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Fri, 7 Jan 2005 10:52:54 +0100
DUAL MONITOR
Hi from "linux novice". Can anyone help me to configure XF86config on
my r50e. I can't make work both monitors together.
Mandrake 10.0
kernel 2.6.9 (recompiled)
this is my monitor section from XF86config-4: please, how to change it?
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Section "Monitor"
Identifier "monitor1"
VendorName "Generic"
ModelName "Flat Panel 1024x768"
HorizSync 31.5-48.5
VertRefresh 40-70
=20
# Sony Vaio C1(X,XS,VE,VN)?
# 1024x480 @ 85.6 Hz, 48 kHz hsync
ModeLine "1024x480" 65.00 1024 1032 1176 1344 480 488 494=20
563 -hsync -vsync
=20
# TV fullscreen mode or DVD fullscreen output.
# 768x576 @ 79 Hz, 50 kHz hsync
ModeLine "768x576" 50.00 768 832 846 1000 576 590 595 630
=20
# 768x576 @ 100 Hz, 61.6 kHz hsync
ModeLine "768x576" 63.07 768 800 960 1024 576 578 590 616
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "monitor2"
=20
# Sony Vaio C1(X,XS,VE,VN)?
# 1024x480 @ 85.6 Hz, 48 kHz hsync
ModeLine "1024x480" 65.00 1024 1032 1176 1344 480 488 494=20
563 -hsync -vsync
=20
# TV fullscreen mode or DVD fullscreen output.
# 768x576 @ 79 Hz, 50 kHz hsync
ModeLine "768x576" 50.00 768 832 846 1000 576 590 595 630
=20
# 768x576 @ 100 Hz, 61.6 kHz hsync
ModeLine "768x576" 63.07 768 800 960 1024 576 578 590 616
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "device1"
VendorName "Intel Corporation"
BoardName "Intel 85x"
Driver "i810"
Screen 0
BusID "PCI:0:2:0"
Option "DPMS"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "device2"
VendorName "Intel Corporation"
BoardName "Intel 85x"
Driver "i810"
Screen 1
BusID "PCI:0:2:1"
Option "DPMS"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "screen1"
Device "device1"
Monitor "monitor1"
DefaultColorDepth 24
=20
Subsection "Display"
Depth 8
Virtual 1024 768
EndSubsection
=20
Subsection "Display"
Depth 15
Virtual 1024 768
EndSubsection
=20
Subsection "Display"
Depth 16
Virtual 1024 768
EndSubsection
=20
Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Virtual 1024 768
EndSubsection
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "screen2"
Device "device2"
Monitor "monitor2"
DefaultColorDepth 24
=20
Subsection "Display"
Depth 8
Virtual 1024 768
EndSubsection
=20
Subsection "Display"
Depth 15
Virtual 1024 768
EndSubsection
=20
Subsection "Display"
Depth 16
Virtual 1024 768
EndSubsection
=20
Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Virtual 1024 768
EndSubsection
EndSection
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "layout1"
InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer"
Screen "screen1"
Screen "screen2" RightOf "screen1"
#Option "Xinerama"
EndSection
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> 1. Re: t40 apm suspend --- strange problem (=3D?ISO-8859-1?Q?Franz_R=
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> 2. Re: t40 apm suspend --- strange problem (Bob Alexander)
> 3. Question on swsusp2 and other ACPI trivia (Bob Alexander)
> 4. Re: OSD with tpb not working with T30, xorg, gentoo & KDE (Joe LaPe=
nna)
> 5. Re: Question on swsusp2 and other ACPI trivia (Eben King)
> 6. Re: Question on swsusp2 and other ACPI trivia (Henrik Brix Andersen=
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> 7. Re: Question on swsusp2 and other ACPI trivia (Bob Alexander)
> 8. Re: Question on swsusp2 and other ACPI trivia (=3D?ISO-8859-1?Q?And=
r=3DE9?=3D Wyrwa)
> 9. Re: IBM Harddrive protection (=3D?ISO-8859-1?Q?Andr=3DE9?=3D Wyrwa)
> 10. Re: Re: T41, cdrom, 2nd hard drive in ultra bay (=3D?ISO-8859-1?Q?A=
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> 11. 100GB disk in Thinkpad (Rich Smrcina)
> 12. Re: Re: Re: help in troubleshooting ACPI drain with 2.6.10
> please (=3D?ISO-8859-1?Q?Andr=3DE9?=3D Wyrwa)
> 13. Re: G41 ACPI Suspend to RAM (=3D?ISO-8859-1?Q?Andr=3DE9?=3D Wyrwa)
> 14. AW: [ltp] 100GB disk in Thinkpad (Meidinger Chris)
> 15. Re: IBM Harddrive protection (Eben King)
> 16. Re: AW: [ltp] 100GB disk in Thinkpad (Rich Smrcina)
> 17. Re: 100GB disk in Thinkpad (Donald B. Altman)
> 18. Re: 100GB disk in Thinkpad (Rich Smrcina)
> 19. T41: garbled screen (Paul Bolle)
> 20. Re: T41: garbled screen (Alex Deucher)
> 21. Re: T41: garbled screen (Donald B. Altman)
> 22. Re: T41: garbled screen (Eben King)
> 23. Re: T41: garbled screen (Satish Balay)
> 24. Re: T41: garbled screen (Eben King)
> 25. Re: X40...Fedora Core 3 or Suse 9.2? (David Tansey)
> 26. Re: T41: garbled screen (Satish Balay)
> 27. cd drive speed (Joachim Breitner)
> 28. some issues with R50e (Mo)
> 29. Re: Re: Re: help in troubleshooting ACPI drain with 2.6.10 please (=
Jan-Hendrik Benter)
> 30. Re: cd drive speed (Matt Graham)
> 31. Re: Re: Re: help in troubleshooting ACPI drain with 2.6.10
> please (Eben King)
> 32. Re: Re: Re: help in troubleshooting ACPI drain with 2.6.10 please (=
Jan-Hendrik Benter)
> 33. Re: Re: Re: help in troubleshooting ACPI drain with 2.6.10
> please (Eben King)
> 34. Re: cd drive speed (ash)
> 35. Wireless & Ultrnav-How to make them work (Chandan Ramegowda)
> 36. Thinkpad T40 and hdparm (Bob Alexander)
> 37. Re: OSD with tpb not working with T30, xorg, gentoo & KDE (Shaw)
> 38. Re: 3D acceleration on T41 (Osho GG)
> 39. SOLVED: APM not waking up after prolonged sleep to RAM (Bob Alexand=
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> 40. Re: IBM Harddrive protection (Pbt)
> 41. Re: Question on swsusp2 and other ACPI trivia (obi)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2005 13:53:37 +0100
> From: =3D?ISO-8859-1?Q?Franz_R=3DFChmland?=3D <frause@home.se>
> To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
> Subject: Re: [ltp] t40 apm suspend --- strange problem
> Reply-To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
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> Bob Alexander wrote:
> > Yesterday I left the machine in the suspended state overnight to measur=
e
> > the power consumptions (13% of the high capacity battery in 14 hours).
> >
> > Further testing seems to indicate that if I suspend and a few minute
> > after resume, all works fine but if the machine stays suspended for
> > longer times the resume will be broken.
>=20
> I've just discovered the same thing. I usually leave my T41 suspended to
> RAM (APM) when not using it and up until recently it have been working fi=
ne.
>=20
> Recently I made some changes to my kernel config (2.6.9-gentoo-r1), and
> (if memory serves me right) I started noticing the same behaviour as yo=
u.
>=20
> The changes were: PCMCIA changed to module instead of compiled in,
> parallel port support, LVM support and Bluetooth support.
>=20
> I will now be testing my old config to see if it works OK. Then I will
> start troubleshooting the new stuff.
>=20
> Also, have you found a minimum time in suspension after it reliably
> fails to come back up?
