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Lasse Riis wrote: |
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> When Xorg starts on my laptop (or actually Gentoo boots and xdm is |
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> started) the X startup procedure involves blanking, or actually powering |
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> off my display completely. This has always been "standard procedure" to |
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> me, and I've gotten used to it over the years. |
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> However, in my current setup it actually "blinks" or powers off twice. |
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> It might be the version of Xorg, or it might be this laptop. In any case |
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> I didn't notice it till now. |
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> I've Googled some to find out what's actually going on but to no avail. |
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> Some says it's probing for external monitors and thus turns off VGA |
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> which in turn causes my laptop display to power off(?). |
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> Is there a way to disable this? I don't need probing for external |
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> monitors on every X start. preferably I'd like to not have the monitor |
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> turn of at all. But I would at least like to prevent it from doing it |
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> twice. |
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> I'm on a Thinkpad x60s with this graphics controller: |
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> 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS, |
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> 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03) |
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> 00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS, |
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> 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03) |
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Hey Lasse, I see this on my laptop as well. It's not on right now so I |
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can't tell you the exact controller, but it's also Intel (but I think |
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maybe an 800 series?) I also remember the days before it blanked twice! |
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