Re: help on debian on Thinkpad R31
On Wed, 01 Jun 2011 20:13:16 +0100, Mao Xiaoan wrote:
> I am new to Linux. Yesterday, I installed Debian 6.0.1a on my Thinkpad
> R31 (2656 J2C). It was installed successfully, but in the end when it
> rebooted, the laptop monitor doesn't show anything (it is grey),
> although it is still working fine if I boot it to windows. I connected a
> stand-alone monitor to the laptop via VGA output, and switch to it by
> Fn+F7, there is display (1280 x 1024, 75Hz). The laptop monitor itself
> support display up to 1024 x 768, 60Hz.
>
> I don't know what could be wrong, so I don't know what more information
> should I provide to help identify the problem.
>
> Can anybody help please?
You may be hitting this bug:
xserver-xorg-video-intel: Intel 830MG keeps swapping blank/screen betw.
VGA1/LVDS1
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=623157
You could try with the hint provided there and see if that helps :-?
Greetings,
--
Camaleón
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