>=20
> /
> Franz
>=20
> These are the changes I made:
>=20
> diff config-2.6.9-gentoo-r1-2 config-2.6.9-gentoo-r1-6
> 4c4
> < # Sun Nov 7 08:32:21 2004
> ---
> > # Sun Jan 2 00:09:35 2005
> 199c199
> < CONFIG_PCMCIA=3Dy
> ---
> > CONFIG_PCMCIA=3Dm
> 201c201
> < CONFIG_YENTA=3Dy
> ---
> > CONFIG_YENTA=3Dm
> 248c248
> < # CONFIG_PARPORT_1284 is not set
> ---
> > CONFIG_PARPORT_1284=3Dy
> 455c455,464
> < # CONFIG_MD is not set
> ---
> > CONFIG_MD=3Dy
> > # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_MD is not set
> > CONFIG_BLK_DEV_DM=3Dy
> > # CONFIG_DM_CRYPT is not set
> > CONFIG_DM_SNAPSHOT=3Dy
> > CONFIG_DM_MIRROR=3Dy
> > # CONFIG_DM_ZERO is not set
> > # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_DM_BBR is not set
> > CONFIG_DM_MULTIPATH=3Dy
> > # CONFIG_DM_FLAKEY is not set
> 597c606,628
> < # CONFIG_BT is not set
> ---
> > CONFIG_BT=3Dy
> > CONFIG_BT_L2CAP=3Dy
> > CONFIG_BT_SCO=3Dy
> > CONFIG_BT_RFCOMM=3Dy
> > CONFIG_BT_RFCOMM_TTY=3Dy
> > CONFIG_BT_BNEP=3Dy
> > CONFIG_BT_BNEP_MC_FILTER=3Dy
> > CONFIG_BT_BNEP_PROTO_FILTER=3Dy
> > CONFIG_BT_HIDP=3Dy
> >
> > #
> > # Bluetooth device drivers
> > #
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> > CONFIG_BT_HCIUSB=3Dy
> > CONFIG_BT_HCIUSB_SCO=3Dy
> > # CONFIG_BT_HCIUART is not set
> > # CONFIG_BT_HCIBCM203X is not set
> > # CONFIG_BT_HCIBFUSB is not set
> > # CONFIG_BT_HCIDTL1 is not set
> > # CONFIG_BT_HCIBT3C is not set
> > # CONFIG_BT_HCIBLUECARD is not set
> > # CONFIG_BT_HCIBTUART is not set
> > # CONFIG_BT_HCIVHCI is not set
> 790c821,822
> < # CONFIG_PRINTER is not set
> ---
> > CONFIG_PRINTER=3Dy
> > # CONFIG_LP_CONSOLE is not set
> 1071c1103,1106
> < # CONFIG_USB_BLUETOOTH_TTY is not set
> ---
> >
> > #
> > # USB Bluetooth TTY can only be used with disabled Bluetooth subsystem
> > #
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> Message: 2
> Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2005 16:01:40 +0100
> From: Bob Alexander <bob@ngi.it>
> To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
> Subject: Re: [ltp] t40 apm suspend --- strange problem
> Reply-To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
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> Franz R=FChmland wrote:
> > Bob Alexander wrote:
> >
> >> Yesterday I left the machine in the suspended state overnight to
> >> measure the power consumptions (13% of the high capacity battery in 14
> >> hours).
> >>
> >> Further testing seems to indicate that if I suspend and a few minute
> >> after resume, all works fine but if the machine stays suspended for
> >> longer times the resume will be broken.
> >
> >
> > I've just discovered the same thing. I usually leave my T41 suspended t=
o
> > RAM (APM) when not using it and up until recently it have been working
> > fine.
> >
> > Recently I made some changes to my kernel config (2.6.9-gentoo-r1), and
> > (if memory serves me right) I started noticing the same behaviour as y=
ou.
> >
> > The changes were: PCMCIA changed to module instead of compiled in,
> > parallel port support, LVM support and Bluetooth support.
> >
> > I will now be testing my old config to see if it works OK. Then I will
> > start troubleshooting the new stuff.
> >
> > Also, have you found a minimum time in suspension after it reliably
> > fails to come back up?
> >
> > /
> > Franz
> >
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> Dear Franz,
> I am sorry for you but for me it's better to be in two :)
>=20
> My solution for now is to use ACPI with swsusp2 which will always resume
> correctly and solve the horrendous power drain of the ACPI suspend to RAM=
.
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> I did not find the minimum time for the wrong state to kick in. I would
> say that a suspend of around 30 mins works and over that it doesn't but
> its only a vague impression.
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> I hope I did not mess around with configs too much but my 2.6.9 config
> should have the following:
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> PCMCIA=3Dy
> YENTA=3Dy
> #CONFIG_PARPORT is not set <- do not use LPT1
> CONFIG_MD=3Dy -> need all this to use my LVM partitions; NB My root
> partition is NOT on an LVM volume
> CONFIG_BLK_DEV_MD=3Dm
> CONFIG_MD_LINEAR=3Dm
> CONFIG_MD_RAID0=3Dm
> CONFIG_MD_RAID1=3Dm
> # CONFIG_MD_RAID10 is not set
> # CONFIG_MD_RAID5 is not set
> #CONFIG_BT is not set <- do not use bluetooth
>=20
> Let me know if I can help you out in the debugging !!!
>=20
> Take care,
> Bob
> # CONFIG_MD_RAID6 is not set
> # CONFIG_MD_MULTIPATH is not set
> CONFIG_BLK_DEV_DM=3Dm
> # CONFIG_DM_CRYPT is not set
> CONFIG_DM_SNAPSHOT=3Dm
> CONFIG_DM_MIRROR=3Dm
> # CONFIG_DM_ZERO is not set
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> >
> > These are the changes I made:
> >
> > diff config-2.6.9-gentoo-r1-2 config-2.6.9-gentoo-r1-6
> > 4c4
> > < # Sun Nov 7 08:32:21 2004
> > ---
> > > # Sun Jan 2 00:09:35 2005
> > 199c199
> > < CONFIG_PCMCIA=3Dy
> > ---
> > > CONFIG_PCMCIA=3Dm
> > 201c201
> > < CONFIG_YENTA=3Dy
> > ---
> > > CONFIG_YENTA=3Dm
> > 248c248
> > < # CONFIG_PARPORT_1284 is not set
> > ---
> > > CONFIG_PARPORT_1284=3Dy
> > 455c455,464
> > < # CONFIG_MD is not set
> > ---
> > > CONFIG_MD=3Dy
> > > # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_MD is not set
> > > CONFIG_BLK_DEV_DM=3Dy
> > > # CONFIG_DM_CRYPT is not set
> > > CONFIG_DM_SNAPSHOT=3Dy
> > > CONFIG_DM_MIRROR=3Dy
> > > # CONFIG_DM_ZERO is not set
> > > # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_DM_BBR is not set
> > > CONFIG_DM_MULTIPATH=3Dy
> > > # CONFIG_DM_FLAKEY is not set
> > 597c606,628
> > < # CONFIG_BT is not set
> > ---
> > > CONFIG_BT=3Dy
> > > CONFIG_BT_L2CAP=3Dy
> > > CONFIG_BT_SCO=3Dy
> > > CONFIG_BT_RFCOMM=3Dy
> > > CONFIG_BT_RFCOMM_TTY=3Dy
> > > CONFIG_BT_BNEP=3Dy
> > > CONFIG_BT_BNEP_MC_FILTER=3Dy
> > > CONFIG_BT_BNEP_PROTO_FILTER=3Dy
> > > CONFIG_BT_HIDP=3Dy
> > >
> > > #
> > > # Bluetooth device drivers
> > > #
> >
> > > CONFIG_BT_HCIUSB=3Dy
> > > CONFIG_BT_HCIUSB_SCO=3Dy
> > > # CONFIG_BT_HCIUART is not set
> > > # CONFIG_BT_HCIBCM203X is not set
> > > # CONFIG_BT_HCIBFUSB is not set
> > > # CONFIG_BT_HCIDTL1 is not set
> > > # CONFIG_BT_HCIBT3C is not set
> > > # CONFIG_BT_HCIBLUECARD is not set
> > > # CONFIG_BT_HCIBTUART is not set
> > > # CONFIG_BT_HCIVHCI is not set
> > 790c821,822
> > < # CONFIG_PRINTER is not set
> > ---
> > > CONFIG_PRINTER=3Dy
> > > # CONFIG_LP_CONSOLE is not set
> > 1071c1103,1106
> > < # CONFIG_USB_BLUETOOTH_TTY is not set
> > ---
> > >
> > > #
> > > # USB Bluetooth TTY can only be used with disabled Bluetooth subsyst=
em
> > > #
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> Message: 3
> Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2005 16:25:15 +0100
> From: Bob Alexander <bob@ngi.it>
> To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
> Subject: [ltp] Question on swsusp2 and other ACPI trivia
> Reply-To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
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> To solve my 2.6.9-2.6.10-ACPI-APM deadlock I have now found the
> following sensible solution:
>=20
> Patched a 2.6.10 with the external swsusp2 and enabled ACPI including
> the builtin ibm_acpi.
>=20
> After setting up a few things I am delighted to be able to suspend to
> HDD (let's call it hibernate ?) on my /dev/hda6 swap partition very
> reliably.
>=20
> Have a few questions though:
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> 1) If I hibernate while pinging a site, upon resuming the ping does not
> progress. If I interrupt it and relaunch all is fine. Normal ?
>=20
> 2) I have tied the lib button and the Fn-F4 to the "hibernate" command
> script. Now I would like to do something cleaner and associate the
> Fn+F12 button to my hibernate script but I cannot understand how.
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> A tail -f /var/log/acpid shows events triggered for lid or FnF4 but NOT
> for FnF12 ... what am I missing ???
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> Last question: as I have compiled CPU throttling in my kernel, could I
> bring the CPU to 600MHz when on battery (and maybe go on low LCD
> luminosity) and back to 1600MHz when on AC (and full LCD brightness) ...
> any examples ?
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> Thank you very much,
> Bob
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> Message: 4
> Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2005 10:34:37 -0600
> From: Joe LaPenna <joelapenna@gmail.com>
> To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
> Subject: Re: [ltp] OSD with tpb not working with T30, xorg, gentoo & KDE
> Cc: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
> Reply-To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
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> You've verified that this does not occur after you've loaded a non KDE
> but QT application, and that the problem does not occur when you load
> a non QT non KDE application?
