Toshiba Satellite C655 Resolution Issue & ACPI problems

English Hardware
1

Hi all,

I recently bought a new Toshiba Satellite C655, and installed Opensuse 11.3. I have been able to get the wireless card working by using “acpi=noirq” at boot time (Though it also works with “acpi=ht” and “acpi=force”).

But there is no ACPI installed, and I can’t figure out how to do it. /proc/acpi does not exist. I’d like to have it, so I can get battery info, and not have to manually shut down.

My biggest problem, which may or may not be related, is that I cant change the screen resolution to anything other than 1024x768. This is annoying since the monitor is geared to be 1366x768.

I tried the following:

kenny@linux-gh8b:~> xrandr
Screen 0: minimum 1024 x 768, current 1024 x 768, maximum 1024 x 768
default connected 1024x768+0+0 0mm x 0mm
   1024x768       76.0* 
kenny@linux-gh8b:~> xrandr --output default --mode 1366x768
xrandr: cannot find mode 1366x768
kenny@linux-gh8b:~> xrandr --newmode 1366x768 85.500 1366 1494 1624 1798 768 770 776 795 +hsync -vsync
kenny@linux-gh8b:~> xrandr --addmode default 1366x768
kenny@linux-gh8b:~> xrandr --output default --mode 1366x768 --rate 60
xrandr: screen cannot be larger than 1024x768 (desired size 1366x768)

But you can see the error I get. This makes me believe that xrandr is working fine and that I just need Suse to detect my monitor.

I’ve been reading loads of forums for the past few days, and haven’t found any solutions. Any ideas?

2

If it suffers from the same buggy bios issue that many of the new Toshiba laptops have then you can remedy all it’s problems by installing the 2.6.35 kernel and won’t have to play with/disable/set any acpi settings it will just work.

Add this repository to Yast.

Index of /repositories/Kernel:/HEAD/openSUSE_11.3

Once it is succesfully added then go into Yast software management, and click on view tab, then click on repositories, on the right hand side click on switch to repository, then it should install the kernel. If it warns that preload is not compatible, select the option to not install preload-kmp. (QT yast instructions)

When done you can reboot to the new fully functioning system.

3

Hi Bruce,

I installed the new kernel (default), but the only thing that’s changed is that the wireless will now work without “acpi=noirq”.

Are there any other packages I should install?

K

4

Make sure that grub doesn’t have any acpi options. If you installed with acpi options they will be in grub.

5

I did find “acpi=noirq” in the loader. I’ve removed it, and now the wireless connection doesn’t work :\

6

Sorry it doesn’t work for you.

Many Toshiba models have buggy bios problems and the 2.6.35 kernel was patched to fix it.

You can revert back to your old kernel, or keep using the one you have now.

7

Can we have the details concerning the graphics card chipset and driver?

/sbin/lspci -nnk

A lot of useful info can also be found with

cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log

That will give clues about EDID or driver issues for example.

If you search these forums or via google, you’ll find that sometimes its just a matter of creating a basic xorg.conf file, with the preferred mode and corresponding modeline in the montior section. (Alternatively, you can put the same lines in /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/50-monitors.conf)

Have a read of these too

SDB:Configuring graphics cards - openSUSE

openSUSE Graphic Card Practical Theory Guide for Users

See how that goes for a start.

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I’ve seen both of those links before. I was messing around with xorg.conf files for a couple of days before posting here, but didn’t get anywhere.

Thanks for your help.

Here’s the code:

