[ltp] X31: strange behavior of Fn+F7

[Alex Deucher]

On 10/28/07, Evgeni Golov <sargentd@die-welt.net> wrote:
> Hey,
>
> I'm running 2.6.24-rc1 right now and have the following "problem":
> When neither thinkpad-acpi nor video is loaded, Fn+F7 works as
> expected, both in X and on the console.
> When I load tp-acpi or video (or both) this stops working, in X *and*
> on the VT. I can still echo video_switch into /proc/acpi/ibm/video,
> though, and it works then.
> It this behavior expected, or a bug?

Also, FWIW, in the radeon driver in git, I disable the bios video
switching via the driver to avoid the bios randomly screwing with the
GPU state behind the driver's back. If you are using the recent radeon
driver, hook up xrandr to to your hotkeys.

Alex