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> -Joe
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> On Wed, 5 Jan 2005 22:34:37 -0800, Shaw <shawv@comcast.net> wrote:
> > Hello All,
> >
> > I recently switched over to Gentoo from Mandrake on my Thinkpad.
> > Ever since the switch, I haven't been able to get tpb to function prope=
rly.
> > It hangs while trying to update the onscreen volume display- but only a=
fter a
> > kde app has been loaded. To reproduce, all I have to do is start tpb,
> > then start konq. or konsole, and then press the volume thinkpad key.
> > The volume is raised, but the onscreen display never appears, and tpb
> > no longer responds to keypresses. I've filed a bug-report on the tpb
> > page of savannah.org @
> > http://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?func=3Ddetailitem&item_id=3D11342.
> > However, I'm fairly convinced that the bug isn't with tpb itself,
> > perhaps something with xosd or xorg or my setup. (see the bug report
> > for more information) I have heard of plenty of people with similar
> > installations without this problem which confuses me further. Has
> > anyone else had similar problems? Any ideas?
> >
> > I'm cross-posting this- sorry to all of you (myself included:) who
> > get this posting more than once.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Shaw
> > --
> > The linux-thinkpad mailing list home page is at:
> > http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-thinkpad
> >
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> --
> -Joe
> http://jlapenna.ath.cx/
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> Message: 5
> Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2005 11:47:22 -0500 (EST)
> From: Eben King <eben1@tampabay.rr.com>
> To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
> Subject: Re: [ltp] Question on swsusp2 and other ACPI trivia
> Reply-To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
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> On Thu, 6 Jan 2005, Bob Alexander wrote:
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> > To solve my 2.6.9-2.6.10-ACPI-APM deadlock I have now found the
> > following sensible solution:
> >
> > Patched a 2.6.10 with the external swsusp2 and enabled ACPI including
> > the builtin ibm_acpi.
> >
> > After setting up a few things I am delighted to be able to suspend to
> > HDD (let's call it hibernate ?) on my /dev/hda6 swap partition very
> > reliably.
> >
> > Have a few questions though:
> >
> > 1) If I hibernate while pinging a site, upon resuming the ping does not
> > progress. If I interrupt it and relaunch all is fine. Normal ?
>=20
> I'm guessing that something in the swsusp2 code (or maybe a script)
> unloads the modules necessary to do this (those that support your
> hardware?), and ping only does something that requires their presence (su=
ch
> as opening a socket) when it is called. Apparently transmitting data
> through a (dead?) socket does not qualify.
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> --
> -eben ebQenW1@EtaRmpTabYayU.rIr.OcoPm home.tampabay.rr.com/hactar
> ARIES: The look on your face will be priceless when you find that 40lb
> watermelon in your colon. Trade toothbrushes with an albino dwarf, then
> give a hickey to Meryl Streep. -- Weird Al, _Your Horoscope for Today_
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> Message: 6
> Subject: Re: [ltp] Question on swsusp2 and other ACPI trivia
> From: Henrik Brix Andersen <brix@gentoo.org>
> To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
> Organization: Gentoo Linux
> Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2005 18:28:20 +0100
> Reply-To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
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> On Thu, 2005-01-06 at 16:25 +0100, Bob Alexander wrote:
> > A tail -f /var/log/acpid shows events triggered for lid or FnF4 but NOT=
=3D20
> > for FnF12 ... what am I missing ???
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> You need to load the ibm-acpi module with the following parameters:
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> hotkey=3D3Denable,0xffff
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> Check the Documentation/ibm-acpi.txt file for more information.
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> Sincerely,
> Brix
> --=3D20
> Henrik Brix Andersen <brix@gentoo.org>
> Gentoo Linux
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> Message: 7
> Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2005 18:43:44 +0100
> From: Bob Alexander <bob@ngi.it>
> To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
> Subject: Re: [ltp] Question on swsusp2 and other ACPI trivia
> Reply-To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
>=20
> Henrik Brix Andersen wrote:
> > On Thu, 2005-01-06 at 16:25 +0100, Bob Alexander wrote:
> >
> >>A tail -f /var/log/acpid shows events triggered for lid or FnF4 but NOT
> >>for FnF12 ... what am I missing ???
> >
> >
> > You need to load the ibm-acpi module with the following parameters:
> >
> > hotkey=3Denable,0xffff
> >
> > Check the Documentation/ibm-acpi.txt file for more information.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> > Brix
>=20
> Thank you Brix,
> sorry for being so ignorant on modules :( currently my ibm_acpi is
> built-in the kernel and not loaded as a module.
>=20
> I have seen that I can enable the key by echoing enable and 0xffff to
> /proc/acpi/ibm/hotkey
>=20
> But maybe it would be "cleaner" if I recompile the kernel with ibm_acpi
> as a module and load the module with /etc/modules ?? And how do I add
> the option you specify in this file ?
>=20
> What is your opinion ?
>=20
> Again thank you
> Bob
>=20
> PS Do you have a sample script catching the Fn+F12 and/or using Fn+F5 to
> cycvle through internal and external video ?
>=20
> --__--__--
>=20
> Message: 8
> Subject: Re: [ltp] Question on swsusp2 and other ACPI trivia
> From: =3D?ISO-8859-1?Q?Andr=3DE9?=3D Wyrwa <a.wyrwa@gmx.de>
> To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
> Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2005 18:48:27 +0100
> Reply-To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
>=20
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>=20
> Hi,
>=20
> > 1) If I hibernate while pinging a site, upon resuming the ping does not=
=3D20
> > progress. If I interrupt it and relaunch all is fine. Normal ?
>=20
> Think so.
>=20
> > 2) I have tied the lib button and the Fn-F4 to the "hibernate" command=
=3D20
> > script. Now I would like to do something cleaner and associate the=3D20
> > Fn+F12 button to my hibernate script but I cannot understand how.
> >=3D20
> > A tail -f /var/log/acpid shows events triggered for lid or FnF4 but NOT=
=3D20
> > for FnF12 ... what am I missing ???
>=20
> Read the ibm-acpi README file and man acpid. Also you might want to have
> a look at the example config files included with the tarball available
> from ibm-acpi.sourceforge.net ,
>=20
> > Last question: as I have compiled CPU throttling in my kernel, could I=
=3D20
> > bring the CPU to 600MHz when on battery (and maybe go on low LCD=3D20
> > luminosity) and back to 1600MHz when on AC (and full LCD brightness) ..=
.=3D20
> > any examples ?
>=20
> Should work with throttling. See
> cat /proc/acpi/processor/CPU/throttling .
>=20
> Andr=3DE9.
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> Message: 9
> Subject: Re: [ltp] IBM Harddrive protection
> From: =3D?ISO-8859-1?Q?Andr=3DE9?=3D Wyrwa <a.wyrwa@gmx.de>
> To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
> Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2005 18:54:20 +0100
> Reply-To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
>=20
> --=3D-HrmS1+/jq/rshExVhgdL
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>=20
> Hi,
>=20
> > I read a description on IBM's web site. There's a 3D accelerometer (or=
=3D20
> > three 1D accelerometers at right angles), and the driver integratrd=3D2=
0
> > the output(s) of those to compute the position of the laptop.
>=20
> Could you please post the link?
>=20
> Andr=3DE9.
>=20
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>=20
> --__--__--
>=20
> Message: 10
> Subject: Re: [ltp] Re: T41, cdrom, 2nd hard drive in ultra bay
> From: =3D?ISO-8859-1?Q?Andr=3DE9?=3D Wyrwa <a.wyrwa@gmx.de>
> To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
> Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2005 18:59:32 +0100
> Reply-To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
>=20
> --=3D-XUpPokfrBU+9+RhX6l1I
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=3DISO-8859-15
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>=20
> > >> What machine do you have and what kernel are you running? On my syst=
em
> > >> hdparm never managed to suspend the device.
> >=3D20
> > >try ibm-acpi (http://ibm-acpi.sourceforge.net/)
> > >#echo eject >http://ibm-acpi.sourceforge.net/
> > .
> > oops, i mean
> > #echo eject >/proc/acpi/ibm/bay
>=20
> Sorry, is wasn't very clear in my statement. I mean that hdparm/idectl
> never manages to unregister the ide device (its still there after
> issuing the required commands). Since this should be done before echoing
> the eject command, i think this isn't a solution.
>=20
> Andr=3DE9.
>=20
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> --__--__--
>=20
> Message: 11
> Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2005 12:07:23 -0600
> From: Rich Smrcina <rsmrcina@wi.rr.com>
> To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
> Subject: [ltp] 100GB disk in Thinkpad
> Reply-To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
>=20
> I'm going to be buying a new Thinkpad, it has a 60GB disk drive in it.
> I was considering buying a 100GB disk drive for it. Has anyone used to
> 100GB drive in a Thinkpad with Linux and are there any complaints about i=
t?
>=20
> Thanks.
