From 52a8433394e607b784c57985425355b321a5ba51 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: bnewbold Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2015 17:49:40 -0800 Subject: tasks: readability tweaks to external monitor notes --- tasks.rst | 9 ++++----- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/tasks.rst b/tasks.rst index 15a0a51..349a0ef 100644 --- a/tasks.rst +++ b/tasks.rst @@ -129,8 +129,9 @@ Desktop or Laptop folks trying to use a secondary display. Attaching an HDMI monitor should Just Work as a console login; you'll need a USB keyboard or other input device to log in. -TODO: when an external monitor is attached the UART console login stops -working? +Note that when an external monitor is attached at boottime, the kernel boot and +console login stops working on the UART serial connection and is redirected to +the monitor instead. For a simple XFCE-based desktop with common applications, install:: @@ -158,7 +159,5 @@ For a simple XFCE-based desktop with common applications, install:: After future reboots, when the external display is attached you should get a friendly GUI login screen. -To start up X without rebooting, run from the console login:: - - startxfce4 +To start up X without rebooting, run ``startxfce4`` from the console login. -- cgit v1.2.3