[ltp] T42 Video Output

[Alex Deucher]

On Sun, Nov 30, 2008 at 3:37 PM, Dave Wood <dave@unrealize.co.uk> wrote:
> Has anyone managed to get external crt output working on a T42?
>
> Works fine on my T21 but doesn't seem to want to work on the 42.
>
> echo -n video_switch/crt_enable > /proc/acpi/ibm/video does nothing.

If you are running X, you'll need to use xrandr to adjust the video
state.  The radeon X driver disables bios video switching to prevent
the bios from messing with the video state behind the driver's back.

Alex