[ltp] Radeon driver and Thinkpad Internal LCD

Jan Stoess linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Wed, 13 Jul 2005 14:02:31 +0200


Priyendra,

> The problem is that while on the port replicator, the internal LCD
> refuses to come up. It gets illuminated (a very dark shade of gray)
> but nothing comes up on it. I have the MergedFB option enabled and
> have tried both Clone and RightOf mode but the internal LCD just does
> not come up. All's well when the laptop's not on the replicator
> though. Is this a known problem with the radeon driver?

I had to configure the screens in the BIOS appropriately to get dual
screen working. In particular, if I enabled any of the external monitors
in favor of the internal panel (e.g., LCD+DVI, or DVI) in the BIOS, xorg
would fail to bring up the internal monitor. I needed to set up the
internal LCD panel as the _only_ output device. Maybe you've got the
same issue.=20

Best,
-Jan