[ltp] Newbie video questions

[Alex Deucher]

On 8/29/06, Alfredo Matos <alfredo.matos@digitalself.org> wrote:
> 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.

this is an option in the open source r128 driver.  It has nothing to
do with the binary fglrx driver.  All the option does is allow you to
force the outputs, you can set it to FP, CRT, both, or BIOS, where
BIOS means leave the active outputs as configured by the BIOS.

Alex

>
> regards,
>
> Alfredo Matos
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