[ltp] Re: RedHat 7.1 on a ThinkPad 760E

[Tino Keitel]

On Friday, 24. August 2001 20:16, Christopher Penney wrote:
> I think I have something set wrong in the BIOS.  I downloaded the
> tpctl software and when I run 'tpctl -all' it blanks my screen, much
> like what I see when X starts.  If I hit Fn-F3 to go to standby (I
> think that's what it does) and then break standby with <shift> I can
> see again.  I tried this with X and it seemed to lock the box.  How
> can I fix this?

The same lock occours on my TP 765L (Trident Cyber9385). Thomas Hood (one of 
the authors of tpctl) told me that it must a BIOS bug.

The option that will lead to the lock is "--info-display". The option --all 
implies --info-display ---> *BANG*

Tino

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