> --
> Rich Smrcina
>=20
> --__--__--
>=20
> Message: 12
> Subject: Re: [ltp] Re: Re: help in troubleshooting ACPI drain with 2.6.10
> please
> From: =3D?ISO-8859-1?Q?Andr=3DE9?=3D Wyrwa <a.wyrwa@gmx.de>
> To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
> Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2005 19:03:32 +0100
> Reply-To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
>=20
> --=3D-aQ7JCtnqIcgWiKUj1OW1
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>=20
> Hi,
>=20
> > > It might also be rased by some userspace process that uses the accord=
in=3D
> g
> > > device.
> > >=3D20
> > And is there some "lsof" like command ot know what processes are using=
=3D20
> > the modules ?
>=20
> You can actually use lsof to figure out what's having a lock on
> your /dev entries. Usually you will have a /dev node associated with a
> module, like for sound drivers and such. Unfortunately i don't remember
> the right parameters for that and if you don't have a device node
> associated i don't have a clue what you can do at all. (I always asked
> myself why no one wrote a program that does this.)
>=20
> Andr=3DE9.
>=20
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> --=3D-aQ7JCtnqIcgWiKUj1OW1--
>=20
> --__--__--
>=20
> Message: 13
> Subject: Re: [ltp] G41 ACPI Suspend to RAM
> From: =3D?ISO-8859-1?Q?Andr=3DE9?=3D Wyrwa <a.wyrwa@gmx.de>
> To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
> Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2005 19:05:57 +0100
> Reply-To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
>=20
> --=3D-4odmbzOzbCDAXLcLUxuG
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>=20
> > Both produce the same:
> >=3D20
> > #tail -f /var/log/acpid
> > [Wed Jan 5 09:32:14 2005] BEGIN HANDLER MESSAGES
> > [Wed Jan 5 09:32:14 2005] END HANDLER MESSAGES
> > [Wed Jan 5 09:32:14 2005] action exited with status 1
> > [Wed Jan 5 09:32:14 2005] completed event "ibm/hotkey HKEY 00000080
> > 00001004"
> >=3D20
> > I'm going to continue on troubleshooting the acpi side of this (instead
> > of the acpid), as it does appear to be a problem between acpi and /sys.
> > Or I could be way off....I'm kinda running out of options here.
>=20
> I would agree. It all sounds like either you can't really write
> to /sys/power/state or the /sys/power/state interface is broken on the
> kernel side. Try using a vanilla kernel if you don't.
>=20
> Andr=3DE9.
>=20
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>=20
> --__--__--
>=20
> Message: 14
> From: Meidinger Chris <chris.meidinger@badenit.de>
> To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
> Subject: AW: [ltp] 100GB disk in Thinkpad
> Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2005 19:18:59 +0100
> Reply-To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
>=20
> Hi Rich,
>=20
> i haven't used one, but i am thinking about doing the same thing.
>=20
> What type of drive are you thinking of buying?
>=20
> Cheers,
>=20
> Chris =3D20
>=20
> > -----Urspr=3DFCngliche Nachricht-----
> > Von: linux-thinkpad-admin@linux-thinkpad.org=3D20
> > [mailto:linux-thinkpad-admin@linux-thinkpad.org] Im Auftrag=3D20
> > von Rich Smrcina
> > Gesendet: Donnerstag, 6. Januar 2005 19:07
> > An: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
> > Betreff: [ltp] 100GB disk in Thinkpad
> >=3D20
> > I'm going to be buying a new Thinkpad, it has a 60GB disk=3D20
> > drive in it.=3D20
> > I was considering buying a 100GB disk drive for it. Has=3D20
> > anyone used to 100GB drive in a Thinkpad with Linux and are=3D20
> > there any complaints about it?
> >=3D20
> > Thanks.
> > --
> > Rich Smrcina
> > --
> > The linux-thinkpad mailing list home page is at:
> > http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-thinkpad
> >=3D20
>=20
> --__--__--
>=20
> Message: 15
> Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2005 13:23:58 -0500 (EST)
> From: Eben King <eben1@tampabay.rr.com>
> To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
> Subject: Re: [ltp] IBM Harddrive protection
> Reply-To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
>=20
> On Thu, 6 Jan 2005, Andr=E9 Wyrwa wrote:
>=20
> > > I read a description on IBM's web site. There's a 3D accelerometer (=
or
> > > three 1D accelerometers at right angles), and the driver integratrd
> > > the output(s) of those to compute the position of the laptop.
> >
> > Could you please post the link?
>=20
> I'm pretty sure it's
>=20
> http://www.pc.ibm.com/presentations/us/thinkvantage/56/index.html?shortcu=
t=3Daps&
>=20
> if not take the appropriate link from
>=20
> http://www.pc.ibm.com/us/think/thinkvantagetech.html
>=20
> (requires Flash; the browser where Flash works won't show me the address =
on
> demand, and vice versa)
>=20
> That does say there's an accelerometer. The bits about it being 3D and
> integration are extrapolations, but those are the only way the hardware
> could do what it does.
>=20
> --
> -eben ebQenW1@EtaRmpTabYayU.rIr.OcoPm home.tampabay.rr.com/hactar
> Your pretended fear lest error might step in is like the man who
> would keep all wine out of the country lest men should be drunk.
> -- Oliver Cromwell
>=20
> --__--__--
>=20
> Message: 16
> Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2005 12:38:09 -0600
> From: Rich Smrcina <rsmrcina@wi.rr.com>
> To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
> Subject: Re: AW: [ltp] 100GB disk in Thinkpad
> Reply-To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
>=20
> Chris,
>=20
> There are a bunch of them on eBay. They're standard IBM issue drives
> (so whatever manufacturer was used at the time).
>=20
> Meidinger Chris wrote:
> > Hi Rich,
> >
> > i haven't used one, but i am thinking about doing the same thing.
> >
> > What type of drive are you thinking of buying?
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Chris
> >
>=20
> --
> Rich Smrcina
>=20
> --__--__--
>=20
> Message: 17
> Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2005 15:07:35 -0500
> From: "Donald B. Altman" <dona@SingularTech.com>
> Subject: Re: [ltp] 100GB disk in Thinkpad
> To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
> Reply-To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
>=20
> ** Reply to message from Rich Smrcina <rsmrcina@wi.rr.com> on Thu, 06 Jan=
2005 12:07:23 -0600
>=20
> Hello,
>=20
> I'm watching. (I put an aftermarket 60GB into my Thinkpad A21p, so it
> can be done.)
>=20
> There are a couple of things to be careful of:
> 1) Make sure the power consumption is the same as, or less than, that of
> the drive you're replacing. That way you won't stress the power supply.
> 2) Make sure the heat dissipation is the same as, or less than, that of
> the drive you're replacing. That way you won't risk overheating.
> 3) Also, be aware that, although they're now rare, there were two
> form factors for 2-1/2 inch drives - 12 mm thick and 9.5 mm thick.
> The one you want is 9.5mm
> 4) Also, it's worth Googling up the drive you're considering. Every
> now and then there's a turkey design, which will be cheap but leave
> you frustrated (e.g. the last I recall was a 3.5 inch drive a year
> or more back that had a very bad reputation - it turned out to be
> a batch of bad capacitors, I think.)
>=20
> All the specs are readily available from the manufacturers' sites.
>=20
> Good luck.
>=20
> Don A
>=20
> --
> Donald B. Altman
> Singular Technologies
> Croton-on-Hudson, NY
>=20
> --__--__--
>=20
> Message: 18
> Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2005 14:17:27 -0600
> From: Rich Smrcina <rsmrcina@wi.rr.com>
> To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
> Subject: Re: [ltp] 100GB disk in Thinkpad
> Reply-To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
>=20
> All great tips, thanks alot!
>=20
> Donald B. Altman wrote:
> > ** Reply to message from Rich Smrcina <rsmrcina@wi.rr.com> on Thu, 06 J=
an 2005 12:07:23 -0600
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > I'm watching. (I put an aftermarket 60GB into my Thinkpad A21p, so it
> > can be done.)
> >
> > There are a couple of things to be careful of:
> > 1) Make sure the power consumption is the same as, or less than, that =
of
> > the drive you're replacing. That way you won't stress the power supply=
.
> > 2) Make sure the heat dissipation is the same as, or less than, that o=
f
> > the drive you're replacing. That way you won't risk overheating.
> > 3) Also, be aware that, although they're now rare, there were two
> > form factors for 2-1/2 inch drives - 12 mm thick and 9.5 mm thick.
> > The one you want is 9.5mm
> > 4) Also, it's worth Googling up the drive you're considering. Every
> > now and then there's a turkey design, which will be cheap but leave
> > you frustrated (e.g. the last I recall was a 3.5 inch drive a year
> > or more back that had a very bad reputation - it turned out to be
> > a batch of bad capacitors, I think.)
> >
> > All the specs are readily available from the manufacturers' sites.
> >
> > Good luck.
> >
> > Don A
> >
>=20
> --
> Rich Smrcina
>=20
> --__--__--
>=20
> Message: 19
> From: Paul Bolle <pebolle@tiscali.nl>
> To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
> Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2005 21:21:59 +0100
> Subject: [ltp] T41: garbled screen
> Reply-To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
>=20
> 0) My first post to this list.
