Comment laptop displays on desktop (Score 1) 33
I have had quite a bit of experience with toshiba laptops and taking them apart. (Including the display)
By running Linux on these machines (and machines by twinhead and texas instruments) I have found that usually these machines have modified video cards. (since the drivers that work for desktop versions hardly ever work on the laptop without some modifications to the XF86Config file).
I also found that toshiba and TI are very tight lipped about the specifications for their display panels and about the modifications that they made to the cards and to the panel.
In addition the connector that spans the gap from the lcd to the motherboard carries many more copper lines then a svga cable carries wires.
So in other words, there is a reason for why those new flat displays have their own special connector and don't use VGA connectors anymore.
Good luck anyway if you decide to try.
By running Linux on these machines (and machines by twinhead and texas instruments) I have found that usually these machines have modified video cards. (since the drivers that work for desktop versions hardly ever work on the laptop without some modifications to the XF86Config file).
I also found that toshiba and TI are very tight lipped about the specifications for their display panels and about the modifications that they made to the cards and to the panel.
In addition the connector that spans the gap from the lcd to the motherboard carries many more copper lines then a svga cable carries wires.
So in other words, there is a reason for why those new flat displays have their own special connector and don't use VGA connectors anymore.
Good luck anyway if you decide to try.
