X problems on Dell Latitude w/i915 graphics (and Fn-key questions)
jim lawrence
fedorajim at gmail.com
Thu Feb 24 14:55:21 UTC 2005
On Thu, 24 Feb 2005 15:39:34 +0100, Toralf Lund <toralf at procaptura.com> wrote:
> We're having problems with the X server when running Fedora or Red Hat
> Linux (i.e. we've tried both FC3 & older stuff) on a Dell Latitude 610
> notebook with an Intel 915 graphics chip. Firstly, no driver but "vesa"
> appears to work at all, but we don't mind that too much. However, we
> can't get a correct display with that either. Symptoms:
>
> * A black screen is displayed by default.
> * When using an external monitor instead of the built-in LCD screen,
> everything works fine.
> * If starting up with external display, then switching to the
> build-in one via and Fn-key combination (Fn+F8 in this case), the
> built-in one also works.
> * The same is true after starting with the internal one (and getting
> a black screen), then switching to external and back to internal.
> * In the above two cases, display is once again lost if we switch to
> a different VT via Ctrl+Alt+F-keys, then back to the X server.
>
> Any ideas how to get around this? I mean, how to get the internal
> display to work directly?
>
> Related question: What exactly happens when the Fn-combination is
> pressed? I mean, I've sort of seen this operation as akin to pulling out
> the cable to the monitor, then inserting another one, but to get the
> behaviour described above, there must also be some kind of software
> signalling involved, mustn't there?
>
> - Toralf
>
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The Fcn + key is most likly being controlled by the BIOS in some way
same or form.
take a look at /etc/X11/xorg,conf ( which is written bu
system-config-display)
look at your monitors section of the above file
Another thought, have you tried to set them as a generic LCD display?
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Jim Lawrence
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