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xserver-xorg-video-ati package

  1. Bug #22985
  2. Comment #68

Comment 68 for bug 22985

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Tormod Volden (tormodvolden) wrote : Re: [x700] fails to infer lvds for primary connector on acer ferrari 4005

I have tested the patch using the 6.06.1 desktop cd (and break=casper-bottom). Checking for the LAPTOP variable fails for my TravelMate 8100 since laptop-detect is not reliable so early in the boot process when xorg is first configured, see e.g. bug #40503. The DISPLAY_TYPE variable was something I had seen in xserver-xorg.postinst and is not defined in dexconf.

Anyway, by checking for the _Mobility_ X700 PCIE, chances are good enough this is a laptop, and that the MonitorLayout line is needed.

On my laptop, the resolution was not correctly detected, and the desktop cd booted up in 1024x768. But that is a much smaller problem than having a dead screen.