[ltp] frequent black screen on start-up, good later on

[Mack Stevenson]

Hi Eben

Thanks, but I've tried that. [Should have mentioned it.] The screen is 
completely dimmed (well, almost) right from the moment I press the power 
button. It just comes back to life on its own.

- Mack

>From: Eben King <eben1@tampabay.rr.com>
>Reply-To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
>To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
>Subject: Re: [ltp] frequent black screen on start-up, good later on
>Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2005 12:50:48 -0400 (EDT)
>
>On Mon, 4 Apr 2005, Mack Stevenson wrote:
>
> > Pointing a lamp directly at the screen l've noticed that the screen is 
>not
> > really *off*: it is just incredibly dimmed. I can see the text scroll 
>by,
> > and the colorful IBM logo is also visible right after booting.
> >
> > Has anyone experienced a similar situation? Can this be a hardware 
>problem,
> > even if the screen works perfectly when it is "lighted"?
>
>Try hitting the key combo (twice if necessary) to toggle the backlight
>(Fn-F3 on my T40).
>
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