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[Dan Allen <dan.j.allen@xxxxxxxxx>]

Yes!!!!! It works! I can't even tell you how relieved I feel without
sounding like a lunatic.

Here are the details of the experience:

1. added the ppa:kernel-ppa/ppa repository to apt-get
2. installed linux-generic and linux-generic-headers version 2.6.39-0.4~20110419
3. logged in using the no effects profile
4. plugged in Mitsubishi DiamondPoint NX86LCD
5. immediately it extended the screen, with the monitor as the overflow desktop
6. successfully moved a window into that part of the desktop
7. selected "mirror screens"
8. at first, monitor went black
9. changed to a lower resolution, apply, then back to highest resolution, then apply
10. same image in both monitors (I suspect the fiddling was probably me not being patient enough)
11. logout out and tried the same thing in unity
12. unity flakes out a bit while the image is getting setup in the external monitor and even crashed, but then after a few seconds, it all settled out and I could use both monitors, mirror and non-mirror
13. repeated the same test on a Samsung SyncMaster 2333HD
14. the display synced much quicker in both cases
15. unity was still crashing during the switch, but eventually worked itself out...I suspect that problem has to do with unity

The end result is, the new kernel works. The transitions could be
smoother, but that could be dependent on the monitor and how it responds
to the input signal. But I'm just speculating.

Thanks again!

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/762855

Title:
  [sandybridge-m-gt2+] Display on external monitor (vga) is black on 13"
  MacBook Pro 8,1 (x86_64)