Hello,
I am trying to use a relatively old monitor (VG700b, VGA) for a new mac mini.
I set up the mac mini with another new (wide) monitor and worked fine. I then tried to turn the mac mini on while having the Viewsonic monitor plugged in (just one monitor). It loaded but then it stop at the blue screen before loading the interface (and the wallpaper).Now, if I plug-in the newer monitor and press Command+Alt+Eject and then some button it checks for displays again, finds the newer monitor and works fine. Then, if I unplug the newer monitor and plug-in the Viewsonic one it works until I click "Detect Displays" since it cannot "understand" the other one (and so the screen becomes blue again.)
I suppose this could be solved if there was a way to force the mac to think that I always boot with the monitor it understands (the newer one.) However, I am not aware how to do that and I was hoping for a better solution.
Now every time I want to use the mini I have to boot using the newer monitor and then unplug it and plug the Viewsonic one.
I do *not* have what is required to run two screens at the same time, although I have two mini-dvi to dvi adapters.
Thank you!
I am trying to use a relatively old monitor (VG700b, VGA) for a new mac mini.
I set up the mac mini with another new (wide) monitor and worked fine. I then tried to turn the mac mini on while having the Viewsonic monitor plugged in (just one monitor). It loaded but then it stop at the blue screen before loading the interface (and the wallpaper).Now, if I plug-in the newer monitor and press Command+Alt+Eject and then some button it checks for displays again, finds the newer monitor and works fine. Then, if I unplug the newer monitor and plug-in the Viewsonic one it works until I click "Detect Displays" since it cannot "understand" the other one (and so the screen becomes blue again.)
I suppose this could be solved if there was a way to force the mac to think that I always boot with the monitor it understands (the newer one.) However, I am not aware how to do that and I was hoping for a better solution.
Now every time I want to use the mini I have to boot using the newer monitor and then unplug it and plug the Viewsonic one.
I do *not* have what is required to run two screens at the same time, although I have two mini-dvi to dvi adapters.
Thank you!