"Monitor Goes Black When X Starts"

To fix this problem where the vga-out is the default screen I will edit the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file and add ***One*** line.

Section "Device"
Identifier "Card0"
Driver "radeon"
#BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
#Option "DynamicClocks" "on"
#Option "MergedFB" "true"
#Option "CTR2Position" "LeftOf"
# VideoRam 131072
Option "MonitorLayout" "LVDS, AUTO" ###this is the line that will enable your monitor
# Insert Clocks lines here if appropriate
EndSection


I have a problem when I do this though it makes it nearly impossible for me to have dual-head support. I suppose that my next task is finding out how to make a laptop screen the defualt instead of the vga-out!

P.S. I think this is a common problem with the "Radeon Mobility x700" cards on laptops.

- mason