[ltp] Re: Newbie video questions

[David Abrahams]

Matt Graham <danceswithcrows@usa.net> writes:

> On Tuesday 29 August 2006 08:19, after a long battle with technology, 
> funkydoctor wrote:
>> I would consider myself a Windows "power user",
>
> Careful.  Most of the time, people who call themselves "power users" 
> really mean "I am a big PITA to tech support".

/me recognizes self :)

>> Ubuntu 6.06 (Dapper) on my old IBM Thinkpad A20p.
>> My first problem is, simply put, that I can't use Fn+F7 anymore.
>> The IBM Thinkpad A20p comes with the ATI Rage Mobility 128
>> graphics chip,
>
> Put the line
>
> Option "Display" "BIOS"
>
> into your /etc/X11/xorg.conf 's Device section, restart X.  This has 
> been used for r128 cards for a long time.

Or you can try 

   sudo echo 0xffff > /proc/acpi/ibm/hotkey

This enables the key in the hotkey mask.  Worked for me.

-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
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