otherwise :)

HTH

- Davey

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