[ltp] Can bot use Fn+F7 to switch LCD/CRT on Thinkpad X60s
gulfstream
linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Tue, 5 Dec 2006 22:20:43 +0800
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Oh, how to solve this problem with intel graphics card?
2006/12/5, Alex Deucher <alexdeucher@gmail.com>:
>
> On 12/5/06, Richard Neill <rn214@hermes.cam.ac.uk> wrote:
> >
> >
> > gulfstream wrote:
> > > I want to switch lcd/crt in X window and tty, but xorg.conf is useful
> to
> > > xorg. How to do if I want to switch lcd/crt in tty?
> >
> > You still need something like:
> >
> > Section "Device"
> > ...
> > Option "BiosHotKeys" "on" #Enable Fn-F7 for switching between
> > CRT,LCD,Both.
> > EndSection
> >
>
>
> This option only applies to the radeon driver.
>
> Alex
>
> >
> > Some of the video drivers don't pay attention to Fn-F7 by default.
> > Besides which, even if you are currently looking at a tty, you are still
> > using the xorg video driver [unless you use the vesa or framebuffer
> driver].
> >
> > Root cause of problem: xorg isn't just a GUI, it also overlaps with the
> > kernel, and contains hardware drivers. Notably, the video drivers are
> > (mainly) in X, not the kernel.
> >
> >
> > Richard
> >
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > gulfstream
> > >
> > > 2006/12/5, Richard Neill < rn214@hermes.cam.ac.uk
> > > <mailto:rn214@hermes.cam.ac.uk>>:
> > >
> > > gulfstream wrote:
> > > > I have use ibm_acpi module in my kernel( 2.6.18), and I can use
> > > Fn+F4 to
> > > > suspend to RAM and Fn+F12 to suspend to disk. But the system do
> not
> > > > respond to Fn+F7, so I can not switch the LCD and external CRT.
> > > > Moreover, when I run "echo video_switch > /proc/acpi/ibm/video"
> > > in the
> > > > terminal, no any respond. How to solve this matter?
> > > >
> > > > My laptop is Thinkpad X60s with Intel 945GM graphics chipsets.
> The
> > > > system is Debian etch with tpb installed.
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > At least on some machines, it's necessary to enable a flag in
> xorg.conf,
> > > iirc: EnableBiosHotKeys. Read man `your-Xorg-driver`.
> > >
> > > HTH,
> > >
> > > Richard
> > > --
> > > The linux-thinkpad mailing list home page is at:
> > > http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-thinkpad
> > >
> > >
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> >
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Oh, how to solve this problem with intel graphics card?<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">2006/12/5, Alex Deucher <<a href="mailto:alexdeucher@gmail.com">alexdeucher@gmail.com</a>>:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
On 12/5/06, Richard Neill <<a href="mailto:rn214@hermes.cam.ac.uk">rn214@hermes.cam.ac.uk</a>> wrote:<br>><br>><br>> gulfstream wrote:<br>> > I want to switch lcd/crt in X window and tty, but xorg.conf
is useful to<br>> > xorg. How to do if I want to switch lcd/crt in tty?<br>><br>> You still need something like:<br>><br>> Section "Device"<br>> ...<br>> Option "BiosHotKeys" "on" #Enable Fn-F7 for switching between
<br>> CRT,LCD,Both.<br>> EndSection<br>><br><br><br>This option only applies to the radeon driver.<br><br>Alex<br><br>><br>> Some of the video drivers don't pay attention to Fn-F7 by default.<br>> Besides which, even if you are currently looking at a tty, you are still
<br>> using the xorg video driver [unless you use the vesa or framebuffer driver].<br>><br>> Root cause of problem: xorg isn't just a GUI, it also overlaps with the<br>> kernel, and contains hardware drivers. Notably, the video drivers are
<br>> (mainly) in X, not the kernel.<br>><br>><br>> Richard<br>><br>><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > gulfstream<br>> ><br>> > 2006/12/5, Richard Neill < <a href="mailto:rn214@hermes.cam.ac.uk">
rn214@hermes.cam.ac.uk</a><br>> > <mailto:<a href="mailto:rn214@hermes.cam.ac.uk">rn214@hermes.cam.ac.uk</a>>>:<br>> ><br>> > gulfstream wrote:<br>> > > I have use ibm_acpi module in my kernel(
2.6.18), and I can use<br>> > Fn+F4 to<br>> > > suspend to RAM and Fn+F12 to suspend to disk. But the system do not<br>> > > respond to Fn+F7, so I can not switch the LCD and external CRT.
<br>> > > Moreover, when I run "echo video_switch > /proc/acpi/ibm/video"<br>> > in the<br>> > > terminal, no any respond. How to solve this matter?<br>> > >
<br>> > > My laptop is Thinkpad X60s with Intel 945GM graphics chipsets. The<br>> > > system is Debian etch with tpb installed.<br>> > ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > At least on some machines, it's necessary to enable a flag in
xorg.conf,<br>> > iirc: EnableBiosHotKeys. Read man `your-Xorg-driver`.<br>> ><br>> > HTH,<br>> ><br>> > Richard<br>> > --<br>> > The linux-thinkpad mailing list home page is at:
<br>> > <a href="http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-thinkpad">http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-thinkpad</a><br>> ><br>> ><br>> --<br>> The linux-thinkpad mailing list home page is at:
<br>> <a href="http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-thinkpad">http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-thinkpad</a><br>><br>--<br>The linux-thinkpad mailing list home page is at:<br>
<a href="http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-thinkpad">http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-thinkpad</a><br></blockquote></div><br>
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