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