[ltp] t30 experiences? and T23 experience???

D. Sen linux-thinkpad@www.bm-soft.com
Tue, 09 Jul 2002 17:14:29 -0400


s3switch is meant for the Savage chipsets (T2x series not the T3x). Even 
with s3switch, I had problems getting simultaneous LCD+CRT on my T21.

Mike Zingale wrote:
> does using s3switch work over the Fn+F7?  The savage driver webpage claims
> that it supports simultaneous LCD+CRT viewing.
> 
> http://www.probo.com/timr/savage40.html
> 
> Mike
> zingale@ucolick.org
> 
> 
> On Tue, 9 Jul 2002, D. Sen wrote:
> 
> 
>>Pam Huntley wrote:
>>
>>>For the T30, according to IBM's website, the model I've got right now
>>>(2366-42u), has an XGA(1024x768) TFT LCD.
>>>
>>>So that would probably explain why it wouldn't do 1400x1050.  Looks like I
>>>meant to type 1024x768 below, where I have 1280x1024. Oh well. The Radeon
>>>card itself, however, will go all the way up to 1600x1200.
>>>
>>>Will your machine cycle through the three options if you reduce your
>>>resolution to 1024x768?
>>
>>Just tried it out. The answer is no. But its better than the behaviour 
>>at 1400x1050.
>>
>>At the lower resolutions (and terminal mode = not using X), I can cycle 
>>between CRT and LCD *but never the LCD+CRT* state. At 1400x1050, 
>>touching Fn+F7 spells trouble as it results in a totally distorted 
>>display on the LCD screen....never mind cycling between the LCD and CRT. 
>>When this happens, trying to get a normal display on the LCD screen is a 
>>convoluted process of trial and error (changing to a virtual terminal or 
>>at the worst case, having to re-cyle X).
>>
>>DS
>>
>>
>>>Pam
>>>
>>>
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>>>Aha...seem to be making some headway now :)
>>>
>>>Just to make sure (coz it has happened to me with the T2x series before)
>>>does the T30 you are using support 1400x1050? The 236661U for example
>>>only seems to support the 1024x768 (unlike the 236692U, which supports
>>>1400x1050).
>>>
>>>If it does support the 1400x1050 resolution, can you cycle through the
>>>CRT/LCD/CRT+LCD modes while in the 1400x1050 resolution?
>>>
>>>Thanks for looking into this,
>>>DS
>>>
>>>Pam Huntley wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Well, that sure is interesting.  Xconfigurator on the T30 tells me that
>>>
>>>it
>>>
>>>
>>>>can't do 1400x1050, just 1280x1024, even though the screen itself will
>>>>support it.
>>>>
>>>>I did check on a T23, and I also see the two-modes only on the S3.
>>>>Interestingly enough, the S3 driver settings for windows doesn't allow
>>>
>>>both
>>>
>>>
>>>>LCD and CRT at the same time.  The only thing that appears to do it is
>>>
>>>the
>>>
>>>
>>>>Presentation Director wizard (pdisplay.exe), that was mentioned earlier.
>>>>Hrm.
>>>>
>>>>Pam
>>>>
>>>
>>>
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