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

[Christopher Penney]

Do you get this when you start X too?  Is there a workaround?  If I use the 
SVGA server I can do 16 color mode, but that obviously isn't worth it.

    Chris

At 12:00 PM 8/25/2001, Tino Keitel wrote:
>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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