PB still thinks external monitor is there
Any thoughts on why my Powerbook still thinks the secondary monitor is attached?
I had connected an external monitor to my PB via the S-Video port for a presentation, and since then - it still thinks the monitor is there.
I've restarted, reset PRAM, logged in as a newly created user, and it still allows me to move the trackpad passed the LCD's boundries.
There has to be another option besides reinstalling the whole system?
Perhaps try connecting the PB to a different external display to make it forget the S-video connected one was ever there. Hopefully it will then forget the newly connected one once you have detached it.
Admittedly this is not a great solution and certainly doesn't get you to the root of the original problem.
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BH
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