From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Mar 29 19:34:58 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F19C016A40A for ; Thu, 29 Mar 2007 19:34:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from drgerlists@gmail.com) Received: from wx-out-0506.google.com (wx-out-0506.google.com [66.249.82.225]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AF39513C487 for ; Thu, 29 Mar 2007 19:34:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from drgerlists@gmail.com) Received: by wx-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id s18so249087wxc for ; Thu, 29 Mar 2007 12:34:57 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:date:from:organization:reply-to:to:subject:message-id:user-agent:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=D1RsAV8xYf6hR2/14q3V/XbvhyavKtK7Fm5H6Ew0CmxkGWEaq/ZoQL9td4i96dcpF3u72RGYvPBCpQGILmIQ1w5VBtYsxAB7HTsJDaJzyufpgDhC/q7KwusYYcWMZiKTA7WvG/iPT874eJYcMu1ts73PPxEboUGZZYr58anldmk= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=received:date:from:organization:reply-to:to:subject:message-id:user-agent:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=GI6P+Iw9MfofcvpZFwm5ccYGF5V2+vPxnYWEGvP+uoLicl5RVScS/LLCMptaxBCbeK5awwgJ7MTdA6aa4Nvosn8NRd88KeF5NdcJhmJUsCT8IT65WEvfkPFa/4fuhBAAm62OZJCf4BnDOyFlDjyHTLNuQwv2zuZI+tio3M7RE3s= Received: by 10.90.104.14 with SMTP id b14mr1176980agc.1175196896877; Thu, 29 Mar 2007 12:34:56 -0700 (PDT) Received: from lmrmac.uhw.utoledo.edu ( [131.183.86.111]) by mx.google.com with ESMTP id 29sm1747625wrl.2007.03.29.12.34.55; Thu, 29 Mar 2007 12:34:56 -0700 (PDT) Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2007 15:28:36 -0400 From: drgerlists@gmail.com (Dr. Gary E. RAFE) Organization: Dr. Gary E. RAFE To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Message-ID: <460c1364.+bWpk7I1eLHAyI9mxbMmGXrs@lmrmac.uhw.utoledo.edu> User-Agent: Heirloom mailx 12.2 01/07/07 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Trouble with video (console/X11) on Toshiba Sat Pro 6100 notebook X-BeenThere: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: drgerlists@gmail.com List-Id: Mobile computing with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2007 19:34:59 -0000 Any list readers have any experience repairing/replacing the video card in Toshiba notebooks ? Shortly after resuming my Toshiba Satellite Pro 6100 (running 6.1-R) this morning from an overnight ACPI suspend, the LCD display became corrupted suddenly -- jiggly pixels, vertical black bands -- and the keyboard/mouse unresponsive. After a hard (power) reset, the console display itself was corrupted (text not in the correct place), but the system booted OK and proceeded to fsck its previously not-unmounted filesystems. The LCD display, however, was a real mess, with pulsating(!) blue/white vertical bands and the keyboard unresponsive, again. (I took a digital picture of the LCD, but it's still in the camera). After fsck finished its work, I logged onto the system from my wife's notebook, and proceeded to shut the system down properly. After waiting a few minutes, I started the notebook again, and the text console looked fine. The boot completed successfully, after which I found a login prompt. Then, after a couple of minutes like this, the alternating vertical bands re-appeared over the text console, but the keyboard was mostly responsive (the Caps Lock LED wasn't lighting when it should). I was able to log into the console and shut the system down properly again. Now, I managed to find a replacement video board for this model Toshiba on eBay for a decent price and got that on its way, just in case... After I got some time to investigate this a little more, I found discussion regarding known trouble with the connection between the system board & video board here: I also discovered what appears to be an excellent guide to disassembling Toshiba notebooks here: Before I start pulling my notebook apart to verify the unseated video board problem (vs failed video board), I'm interested in seeing if other -mobile readers have encountered this kind of problem in the past (and related experiences in solving them). -- Dr Gary E RAFE: drgerlists at gmail dot com