linux-gh8b:/home/kenny # /sbin/lspci -nnk
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Memory Controller Hub [8086:2a40] (rev 07)
	Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device [1179:ff1e]
	Kernel driver in use: agpgart-intel
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:2a42] (rev 07)
	Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device [1179:fde0]
00:02.1 Display controller [0380]: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:2a43] (rev 07)
	Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device [1179:fde0]
00:1a.0 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 [8086:2937] (rev 03)
	Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device [1179:ff1e]
	Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
00:1a.1 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #5 [8086:2938] (rev 03)
	Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device [1179:ff1e]
	Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
00:1a.7 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2 [8086:293c] (rev 03)
	Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device [1179:ff1e]
	Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd
00:1b.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller [8086:293e] (rev 03)
	Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device [1179:ff1e]
	Kernel driver in use: HDA Intel
00:1c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 1 [8086:2940] (rev 03)
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:1c.1 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 2 [8086:2942] (rev 03)
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:1c.4 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 5 [8086:2948] (rev 03)
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:1d.0 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 [8086:2934] (rev 03)
	Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device [1179:ff1e]
	Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
00:1d.1 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 [8086:2935] (rev 03)
	Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device [1179:ff1e]
	Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
00:1d.2 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 [8086:2936] (rev 03)
	Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device [1179:ff1e]
	Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
00:1d.3 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #6 [8086:2939] (rev 03)
	Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device [1179:ff1e]
	Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
00:1d.7 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1 [8086:293a] (rev 03)
	Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device [1179:ff1e]
	Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd
00:1e.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge [8086:2448] (rev 93)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation ICH9M LPC Interface Controller [8086:2919] (rev 03)
	Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device [1179:ff1e]
00:1f.2 SATA controller [0106]: Intel Corporation ICH9M/M-E SATA AHCI Controller [8086:2929] (rev 03)
	Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device [1179:ff1e]
	Kernel driver in use: ahci
00:1f.3 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) SMBus Controller [8086:2930] (rev 03)
	Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device [1179:ff1e]
	Kernel driver in use: i801_smbus
02:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Atheros Communications AR8152 v1.1 Fast Ethernet [1969:2060] (rev c1)
	Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device [1179:ff1e]
	Kernel driver in use: atl1c
03:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Atheros Communications Inc. AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) [168c:002b] (rev 01)
	Subsystem: Askey Computer Corp. Device [144f:7159]
	Kernel driver in use: ath9k
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And:


linux-gh8b:/home/kenny # cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log
    60.729] 
X.Org X Server 1.8.0
Release Date: 2010-04-02
    60.729] X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
    60.729] Build Operating System: openSUSE SUSE LINUX
    60.729] Current Operating System: Linux linux-gh8b 2.6.35-rc6-15-default #1 SMP 2010-07-29 13:29:46 +0200 x86_64
    60.729] Kernel command line: root=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-TOSHIBA_MK3265GSXV_50V5S1HOS-part1 resume=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-TOSHIBA_MK3265GSXV_50V5S1HOS-part2 splash=silent quiet vga=0x317
    60.729] Build Date: 05 July 2010  09:27:36PM
    60.729]  
    60.729] Current version of pixman: 0.18.0
    60.729] 	Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
	to make sure that you have the latest version.
    60.729] Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
	(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
	(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
    60.729] (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Mon Aug  2 22:09:07 2010
    60.729] (==) Using config directory: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d"
    60.729] (==) No Layout section.  Using the first Screen section.
    60.729] (==) No screen section available. Using defaults.
    60.729] (**) |-->Screen "Default Screen Section" (0)
    60.729] (**) |   |-->Monitor "<default monitor>"
    60.730] (==) No monitor specified for screen "Default Screen Section".
	Using a default monitor configuration.
    60.730] (==) Automatically adding devices
    60.730] (==) Automatically enabling devices
    60.730] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/TTF/" does not exist.
    60.730] 	Entry deleted from font path.
    60.730] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/OTF/" does not exist.
    60.730] 	Entry deleted from font path.
    60.730] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/misc/sgi" does not exist.
    60.730] 	Entry deleted from font path.
    60.730] (==) FontPath set to:
	/usr/share/fonts/misc:unscaled,
	/usr/share/fonts/Type1/,
	/usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled,
	/usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled,
	/usr/share/fonts/URW/,
	/usr/share/fonts/cyrillic:unscaled,
	/usr/share/fonts/truetype/
    60.730] (==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib64/xorg/modules/updates,/usr/lib64/xorg/modules"
    60.730] (II) The server relies on udev to provide the list of input devices.
	If no devices become available, reconfigure udev or disable AutoAddDevices.
    60.730] (II) Loader magic: 0x7d58a0
    60.730] (II) Module ABI versions:
    60.730] 	X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
    60.730] 	X.Org Video Driver: 7.0
    60.730] 	X.Org XInput driver : 9.0
    60.730] 	X.Org Server Extension : 3.0
    60.737] (--) PCI:*(0:0:2:0) 8086:2a42:1179:fde0 Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller rev 7, Mem @ 0xd0000000/4194304, 0xc0000000/268435456, I/O @ 0x00005110/8
    60.737] (--) PCI: (0:0:2:1) 8086:2a43:1179:fde0 Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller rev 7, Mem @ 0xd3400000/1048576
    60.737] (WW) Open ACPI failed (/var/run/acpid.socket) (No such file or directory)
    60.737] (WW) Open ACPI failed (/var/run/acpid.socket) (No such file or directory)
    60.737] (II) LoadModule: "extmod"
    60.780] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/extensions/libextmod.so
    60.780] (II) Module extmod: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    60.780] 	compiled for 1.8.0, module version = 1.0.0
    60.780] 	Module class: X.Org Server Extension
    60.780] 	ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 3.0
    60.780] (II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
    60.780] (II) Loading extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
    60.780] (II) Loading extension XFree86-DGA
    60.780] (II) Loading extension DPMS
    60.780] (II) Loading extension XVideo
    60.780] (II) Loading extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
    60.780] (II) Loading extension X-Resource
    60.780] (II) LoadModule: "dbe"
    60.780] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/extensions/libdbe.so
    60.781] (II) Module dbe: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    60.781] 	compiled for 1.8.0, module version = 1.0.0
    60.781] 	Module class: X.Org Server Extension
    60.781] 	ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 3.0
    60.781] (II) Loading extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
    60.781] (II) LoadModule: "glx"
    60.781] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so
    60.781] (II) Module glx: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    60.781] 	compiled for 1.8.0, module version = 1.0.0
    60.781] 	ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 3.0
    60.781] (==) AIGLX enabled
    60.781] (II) Loading extension GLX
    60.781] (II) LoadModule: "record"
    60.781] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/extensions/librecord.so
    60.782] (II) Module record: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    60.782] 	compiled for 1.8.0, module version = 1.13.0
    60.782] 	Module class: X.Org Server Extension
    60.782] 	ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 3.0
    60.782] (II) Loading extension RECORD
    60.782] (II) LoadModule: "dri"
    60.782] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri.so
    60.782] (II) Module dri: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    60.782] 	compiled for 1.8.0, module version = 1.0.0
    60.782] 	ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 3.0
    60.782] (II) Loading extension XFree86-DRI
    60.782] (II) LoadModule: "dri2"
    60.782] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri2.so
    60.782] (II) Module dri2: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    60.782] 	compiled for 1.8.0, module version = 1.2.0
    60.783] 	ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 3.0
    60.783] (II) Loading extension DRI2
    60.783] (==) Matched intel as autoconfigured driver 0
    60.783] (==) Matched fbdev as autoconfigured driver 1
    60.783] (==) Matched vesa as autoconfigured driver 2
    60.783] (==) Assigned the driver to the xf86ConfigLayout
    60.783] (II) LoadModule: "intel"
    60.783] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/intel_drv.so
    60.783] (II) Module intel: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    60.783] 	compiled for 1.8.0, module version = 2.12.0
    60.783] 	Module class: X.Org Video Driver
    60.783] 	ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 7.0
    60.783] (II) LoadModule: "fbdev"
    60.784] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/fbdev_drv.so
    60.784] (II) Module fbdev: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    60.784] 	compiled for 1.8.0, module version = 0.4.1
    60.784] 	ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 7.0
    60.784] (II) LoadModule: "vesa"
    60.785] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/vesa_drv.so
    60.785] (II) Module vesa: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    60.785] 	compiled for 1.8.0, module version = 2.2.1
    60.785] 	Module class: X.Org Video Driver
    60.785] 	ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 7.0
    60.785] (II) intel: Driver for Intel Integrated Graphics Chipsets: i810,
	i810-dc100, i810e, i815, i830M, 845G, 852GM/855GM, 865G, 915G,
	E7221 (i915), 915GM, 945G, 945GM, 945GME, Pineview GM, Pineview G,
	965G, G35, 965Q, 946GZ, 965GM, 965GME/GLE, G33, Q35, Q33, GM45,
	4 Series, G45/G43, Q45/Q43, G41, B43, Clarkdale, Arrandale
    60.785] (II) FBDEV: driver for framebuffer: fbdev
    60.785] (II) VESA: driver for VESA chipsets: vesa
    60.785] (++) using VT number 7