>=20
> 1) I recently purchased a T41 (model 2373-9FG) with a 14.1" 1400x1050
> screen and (as far as I know) an ATI Mobility RADEON 9000 graphics card.
>=20
> 2) On this T41 I installed Fedora Core 3. I do not dual boot with some
> other OS.
>=20
> 3) Every now and then the screen of this T41 is totally garbled. This
> happens directly after starting this T41: even the BIOS splash screen is
> unreadable! I more or less have to guess what is happening when it boots
> and log in and do a poweroff "blind". The screen can stay garbled for a
> number of boots and then (seemingly random) it will be just fine right
> from the start. Quite annoying, to put it mildly.
>=20
> 4) Has anyone experienced similar problems?
>=20
> 5) Is there any chance this is not a hardware problem (I'm guessing a
> faulty graphics card) but somehow related to my Fedora Core 3 setup?
>=20
> Kind regards,
>=20
> Paul Bolle
>=20
> --__--__--
>=20
> Message: 20
> Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2005 15:35:31 -0500
> From: Alex Deucher <alexdeucher@gmail.com>
> To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
> Subject: Re: [ltp] T41: garbled screen
> Reply-To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
>=20
> On Thu, 06 Jan 2005 21:21:59 +0100, Paul Bolle <pebolle@tiscali.nl> wrote=
:
> > 0) My first post to this list.
> >
> > 1) I recently purchased a T41 (model 2373-9FG) with a 14.1" 1400x1050
> > screen and (as far as I know) an ATI Mobility RADEON 9000 graphics card=
.
> >
> > 2) On this T41 I installed Fedora Core 3. I do not dual boot with some
> > other OS.
> >
> > 3) Every now and then the screen of this T41 is totally garbled. This
> > happens directly after starting this T41: even the BIOS splash screen i=
s
> > unreadable! I more or less have to guess what is happening when it boot=
s
> > and log in and do a poweroff "blind". The screen can stay garbled for a
> > number of boots and then (seemingly random) it will be just fine right
> > from the start. Quite annoying, to put it mildly.
> >
> > 4) Has anyone experienced similar problems?
> >
> > 5) Is there any chance this is not a hardware problem (I'm guessing a
> > faulty graphics card) but somehow related to my Fedora Core 3 setup?
> >
> > Kind regards,
> >
> > Paul Bolle
> >
>=20
> Sounds like hardware to me. especially if is persists across power cycles=
.
>=20
> Alex
>=20
> --__--__--
>=20
> Message: 21
> Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2005 15:45:16 -0500
> From: "Donald B. Altman" <dona@SingularTech.com>
> Subject: Re: [ltp] T41: garbled screen
> To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
> Reply-To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
>=20
> ** Reply to message from Paul Bolle <pebolle@tiscali.nl> on Thu, 06 Jan 2=
005 21:21:59 +0100
>=20
> Hi,
>=20
> I'm not a computer hardware professional, so this is only my opinion....
>=20
> > Is there any chance this is not a hardware problem (I'm guessing a
> > faulty graphics card) but somehow related to my Fedora Core 3 setup?
>=20
> If your BIOS splash screen is garbled, then it's not going to be your OS.=
It's
> happening earlier in the boot process than the OS. It may not be a graph=
ics
> chip problem, though, I could see how a faulty motherboard or BIOS might
> cause it.
>=20
> In any case, it definitely sounds to me like hardware.
>=20
> Good luck,
>=20
> Don A
>=20
> --
> Donald B. Altman
> Singular Technologies
> Croton-on-Hudson, NY
>=20
> --__--__--
>=20
> Message: 22
> Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2005 15:47:43 -0500 (EST)
> From: Eben King <eben1@tampabay.rr.com>
> To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
> Subject: Re: [ltp] T41: garbled screen
> Reply-To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
>=20
> On Thu, 6 Jan 2005, Alex Deucher wrote:
>=20
> > On Thu, 06 Jan 2005 21:21:59 +0100, Paul Bolle <pebolle@tiscali.nl> wro=
te:
> > >
> > > 1) I recently purchased a T41 (model 2373-9FG) with a 14.1" 1400x1050
> > > screen and (as far as I know) an ATI Mobility RADEON 9000 graphics ca=
rd.
> > >
> > > 2) On this T41 I installed Fedora Core 3. I do not dual boot with som=
e
> > > other OS.
> > >
> > > 3) Every now and then the screen of this T41 is totally garbled. This
> > > happens directly after starting this T41: even the BIOS splash screen=
is
> > > unreadable! I more or less have to guess what is happening when it bo=
ots
> > > and log in and do a poweroff "blind". The screen can stay garbled for=
a
> > > number of boots and then (seemingly random) it will be just fine righ=
t
> > > from the start. Quite annoying, to put it mildly.
> > >
> > > 4) Has anyone experienced similar problems?
> > >
> > > 5) Is there any chance this is not a hardware problem (I'm guessing a
> > > faulty graphics card) but somehow related to my Fedora Core 3 setup?
> >
> > Sounds like hardware to me. especially if is persists across power cycl=
es.
>=20
> And occurs in the BIOS after a cold boot. However, if you send it back t=
o
> IBM for service, back up everything important first. The first thing the=
y
> will want to do is wip the hard drive and make it "as from the factory"
> fresh, even though enny fule no it's not the lack of XP that's the proble=
m.
>=20
> --
> -eben ebQenW1@EtaRmpTabYayU.rIr.OcoPm home.tampabay.rr.com/hactar
> VIRGO: All Virgos are extremely friendly and intelligent - except
> for you. Expect a big surprise today when you wind up with your
> head impaled upon a stick. -- Weird Al, _Your Horoscope for Today_
>=20
> --__--__--
>=20
> Message: 23
> Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2005 15:00:58 -0600 (CST)
> From: Satish Balay <balay@fastmail.fm>
> To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
> Subject: Re: [ltp] T41: garbled screen
> Reply-To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
>=20
> On Thu, 6 Jan 2005, Eben King wrote:
>=20
> > > Sounds like hardware to me. especially if is persists across power cy=
cles.
> >
> > And occurs in the BIOS after a cold boot. However, if you send it back=
to
> > IBM for service, back up everything important first.
>=20
> Or - remove the hdd - before sending in the machine..
>=20
> Satish
>=20
> --__--__--
>=20
> Message: 24
> Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2005 16:10:23 -0500 (EST)
> From: Eben King <eben1@tampabay.rr.com>
> To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
> Subject: Re: [ltp] T41: garbled screen
> Reply-To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
>=20
> On Thu, 6 Jan 2005, Satish Balay wrote:
>=20
> > On Thu, 6 Jan 2005, Eben King wrote:
> >
> > > > Sounds like hardware to me. especially if is persists across power =
cycles.
> > >
> > > And occurs in the BIOS after a cold boot. However, if you send it ba=
ck to
> > > IBM for service, back up everything important first.
> >
> > Or - remove the hdd - before sending in the machine..
>=20
> Does that void the warranty, since you have to do surgery to remove the h=
ard
> drive (at least I think you do)?
>=20
> --
> -eben ebQenW1@EtaRmpTabYayU.rIr.OcoPm home.tampabay.rr.com/hactar
> GEMINI: Your birthday party will be ruined once again by your explosive
> flatulence. Your love life will run into trouble when your fiancee hurls =
a
> javelin through your chest. -- Weird Al, _Your Horoscope for Today_
>=20
> --__--__--
>=20
> Message: 25
> Subject: Re: [ltp] X40...Fedora Core 3 or Suse 9.2?
> From: David Tansey <djtansey@umd.edu>
> To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
> Date: Wed, 05 Jan 2005 05:50:01 +0200
> Reply-To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
>=20
> i have an x40 with ubuntu. i have the atheros wifi chip. everything
> works out of the box except the sd card slot. but that doesn't work on
> any distro. my dock even works, though that took some work. can't think
> of anything else that doesn't work.
>=20
> On Tue, 2005-01-04 at 17:42 -0900, Kenneth Papp wrote:
> > Thanks to all for your suggestions. Here's the order I am going to try=
:
> >
> > 1) Suse 9.2 Pro
> > 2) MEPIS 2004.06
> > 3) Ubuntu
> > 4) Fedora Core 3
> >
> > I think I should be able to get one of these to work! ;-)
> >
> > joshua timberman wrote:
> >
> > >I totally forgot to respond to your laundry list in my other post.
> > >
> > >On Mon, 03 Jan 2005 12:32:43 -0900, Kenneth Papp <kpapp@gi.alaska.edu>=
wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >>comments from anyone using Suse 9.2 Pro or FC3 on their X40 regarding=
:
> > >>
> > >>1) Intel Pro 2100 wifi card
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > >No experience with this particular card. My T41 has an Atheros card
> > >and I had to download madwifi on Fedora Core 3 to get it to work. It
> > >worked perfectly out of the box with SuSE 9.2 though. Your mileage
> > >may vary with your card, however.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >>2) Suspend to disk/RAM (lid open/close and/or Fn keys)
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > >The Fedora Core 3 default kernel doesn't have APM support compiled in.
