Re: [2.6.15] screen remains blank after LID switch use

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On Monday 16 January 2006 10:01, Arlen Christian Mart Cuss wrote:
> Check out /proc/acpi - you should find a few things that you can tinker
> with, including one for your screen; often called `lcd'. If you "echo 1
>
>  > lcd" in the right directory, it should switch it on. "echo 0 > lcd"
>
> switches it off. Whatever is managing your power that turns it off,
> isn't turning it back on. Look into these. It's not likely to be the
> console/X driver's fault.

Okay, thanks for that information. After some further googling I came up with 
this:

# echo 0x80000001 > /proc/acpi/video/VID/LCD/state

and the screen comes back to life. Thanks!

Jan

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