I am using Fedora 9 on my thinkpad T61. Today I try to use an outside LCD monitor, but failed. I try "echo crt_enable > /proc/acpi/ibm/video" but it doesn't work.
I have searched in google and can't find the reason. Help is needed. Thanks.
[root@tma-pc2 events]# modinfo thinkpad_acpi
filename: /lib/modules/2.6.25-14.fc9.i686/kernel/drivers/misc/thinkpad_acpi.ko
license: GPL
version: 0.19
description: ThinkPad ACPI Extras
author: Borislav Deianov, Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
alias: dmi:bvnIBM:bvrK[U,X-Z]ET??WW
alias: dmi:bvnIBM:bvr1[0,3,6,8,A-G,I,K,M-P,S,T]ET??WW
alias: dmi:bvnIBM:bvrI[B,D,H,I,M,N,O,T,W,V,Y,Z]ET??WW
alias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:*:svnLENOVO:*:pvrThinkPad*:rvnLENOVO:*
alias: dmi:bvnIBM:*:svnIBM:*:pvrThinkPad*:rvnIBM:*
alias: ibm_acpi
srcversion: 13C1F79AE532A4506E74876
depends: hwmon
vermagic: 2.6.25-14.fc9.i686 SMP mod_unload 686 4KSTACKS
[root@tma-pc2 events]# cat /proc/acpi/ibm/video
status: supported
lcd: enabled
crt: disabled
dvi: disabled
auto: disabled
commands: lcd_enable, lcd_disable
commands: crt_enable, crt_disable
commands: dvi_enable, dvi_disable
commands: auto_enable, auto_disable
commands: video_switch, expand_toggle
[root@tma-pc2 events]# echo crt_enable > /proc/acpi/ibm/video
[root@tma-pc2 events]# cat /proc/acpi/ibm/video
status: supported
lcd: enabled
crt: disabled
dvi: disabled
auto: disabled
commands: lcd_enable, lcd_disable
commands: crt_enable, crt_disable
commands: dvi_enable, dvi_disable
commands: auto_enable, auto_disable
commands: video_switch, expand_toggle
thanks.
Tao
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