> > > I haven't tried making this work yet. I never used SuSE 9.2 anywhere
> > >but my desk at work, so I was always plugged in.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >>3) Battery life
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > >I can get about 4 hours out of the battery in Fedora. See above for
> > >SuSE (plugged in).
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >>4) External monitor support
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > >Supported damn near perfectly in Fedora. I did the install at home
> > >where I didn't have an external monitor to use. I took it to work and
> > >plugged in my 20" monitor, and found the option to use it as a dual
> > >head display easily, and configured it as fast as I did under Windows.
> > >The SuSE took a bit of fidgeting with the X config, but I think thats
> > >a difference between x.org and XFree86. I just remember getting dual
> > >head displays on my SuSE install was more difficult than I thought it
> > >should have been.
> > >
> > >Either way, if you choose Fedora, SuSE or something else, good luck
> > >and enjoy it! :)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>=20
> --__--__--
>=20
> Message: 26
> Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2005 15:16:43 -0600 (CST)
> From: Satish Balay <balay@fastmail.fm>
> To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
> Subject: Re: [ltp] T41: garbled screen
> Reply-To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
>=20
> On Thu, 6 Jan 2005, Eben King wrote:
>=20
> > > Or - remove the hdd - before sending in the machine..
> >
> > Does that void the warranty, since you have to do surgery to remove the=
hard
> > drive (at least I think you do)?
>=20
> (At letast for most models) you don't have to open the machine to pull
> the hdd out. Swapping HDDs is one of the feature-selling-points for
> the T series (and perhaps other models as well.
>=20
> I've had the IBM service guys tell me to remove unnecessary stuff -
> before sending the machine in (the ultabay-dvd, battery, hdd qualify
> for this)
>=20
> Satish
>=20
> --__--__--
>=20
> Message: 27
> From: Joachim Breitner <mail@joachim-breitner.de>
> To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
> Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2005 22:55:14 +0100
> Subject: [ltp] cd drive speed
> Reply-To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
>=20
> Hi list,
>=20
> recently, I did some audio ripping with cdparanoia (using the excellent
> "jack" frontend). The audio ripping speed was not really great (around
> 3x), and I found no option to cdparanoia to speed it up. Do you have the
> same results, or do you know a work around?
>=20
> I use a T41p with the regular CD/CD-RW drive.
>=20
> Thanks and happy new year,
> Joachim
> --
> Joachim "nomeata" Breitner
> mail: mail@joachim-breitner.de | ICQ# 74513189 | GPG-Key: 4743206C
> JID: joachimbreitner@amessage.de | http://www.joachim-breitner.de/
> Debian Developer: nomeata@debian.org
> Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments.
> See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html
>=20
> --__--__--
>=20
> Message: 28
> From: Mo <thinkpad-list@mopage.de>
> To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
> Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2005 22:10:03 +0000
> Subject: [ltp] some issues with R50e
> Reply-To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
>=20
> Hello List,
> I recently bought a R50e to replace my old Thinkpad i1200, and I'm quite
> pleased how well it works with Debian. I still have some problems though =
that
> I hope someone can help me with. I didn't find way of searching the maili=
ng
> list.
>=20
> 1. The laptop has a 1.3 Ghz Centrino. I would like to use cpufreq or the
> speedstep kernel funcitons, but they don't seem to be supported. I compil=
ed
> kernel 2.6.10 with the options "Intel Enhanced SpeedStep" and also "Intel
> Speedstep ICH-M chipsets" as modules, but upon loading they both say that=
the
> device does not exist. Even though the cpufreq option is enabled, I have =
no
> "fil" in /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0. I can use throttling
> via /proc/acpi/processor though.
>=20
> 2. I seem to have a Intel 855GM graphic card and wanted to try the new
> framebuffer driver that came with kernel 2.6.10 (intelfb), but dmesg give=
s me
> this:
> intelfb: Framebuffer driver for Intel(R) 830M/845G/852GM/855GM/865G chips=
ets
> Jan 5 17:17:16 localhost kernel: intelfb: Version 0.9.2
> Jan 5 17:17:16 localhost kernel: ACPI: PCI interrupt 0000:00:02.0[A] -> =
GSI
> 11 (level, low) -> IRQ 11
> Jan 5 17:17:16 localhost kernel: intelfb: Cannot reserve FB region.
> Does anyone have success with this driver?
>=20
> 3. On the keyboard, above the "left-arrow" and "right-arrow" key are some
> extra buttons which probably symbolise "page next/prev". Are they usuable=
at
> all? Maybe with xmodmap?
>=20
> 4. Since there is no Windows-key on the keyboard that could be used for s=
ome
> nice hotkeys, is it possible to use map the Fn key?
>=20
> 5. ACPI "Suspend to RAM" never return. All I can see on the screen is
> "Stopping tasks" and a complete progress bar, obviously indicating that i=
t
> successfully stopped everything. Then the only thing I can do is to resta=
rt.
>=20
> Thanks for all your help,
> Mo
>=20
> --__--__--
>=20
> Message: 29
> From: Jan-Hendrik Benter <lists@benter.de>
> To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
> Subject: Re: [ltp] Re: Re: help in troubleshooting ACPI drain with 2.6.10=
please
> Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2005 23:19:34 +0100
> Reply-To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
>=20
> --Boundary-00=3D_2lb3B+VBS1ntK+T
> Content-Type: text/plain;
> charset=3D"iso-8859-15"
> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
> Content-Disposition: inline
>=20
> Hi,
>=20
> I have T40p with Debian (Sarge) and 2.6.10 vanilla. In S3 it still uses a=
bout
> 2 watts per hour and is noticable warm.
>=20
> I have modified my sleep.sh to read battery capacity before and after res=
ume
> and calculate values to /var/log/battery.log, like:
>=20
> Tue Jan 4 21:04:42 CET 2005
> before: 34280 mW
> after: 33140 mW
> diff: -1140 mW
> seconds: 2242 sec
> result: -1830 mW/h
>=20
> Maybe some others like to share, what values they get, you get propper re=
sults
> after ~ 20 - 30 minutes ...
>=20
> Regards,
>=20
> Jan-Hendrik
>=20
> --Boundary-00=3D_2lb3B+VBS1ntK+T
> Content-Type: application/x-shellscript;
> name=3D"sleep.sh"
> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
> Content-Disposition: attachment;
> filename=3D"sleep.sh"
>=20
> #!/bin/sh
> # /etc/acpi/sleep.sh
>=20
> # remove USB for external mouse before sleeping
> if lsmod | grep '^usbhid' >/dev/null ; then
> /sbin/modprobe -r -s usbhid
> fi
> if lsmod | grep '^uhci_hcd' >/dev/null ; then
> /sbin/modprobe -r -s uhci_hcd
> fi
> if lsmod | grep '^ehci_hcd' >/dev/null ; then
> /sbin/modprobe -r -s ehci_hcd
> fi
>=20
> hwclock --systohc
>=20
> LOG=3D/var/log/battery.log
> date >> $LOG
> DATE_BEFORE=3D`date +%s`
> BAT_BEFORE=3D`grep 'remaining capacity' /proc/acpi/battery/BAT0/state | a=
wk '{print $3}'`
> echo "before: $BAT_BEFORE mW" >> $LOG
>=20
> echo 3 > /proc/acpi/sleep
>=20
> DATE_AFTER=3D`date +%s`
> BAT_AFTER=3D`grep 'remaining capacity' /proc/acpi/battery/BAT0/state | aw=
k '{print $3}'`
> echo "after: $BAT_AFTER mW" >> $LOG
>=20
> DIFF=3D`echo "$BAT_AFTER - $BAT_BEFORE" | bc`
> SECONDS=3D`echo "$DATE_AFTER - $DATE_BEFORE" | bc`
> echo "diff: $DIFF mW" >> $LOG
> echo "seconds: $SECONDS sec" >> $LOG
> USAGE=3D`echo "($DIFF * 60 * 60) / ($SECONDS)" | bc`
> echo "result: $USAGE mW/h" >> $LOG
> echo "" >> $LOG
>=20
> if !(lsmod | grep '^ehci_hcd') >/dev/null ; then
> /sbin/modprobe -s ehci_hcd
> fi
> if !(lsmod | grep '^uhci_hcd') >/dev/null ; then
> /sbin/modprobe -s uhci_hcd
> fi
> if !(lsmod | grep '^usbhid') >/dev/null ; then
> /sbin/modprobe -s usbhid
> fi
>=20
> hwclock --hctosys
>=20
> --Boundary-00=3D_2lb3B+VBS1ntK+T--
>=20
> --__--__--
>=20
> Message: 30
> From: Matt Graham <danceswithcrows@usa.net>
> Organization: Fleabag Discordian Society
> To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
> Subject: Re: [ltp] cd drive speed
> Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2005 17:51:30 -0500
> Reply-To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
>=20
> On Thursday 06 January 2005 16:55, after a long battle with technology,
> Joachim Breitner wrote:
> > recently, I did some audio ripping with cdparanoia (using the
> > excellent "jack" frontend). The audio ripping speed was not really
> > great (around 3x), and I found no option to cdparanoia to speed it
> > up. Do you have the same results, or do you know a work around?
