thanks - but I checked that many times before I dared posting this question. I also checked the screen brightness buttons and that I plugged it in..... :-)
Ian Jonathon Fernyhough wrote: > 2009/10/30 ian pettitt <ian.pett...@bbsrc.ac.uk>: >> Hi >> I've upgrade from 9.04 to 9.10 and I can no longer use it - the system >> boots and gets to login screen, but since there is no display I can't >> use it! I reinstalled 9.04 and downloaded the 9.10 Live Cd, which has >> the same problem - the display is blank. It does detect an external >> monitor so I can see the output on that, but that isn't a very practical >> solution. Changing the display properties for the laptop screen doesn't >> make any difference, whatever I try I do not get any thing on the laptop >> screen. > > Have you tried the good ol' Fn-F8 combination (or whatever the CRT/LCD > key is on the 1545, I assume it's the same as on the Vostro 1500)? > > Jonathon > -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/