[ltp] Re: RFC: removal of video output switching from thinkpad-acpi

[Paul Fox]

henrique de moraes holschuh wrote:
 > On Tue, 19 Feb 2008, Paul Fox wrote:
 > > well, i've explored xrandr, and i understand how i could make
 > > that work.  but the hotkey does nothing when at the console --
 > > how can it, when the script that acpi invokes is /bin/true?  i'm
 > > willing to change the script, but if the /proc node doesn't work
 > > (and if henrique is thinking of pulling support for it in any
 > > case), what should the hotkey's acpi script do when the console
 > > is active?  
 > 
 > The answer to this is not very nice :-(
 > 
 > If X.org is the only thing that knows how to properly drive the video
 > hardware, you need it running.
 > 
 > Teaching the kernel how to do it would work as well, of course.  But the
 > kernel framebuffer drivers typically are three-four years behind X.org
 > drivers, and a major source of bitrot.  That might change, as there is a lot
 > less resistence against proper video drivers in the kernel nowadays.
 > 
 > One could also get the output switch stuff from the X.org driver, and make
 > it into a console-mode utility, I suppose.
 > 
 > The question is: does the video output stuff in thinkpad-acpi works well
 > enough in the X41 to justify its continued existence?

well, it at least lets me switch from one screen to the other
with video_switch.  i know of no other way to enable the CRT.
is there?

paul
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 paul fox, pgf@foxharp.boston.ma.us (arlington, ma, where it's 25.7 degrees)