On Mon, 21 Apr 2003, Ben Laurie wrote: > > When you wake the box up again, try switching to another virtual console > > and back again, and/or changing the display resolution using > > ctrl-alt-[keypad + or -]. > > I've done that - it stays dark (though I _think_ I know that the console > switch has worked, coz ctl-alt-del causes a clean reboot). Hmm. Too bad. :-) > > I've noticed similar things with my Dell > > notebook, and seem to recall a discussion of this issue previously. > > Basically, when things wake up, some piece of something forgets to power > > the backlight back on again. There may have been a kernel option floating > > around to deal with this, but it's worth a try to see if that can kick > > things into action. If your notebook supports a CRT/LCD function key, you > > could try fiddling that a few times to see if it jogs things back to life. > > I'll try that. > > > Killing and restarting X might also do it? > > That's a little tricky blind! Ctrl-alt-backspace? Robert N M Watson FreeBSD Core Team, TrustedBSD Projects robert_at_fledge.watson.org Network Associates LaboratoriesReceived on Mon Apr 21 2003 - 04:21:29 UTC
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