[rtorr]

If the iBook is kept open it works, if the iBook is closed and the correct procedure is followed to use an external monitor, close iBook-attach keyboard mouse- monitor- press a key on the keyboard or mouse.
Nothing appears on the external monitor and the iBook stays asleep, on opening the iBook it kernel panics.
Is there a solution (video card driver/firmware)?

P.S this is in Mirroring mode.

[davidflas]

One way to do what you want is to download Screen Spanning Doctor software from this site: http://macparts.de/ibook/. This will allow spanning, and will enable clamshell mode. I've used it with my 800Mhz iBook G4 and it works great.

[Red Wolf]

Be advised your iBook vents heat via the keyboard (as well as a few other places). So using your iBook long term can cause heat related damaged to your internal display. I used the same firmware to get extended desktop. If you have an external monitor I say use the firmware flash to get extended desktop and then use both displays

[rtorr]

This is a work laptop I do not want to apply the spanning hack too (just in case) anyhow I do not need spanning capability, mirroing will be just fine, I just want to do this with the iBook closed.

[escher]

Originally posted by rtorr:
This is a work laptop I do not want to apply the spanning hack too (just in case) anyhow I do not need spanning capability, mirroing will be just fine, I just want to do this with the iBook closed.

So you're willing to apply a hack to run in clamshell mode, but not in spanning mode? That doesn't make sense to me.

Apple has intentionally disabled clamshell mode on the iBook out of the box. Without a hack, the iBook will not run in clamshell mode by design. So there are two options: (a) give up on clamshell mode, or (b) apply a hack. The two available hacks are (1) Screen Spanning Doctor, which enables clamshell mode as well, and (2) NoSleep, which simply makes the iBook not go to sleep when you close the lid. I'm not sure whether NoSleep has been updated to work with recent versions of OS X.

Escher

[rtorr]

I think you've misunderstood me, I just want to use the iBook with an external monitor at the native screen res of the iBook, with the iBook closed as oppossed to open (mirroring as oppossed to spanning) are you saying I can do this only with the iBook open, but not closed?

[Wiskedjak]

Originally posted by rtorr:
I think you've misunderstood me, I just want to use the iBook with an external monitor at the native screen res of the iBook, with the iBook closed as oppossed to open (mirroring as oppossed to spanning) are you saying I can do this only with the iBook open, but not closed?

Running the iBook closed will damage it's screen.

[escher]

Originally posted by rtorr:
are you saying I can do this only with the iBook open, but not closed?

Yes, rtorr, that's exactly what I'm saying. Apple will not let you run the iBook with a closed lid, even if you just want to mirror. I used an iBook for the past 3 years and that limitation really bothered me. So I understand the predicament you're in.

When I upgraded my system a month ago, I made sure to choose the 12-inch PowerBook, which supports everything out of the box: mirroring with lid open or closed, clamshell with external monitor at a higher resolution, and spanning (which I'm not interested in). Of course, since the iBook is your work notebook, I imagine upgrading to a PowerBook is not an option.

Escher

[rtorr]

"Apple will not let you run the iBook with a closed lid, even if you just want to mirror" Thanx, I didn't know this.

[teknopimp]

the video card gets HOT when driving two monitors; overheating can cause a kernal panic.