[Openchrome-users] Blackscreen on VN800 Laptop

[Luc Verhaegen]

On Sat, Jan 20, 2007 at 02:04:24AM -0500, Thomas P Crawford wrote:
> 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. 
> 
No, people should not use ForcePanel on a whim. It's better to complain 
so that you get a proper fix.

> Actually, my computer is: http://www.clevo.com.tw/products/M551S.asp
Hrm, my guess is that the 51 there should be replaced by an xx. I did so 
for the M5xxV.

> 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?
> 
Despite the caps problem there, yes, probably, i moved away from that 
structure a long time ago.

Luc Verhaegen.
http://unichrome.sf.net/