On Saturday 16 December 2000 22:19, Terry 'Mongoose' Hendrix II wrote: > Russell Coker wrote: > > I've recently started having a problem with my Thinkpad T20 where the > > screen goes black. It will happen while I'm working at seemingly random > > periods. Any new text or graphics that is displayed (in text mode or X) > > will appear as normal, and changing VT's will result in all text being > > correct. > > > > I have just recompiled my kernel (same version and options). > > > > It's kernel 2.4.0-test10. > > > > This problem occurs when X isn't running or when X is running. > > Welcome to laptop use. It's very likey your screen or some wiring is > loose. It's nothing to be concerned with at all. It's directly related > to how many times you drop or squeeze the case in your bookbag. =) > > Simply moving the screen on it's hinge will sometimes be enough, and > other times you may need to press the sides of the screen casing > together gently and it should work. > > If all else fails you'll have to take it apart and do some reconnecting > or even replace a cracked screen. > > I haven't used that exact model of thinkpad, but I can asure you it's a > common thing. Laptops aren't made to last very long. I've had maybe 3 > in 2 years, so it's important you can repair them so that you can resell > them to buy newer, faster ones.
No it is definately not a wiring issue. The entire screen goes blank but any text being displayed appears. So if I keep typing then anything I type appears, but the rest of the screen stays blank until I take some action to cause a re-draw (IE switching virtual terminals or scrolling a text-mode screen). This is some sort of software issue. -- http://www.coker.com.au/bonnie++/ Bonnie++ hard drive benchmark http://www.coker.com.au/postal/ Postal SMTP/POP benchmark http://www.coker.com.au/projects.html Projects I am working on http://www.coker.com.au/~russell/ My home page
