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@@ -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. |