[Openchrome-users] Blackscreen on VN800 Laptop

[Thomas P Crawford]

Luc, thank you for the note.  I used the "Force Panel" option and it
works good.  I had read about the "Force Panel" option before on the
list, but all the threads seemed to indicate it didn't work.   Sorry
about that -- red face!  Should have tried it sooner, but then I
wouldn't have sent my info in so it could get into the driver build. 

Actually, my computer is: http://www.clevo.com.tw/products/M551S.asp

So what line should I put in the in the via_id.c before I recompile?
Would

{"Clevo M551S", VIA_VN800, 0x1558, 0x5406,  VIA_Device_CRT |
VIA_DEVICE_LCD}

be right?  Or better wait until it is updated.


Luc Verhaegen wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 19, 2007 at 01:53:53PM -0500, Thomas P Crawford wrote:
>> (EE) VIA(0): Unknown Card-Ids (1558|5406); please report to 
>>
>> My LapTop is apparently built up in Jakarta.  The name on the
computer
>> is A*Note and its model is Centurion.  The plate on the back is
mostly
>> in Chinese but it has NOTEBOOK COMPUTER Model M55S
>> Product Code M551S and after the serial number it has CLEVO CO. KPXF
>>
>> The LCD panel goes up to (1024*768) and the instruction book says
that
>> the VIA VN800 supports Analog Monitor Pixel Resolution up to
1600*1200,
>> however, I have not tested it to the 1600*1200 value on an external
>> monitor.  I have only tested it on an external monitor using the
>> openchrome driver up to 1024*768. Sorry, I don't have a higher
>> resolution monitor right now.  It runs great on the external
monitor.  
>>
>> Much thanks for help with this problem.
>>
>> Thomas P Crawford 
>>
> Manufacturer id is indeed clevo.
>
> And... I think that the things you found are _very_ correct, look
here:
> http://www.clevo.com.tw/products/M550S.asp
>
> Look familiar?
>
> So, {"Clevo M550S", VT3344, 0x1558, 0x5406, TRUE} for via_id.c
>
> Or, as a quick workaround, try Option "ForcePanel" "TRUE". This will 
> hopefully no longer be needed once Xavier commits the ids.
>
> Luc Verhaegen.