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| author | Alan Coopersmith <Alan.Coopersmith@sun.com> | 2005-12-15 23:15:37 +0000 |
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| committer | Alan Coopersmith <Alan.Coopersmith@sun.com> | 2005-12-15 23:15:37 +0000 |
| commit | 07d5cf8fc37eb72dbb344081ff07d59dbf568e9c (patch) | |
| tree | f95411b83776f47d9da6e1e05e44d4622bf53f19 /man/r128.man | |
| parent | 6db5cbfbf6d405d9871892d1255dd7442e4539e9 (diff) | |
Bugzilla #5238 <https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5238> Patch
#3978 <https://bugs.freedesktop.org/attachment.cgi?id=3978> r128 man
page dualhead note update (Alex Deucher)
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1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/man/r128.man b/man/r128.man index 5168a48e..32bbaae7 100644 --- a/man/r128.man +++ b/man/r128.man @@ -142,9 +142,11 @@ on other architectures. .PP .B Dualhead Note: -Changing modes on crtc2 in dualhead mode causes problems in -some configurations. The workaround is to switch the mode, change to another -VT, then change back. +The video BIOS on some laptops interacts strangely with dualhead. +This can result in flickering and problems changing modes on crtc2. +If you experience these problems try toggling your laptop's video +output switch (e.g., fn-f7, etc.) prior to starting X or switch to +another VT and back. .SH "SEE ALSO" __xservername__(__appmansuffix__), __xconfigfile__(__filemansuffix__), xorgconfig(__appmansuffix__), Xserver(__appmansuffix__), X(__miscmansuffix__) |