> >
> > I use a T41p with the regular CD/CD-RW drive.
>=20
> cdparanoia is built for quality, not speed. Use -Z to disable
> cdparanoia's paranoiac error-checking, and it'll go faster. The
> resulting .wav files may be of lower quality, though. ISTR hearing
> something about "cdparanoia doesn't use DMA on drives that support it
> under kernel 2.4", but that may be inaccurate. I never researched that
> because I ripped my CD collection years ago. HTH anyway,
>=20
> --
> This is my rifle, this is my GNU
> This is for fighting, this is for $FOO!
> --AJS in ASR
> There is no Darkness in Eternity/But only Light too dim for us to see
>=20
> --__--__--
>=20
> Message: 31
> Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2005 17:52:25 -0500 (EST)
> From: Eben King <eben1@tampabay.rr.com>
> To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
> Subject: Re: [ltp] Re: Re: help in troubleshooting ACPI drain with 2.6.10
> please
> Reply-To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
>=20
> On Thu, 6 Jan 2005, Jan-Hendrik Benter wrote:
>=20
> > I have T40p with Debian (Sarge) and 2.6.10 vanilla. In S3 it still uses=
about
> > 2 watts per hour and is noticable warm.
>=20
> Check your units. Watts =3D energy per time (specifically 1 Joule per
> second). Watts per hour doesn't make sense unless the power use is
> accelerating.
>=20
> --
> -eben ebQenW1@EtaRmpTabYayU.rIr.OcoPm home.tampabay.rr.com/hactar
>=20
> "You're one of those condescending Unix computer users!"
> "Here's a nickel, kid. Get yourself a better computer" - Dilbert.
>=20
> --__--__--
>=20
> Message: 32
> From: Jan-Hendrik Benter <lists@benter.de>
> To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
> Subject: Re: [ltp] Re: Re: help in troubleshooting ACPI drain with 2.6.10=
please
> Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2005 00:09:35 +0100
> Reply-To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
>=20
> Hi,
>=20
> > On Thu, 6 Jan 2005, Jan-Hendrik Benter wrote:
> > > I have T40p with Debian (Sarge) and 2.6.10 vanilla. In S3 it still us=
es
> > > about 2 watts per hour and is noticable warm.
> >
> > Check your units. Watts =3D energy per time (specifically 1 Joule per
> > second). Watts per hour doesn't make sense unless the power use is
> > accelerating.
>=20
> okay, thanks, you are right, but this is just a naming issue, problem rem=
ains:
>=20
> before: 34280 mWh
> after: 33140 mWh
> diff: -1140 mWh
> seconds: 2242 sec
> result: -1830 mW
>=20
> Regards,
>=20
> Jan-Hendrik
>=20
> --__--__--
>=20
> Message: 33
> Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2005 18:24:10 -0500 (EST)
> From: Eben King <eben1@tampabay.rr.com>
> To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
> Subject: Re: [ltp] Re: Re: help in troubleshooting ACPI drain with 2.6.10
> please
> Reply-To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
>=20
> On Fri, 7 Jan 2005, Jan-Hendrik Benter wrote:
>=20
> > > On Thu, 6 Jan 2005, Jan-Hendrik Benter wrote:
> > > > I have T40p with Debian (Sarge) and 2.6.10 vanilla. In S3 it still =
uses
> > > > about 2 watts per hour and is noticable warm.
> > >
> > > Check your units. Watts =3D energy per time (specifically 1 Joule pe=
r
> > > second). Watts per hour doesn't make sense unless the power use is
> > > accelerating.
> >
> > okay, thanks, you are right, but this is just a naming issue, problem
> > remains:
> >
> > before: 34280 mWh
> > after: 33140 mWh
> > diff: -1140 mWh
> > seconds: 2242 sec
> > result: -1830 mW
>=20
> 2242
> 2242 sec =3D ---- h =3D 0.6227 h
> 3600
>=20
> 1830 mWh
> -------- =3D 2938 mW =3D 2.938 W
> 0.6227 h
>=20
> So your laptop uses power at the rate of 2.9 watts when suspended to RAM.
>=20
> --
> -eben ebQenW1@EtaRmpTabYayU.rIr.OcoPm home.tampabay.rr.com/hactar
> PISCES: Try to avoid any Virgos or Leos with the Ebola virus.
> You are the Lord of the Dance, no matter what those idiots at
> work say. -- Weird Al, _Your Horoscope for Today_
>=20
> --__--__--
>=20
> Message: 34
> Subject: Re: [ltp] cd drive speed
> From: ash <ash@kgbspy.org>
> To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
> Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2005 10:43:52 +1100
> Reply-To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
>=20
> On Thu, 2005-01-06 at 17:51 -0500, Matt Graham wrote:
>=20
> > cdparanoia is built for quality, not speed. Use -Z to disable
> > cdparanoia's paranoiac error-checking, and it'll go faster. The
> > resulting .wav files may be of lower quality, though. ISTR hearing
> > something about "cdparanoia doesn't use DMA on drives that support it
> > under kernel 2.4", but that may be inaccurate. I never researched that
> > because I ripped my CD collection years ago. HTH anyway,
>=20
> I found that when ripping cds under a 2.6 kernel using cdparanoia in
> grip, it would rip maybe 2/3 - 3/4 of most files before lame got a hold
> of them - I still haven't got around to ripping those cds properly.
> Those that I ripped under my partition with a 2.4 kernel (again, using
> cdparanoia) came out fine. Under 2.6, I recently tried using cdparanoia
> (grip) as the ripper in grip and haven't had any problems - maybe this
> is a special build for grip...? Agree with the speed, though - sure, it
> may take three times as long, but you'll find that even your most
> heavily scratched discs should be ripped without any errors. It'll also
> beat (almost) all copy protection on discs...
>=20
> cheers,
> ash.
>=20
> --
> ash <ash@kgbspy.org>
>=20
> --__--__--
>=20
> Message: 35
> Date: 6 Jan 2005 23:51:06 -0000
> From: "Chandan Ramegowda" <dec51980@rediffmail.com>
> To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
> Subject: [ltp] Wireless & Ultrnav-How to make them work
> Reply-To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
>=20
> This is a multipart mime message
>=20
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>=20
> =3DA0 =3D0AHi, =3D0AI just installed Mandrake 10.1 on my T41.I am new to=
Linux. =3D
> =3D0AHow to Configure the wireless(Intel Centrino)?. =3D0AAlso, How to ma=
ke Ult=3D
> ranav pointing Button work?. =3D0APlease help me. =3D0A =3D0AThanks, =3D0=
AChandan=3D
> =3D20
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y T41.I =3D
> am new to Linux. <BR>=3D0AHow to Configure the wireless(Intel Centrino)?.=
<BR=3D
> >=3D0AAlso, How to make Ultranav pointing Button work?. <BR>=3D0APlease h=
elp me=3D
> . <BR>=3D0A <BR>=3D0AThanks, <BR>=3D0AChandan =3D0A</P>=3D0A<br><br>=3D0=
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>=20
> --__--__--
>=20
> Message: 36
> Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2005 01:54:03 +0100
> From: Bob Alexander <bob@ngi.it>
> To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
> Subject: [ltp] Thinkpad T40 and hdparm
> Reply-To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
>=20
> Here is my T40 hdparm output.
> Is there anything I should/could tweak to get better performance or
> quieter/cooler/less power usage ?
>=20
> TIA,
> Bob
>=20
> t40:/home/bob# hdparm -I /dev/hda
>=20
> /dev/hda:
>=20
> ATA device, with non-removable media
> Model Number: IC25N080ATMR04-0
> Serial Number: MRG401K4G490VC
> Firmware Revision: MO4OAC0J
> Standards:
> Used: ATA/ATAPI-6 T13 1410D revision 3a
> Supported: 6 5 4 3
> Configuration:
> Logical max current
> cylinders 16383 16383
> heads 16 16
> sectors/track 63 63
> --
> CHS current addressable sectors: 16514064
> LBA user addressable sectors: 156301488
> device size with M =3D 1024*1024: 76319 MBytes
> device size with M =3D 1000*1000: 80026 MBytes (80 GB)
> Capabilities:
> LBA, IORDY(can be disabled)
> bytes avail on r/w long: 4 Queue depth: 1
> Standby timer values: spec'd by Vendor, no device specific minim=
um
> R/W multiple sector transfer: Max =3D 16 Current =3D 16
> Advanced power management level: 128 (0x80)
> Recommended acoustic management value: 128, current value: 254
> DMA: mdma0 mdma1 mdma2 udma0 udma1 udma2 udma3 udma4 *udma5
> Cycle time: min=3D120ns recommended=3D120ns
> PIO: pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4
> Cycle time: no flow control=3D240ns IORDY flow control=3D1=
20ns
> Commands/features:
> Enabled Supported:
> * NOP cmd
> * READ BUFFER cmd
> * WRITE BUFFER cmd
> * Host Protected Area feature set
> * Look-ahead
> * Write cache
> * Power Management feature set
> Security Mode feature set
> * SMART feature set
> * Mandatory FLUSH CACHE command
> * Device Configuration Overlay feature set
> Automatic Acoustic Management feature set
> SET MAX security extension
> Address Offset Reserved Area Boot
> * SET FEATURES subcommand required to spinup after power u=
p
> Power-Up In Standby feature set
> * Advanced Power Management feature set
> * SMART self-test
> * SMART error logging
> Security:
> Master password revision code =3D 65534
> supported
> not enabled
> not locked
> frozen
> not expired: security count
> not supported: enhanced erase
> 66min for SECURITY ERASE UNIT.
