extended desktop help

[bunu]

hello to all

i got a problem and need some help
how can i extened my desktop display on my imac 17' 1.8 to another monitor
if i dont have the arrangement botton in dis' pref' .
can i make it happened?
thanks

[ElDiabloConCaca]

That particular iMac does not support screen-spanning (extended desktop) mode.

There is a hack to enable this feature, but as a disclaimer, I do not recommend "hacking" your machine at all. If you choose to do so, you do so at your own risk:

http://www.rutemoeller.com/mp/ibook/ibook_e.html

[bunu]

thanks el diablo!!
this is very hard brick wall for me
as i need it for video editing uses.
there is no external hardware to help it ?

[ElDiabloConCaca]

Nope, you're stuck using the hack or simply having mirrored displays.

[dmetzcher]

This hack just turns on the feature in the graphics card that's turned off in the iMac and iBook. For the PowerMac and PowerBook, it's toggled on. (At least, that's the way I understood it from everything I've read about it.) But, yes, still a hack. However, if you run into problems, ElDiablo, can't you just reset the PRAM? I thought that's what the documentation on the hack's Web site suggested, or maybe I saw it here in the forums.

I use it on my iBook though and I love it.

[ElDiabloConCaca]

Yes, I'm sure there's 99.5% chance that nothing will go wrong when applying/using the hack. Still, it's a hack meant to force the computer into operating in a fashion that it wasn't intended to operate in, so it's always a "do at your own risk" kind of thing. And yeah, resetting NVRAM (or PRAM?) should help, but if the hack somehow completely fries the video card, resetting NVRAM/PRAM ain't gonna help in that situation.

If I had a computer that benefitted from this hack (iMac, iBook, etc.), I'd probably use it -- but, I just gotta put up the standard disclaimer stating that it is a hack, it's unsupported, and in rare cases can cause your computer to spontaneously turn into a chunk of dark chocolate -- if you don't wanna risk these things happening, don't use it.

[bunu]

where can i find this hack ?
or any info about it.
thanks for taking the time once again

[bunu]

one more thing
if anyone use this dispaly hack pls give me your review on it
does it work for you?
do you feel safe?
thanks