[ltp] Newbie video questions
Alfredo Matos
linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Tue, 29 Aug 2006 14:53:33 +0100
Matt Graham wrote:
>
>> 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.
>
Does this work with more recent models ? Because the new ati driver
(8.28.8) says it has video switching support for T60/T60p models, but
mine still doesn't work.
regards,
Alfredo Matos