How to run Linux on an smashed screen laptop?

enginestar · 02-09-2020, 08:18 PM

I have a perfectly fine laptop that has a smashed screen 🙂

Can I install Linux onto a USB stick and run with an attached monitor?
How can I 'preconfigure' and instruct that the display output should be to attached monitor only.

I'm guessing this is possible.
Can someone point me where to look for instructions?

Thanks.

vtel57 · 02-09-2020, 08:55 PM

The method is different for different distributions of Linux. What are you planning to install on the lappy?

If Ubuntu, I think this will help you:

https://askubuntu.com/questions/2785...as-only-output

If something else, let us know what distro you plan on using.

syg00 · 02-09-2020, 09:30 PM

With my old Dell running Fedora, the external screen came up automatically. Have you tried ?.
I would expect all laptops to have a "Monitor" function key.

ondoho · 02-10-2020, 04:23 PM

I once installed Linux whith the internal monitor broken, and an external monitor attached, and it worked OK.
If you already installed and don't want to reinstall, I think a kernel command line option (via grub likely) would be the way to go.