> HW reset results:
> CBLID- above Vih
> Device num =3D 0 determined by the jumper
> Checksum: correct
>=20
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>=20
> Message: 37
> From: Shaw <shawv@comcast.net>
> To: joelapenna@gmail.com, linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org,
> gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
> Subject: Re: [ltp] OSD with tpb not working with T30, xorg, gentoo & KDE
> Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2005 19:25:28 -0800
> Reply-To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
>=20
> On Thursday 06 January 2005 08:34 am, Joe LaPenna wrote:
> > You've verified that this does not occur after you've loaded a non KDE
> > but QT application, and that the problem does not occur when you load
> > a non QT non KDE application?
>=20
> Thank you for pushing me farther! I did some more testing and found that=
the
> problem only occured when I loaded an application that sourced my .bashrc=
.
> This happened of course in Konsole, and Konqueror does that too b/c of th=
e way
> I've setup my filemanagement profile. The offending lines in my .bashrc =
that
> caused the deadlock?
>=20
> xmodmap -e "pointer =3D 1 2 3 6 7 4 5"
> xmodmap -e 'keycode 233 =3D F20'
> xmodmap -e 'keycode 234 =3D F19'
>=20
> Is there a problem with these lines? I tried putting them in my .bash_pro=
file
> and starting tpb from ~/.kde/Autostart, but that didn't work either. So,=
I
> took a look at /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc and it looks like it does `xmodmap
> $HOME/.Xmodmap'. I assumed that was my home directory, so I added the li=
nes
> there, but that didn't work either. Any ideas there?
>=20
> I'd guess putting xmodmap commands in .bashrc isn't the best thing to do,=
but
> is there an acceptable reason why this causes deadlock with tpb? Again,
> there's more info about the lock xmodmap and tpb are fighting over in the=
URL
> provided in the top post.
>=20
> Thanks!
> Shaw
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>=20
> Message: 38
> From: Osho GG <oshogg@gmail.com>
> To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
> Subject: Re: [ltp] 3D acceleration on T41
> Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2005 13:55:23 -0800
> Reply-To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
>=20
> With XFree86 4.3.99, ATI's fglrx drivers should work. Just go to ATI's=3D=
20
> websites and download them and install as per the instruction provided wi=
th=3D
> =3D20
> it.
>=20
> Osho
>=20
> On Thursday 30 December 2004 10:34 am, Guillermo Latorre wrote:
> > El jue, 30-12-2004 a las 18:14 +0100, Guillermo Latorre escribi=3DF3:
> > > > What version of XFree86 or X.org are you running? Are you running
> > > > drivers supplied with the XFree86 or X.org or ATI's drivers?
> > >
> > > Hi!
> > >
> > > thank you for your answer,
> > > I am using XFree86 version:
> > > xserver-xfree86: 4.3.0.dfsg.1-10
> >
> > And also XFree86 Version 4.3.99.12 is installed.
> >
> > > I have been looking for web pages with the T41 graphics configuration
> > > and many people had to make nothing for the 3D acceleration...
> > >
> > > I have also installed both "xserver-xfree86-dri-trunk" and
> > > "xlibmesa-gl1-dri-trunk" packages.
> > >
> > > Thanks for your help!
> > >
> > > Guille
>=20
> =3D2D-=3D20
> Osho
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> Message: 39
> Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2005 08:02:55 +0100
> From: Bob Alexander <bob@ngi.it>
> To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org, debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Subject: [ltp] SOLVED: APM not waking up after prolonged sleep to RAM
> Reply-To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
>=20
> As many of you might have read with both 2.6.9 and 2.6.10 kernels and
> APM, my Thinkpad T40 (2373-92G) did not resume after being left in
> suspend to RAM for a longish time (very approx. over 45 min).
>=20
> Shorter sleeps went just fine and the machine restarted just perfectly
> with it's brilliant GNOME desktop and X.
>=20
> The solution was found in a BIOS setting.
>=20
> In the config->power section, towards the bottom, there was a setting
> which sounds like "Hibernate after suspend expires -> Enabled". I just
> put this as Disabled and my TP woke up this morning like a young 6 years
> old on Sunday morning :)
>=20
> I'm happy :)
>=20
> The power consumption is very good.
>=20
> This is quite logical since something must have happened between a short
> and long sleep. It was this suspend timer expiring.
>=20
> Now I hopw this info will help people more kernel knowledgeble than me
> to fix this once for all.
>=20
> Peace and happiness to all,
> Bob
>=20
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> Message: 40
> Subject: Re: [ltp] IBM Harddrive protection
> From: Pbt <info16@ifrance.com>
> To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
> Date: Wed, 05 Jan 2005 19:47:41 +0100
> Reply-To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
>=20
> Le mer 05/01/2005 =E0 18:51, Eben King a =E9crit :
> > On Wed, 5 Jan 2005, VaibhaV Sharma wrote:
> >
> > > Pbt wrote:
> > >
> > > >Le mer 05/01/2005 =E0 17:42, Emmanuel Doguet a =E9crit :
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >>PH> From what I've read on this list, there's no support for the HD=
protection
> > > >>PH> under Linux. Furthermore, IBM has not released any information =
so the linux
> > > >>PH> community could build a driver itself...
> > > >>
> > > >>So the protection not work ? It's not an hardware system who work w=
ith
> > > >>no drivers ?
> > > >>
> > > >No : you can easily check it listening the hard drive noise when
> > > >shocking it.
> > >
> > > Apart from being shock sensitive, the hdd protection software on my t=
41p
> > > shows a 3d model of the machine. You move the machine back and forth =
and
> > > it moves the model in 3d. So there is some kind of motion sensing
> > > mechanism and not just shock sensors.
> >
> > I read a description on IBM's web site. There's a 3D accelerometer (or
> > three 1D accelerometers at right angles), and the driver integratrd
> > the output(s) of those to compute the position of the laptop.
> >
> > Since the accelerometers are physical devices, they're not infinitely
> > sensitive. Thus, if you move the laptop at below their minimum sensiti=
vity
> > or above their maximum, it won't know where it is. This may be hard to=
do.
> I don't think that developing this kind of driver is very hard if you
> just want to stop/resume the HD.
> But developing an advanced one (with monitoring by example) would be
> much more difficult.
>=20
> Does anyone know if IBM plan to release detailed technical informations
> about APS soon ?
>=20
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>=20
> Message: 41
> Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2005 16:57:00 +0100
> To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
> Subject: Re: [ltp] Question on swsusp2 and other ACPI trivia
> From: obi <graziano@cs.ucsb.edu>
> Reply-To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
>=20
> On Thu, Jan 06, 2005 at 04:25:15PM +0100, Bob Alexander wrote:
> > To solve my 2.6.9-2.6.10-ACPI-APM deadlock I have now found the
> > following sensible solution:
> >
> > Patched a 2.6.10 with the external swsusp2 and enabled ACPI including
> > the builtin ibm_acpi.
> >
> > After setting up a few things I am delighted to be able to suspend to
> > HDD (let's call it hibernate ?) on my /dev/hda6 swap partition very
> > reliably.
> >
> > Have a few questions though:
> >
> > 1) If I hibernate while pinging a site, upon resuming the ping does not
> > progress. If I interrupt it and relaunch all is fine. Normal ?
> >
> > 2) I have tied the lib button and the Fn-F4 to the "hibernate" command
> > script. Now I would like to do something cleaner and associate the
> > Fn+F12 button to my hibernate script but I cannot understand how.
> >
> > A tail -f /var/log/acpid shows events triggered for lid or FnF4 but NOT
> > for FnF12 ... what am I missing ???
>=20
> Have you
> echo enable > /proc/acpi/ibm/hotkey
> echo ffff > /proc/acpi/ibm/hotkey
> to enable the extra buttons? On my T41 I got quite a few Fn+F? with this.
>=20
> > Last question: as I have compiled CPU throttling in my kernel, could I
> > bring the CPU to 600MHz when on battery (and maybe go on low LCD
> > luminosity) and back to 1600MHz when on AC (and full LCD brightness) ..=
.
> > any examples ?
>=20
> Sure you can: I do use powernwd that adapts the speed to what I need at
> the moment. But you if you look into /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq
> there are few files and you can echo values into some of them (I think
> scaling_max_freq and scaling_min_freq for example). That should change
> the speed of the CPU.
>=20
> graziano
>=20
> >
> > Thank you very much,
> > Bob
> > --
> > The linux-thinkpad mailing list home page is at:
> > http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-thinkpad
> >
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