    60.798] (II) Primary Device is: PCI 00@00:02:0
    60.828] (II) Loading sub module "fbdevhw"
    60.828] (II) LoadModule: "fbdevhw"
    60.828] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/linux/libfbdevhw.so
    60.828] (II) Module fbdevhw: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    60.828] 	compiled for 1.8.0, module version = 0.0.2
    60.828] 	ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 7.0
    60.828] (**) FBDEV(1): claimed PCI slot 0@0:2:0
    60.828] (II) FBDEV(1): using default device
    60.828] (WW) Falling back to old probe method for vesa
    60.828] (II) FBDEV(1): Creating default Display subsection in Screen section
	"Default Screen Section" for depth/fbbpp 16/16
    60.828] (==) FBDEV(1): Depth 16, (==) framebuffer bpp 16
    60.828] (==) FBDEV(1): RGB weight 565
    60.828] (==) FBDEV(1): Default visual is TrueColor
    60.828] (==) FBDEV(1): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
    60.828] (II) FBDEV(1): hardware: VESA VGA (video memory: 3072kB)
    60.828] (II) FBDEV(1): checking modes against framebuffer device...
    60.828] (II) FBDEV(1): checking modes against monitor...
    60.828] (--) FBDEV(1): Virtual size is 1024x768 (pitch 1024)
    60.828] (**) FBDEV(1):  Built-in mode "current": 78.7 MHz, 59.9 kHz, 75.7 Hz
    60.828] (II) FBDEV(1): Modeline "current"x0.0   78.65  1024 1056 1184 1312  768 772 776 792 -hsync -vsync -csync (59.9 kHz)
    60.828] (==) FBDEV(1): DPI set to (96, 96)
    60.828] (II) Loading sub module "fb"
    60.828] (II) LoadModule: "fb"
    60.829] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/libfb.so
    60.829] (II) Module fb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    60.829] 	compiled for 1.8.0, module version = 1.0.0
    60.829] 	ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
    60.829] (**) FBDEV(1): using shadow framebuffer
    60.829] (II) Loading sub module "shadow"
    60.829] (II) LoadModule: "shadow"
    60.830] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/libshadow.so
    60.830] (II) Module shadow: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    60.830] 	compiled for 1.8.0, module version = 1.1.0
    60.830] 	ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
    60.830] (II) UnloadModule: "intel"
    60.830] (II) UnloadModule: "vesa"
    60.830] (II) Unloading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/vesa_drv.so
    60.831] (II) FBDEV(0): FBIOBLANK: Invalid argument (Screen blanking not supported by vesafb of Linux Kernel)
    60.848] (==) FBDEV(0): Backing store disabled
    60.848] (==) FBDEV(0): DPMS enabled
    60.848] (==) RandR enabled
    60.848] (II) Initializing built-in extension Generic Event Extension
    60.848] (II) Initializing built-in extension SHAPE
    60.848] (II) Initializing built-in extension MIT-SHM
    60.848] (II) Initializing built-in extension XInputExtension
    60.848] (II) Initializing built-in extension XTEST
    60.848] (II) Initializing built-in extension BIG-REQUESTS
    60.848] (II) Initializing built-in extension SYNC
    60.848] (II) Initializing built-in extension XKEYBOARD
    60.848] (II) Initializing built-in extension XC-MISC
    60.848] (II) Initializing built-in extension SECURITY
    60.848] (II) Initializing built-in extension XINERAMA
    60.848] (II) Initializing built-in extension XFIXES
    60.848] (II) Initializing built-in extension RENDER
    60.848] (II) Initializing built-in extension RANDR
    60.848] (II) Initializing built-in extension COMPOSITE
    60.848] (II) Initializing built-in extension DAMAGE
    60.854] (II) AIGLX: Screen 0 is not DRI2 capable
    60.854] (II) AIGLX: Screen 0 is not DRI capable
    60.856] (II) AIGLX: Loaded and initialized /usr/lib64/dri/swrast_dri.so
    60.856] (II) GLX: Initialized DRISWRAST GL provider for screen 0
    60.886] (II) XKB: reuse xkmfile /var/lib/xkb/compiled/server-8AA988DD479FAABEC4FC3CCCF4CC29B4948840B4.xkm
    60.895] (II) config/udev: Adding input device AT Translated Set 2 keyboard (/dev/input/event0)
    60.895] (**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
    60.895] (**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Applying InputClass "LocalKeyboard"
    60.895] (II) LoadModule: "evdev"
    60.896] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/input/evdev_drv.so
    60.896] (II) Module evdev: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    60.896] 	compiled for 1.8.0, module version = 2.4.0
    60.896] 	Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
    60.896] 	ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 9.0
    60.896] (**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: always reports core events
    60.896] (**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Device: "/dev/input/event0"
    60.900] (II) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Found keys
    60.900] (II) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Configuring as keyboard
    60.900] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "AT Translated Set 2 keyboard" (type: KEYBOARD)
    60.900] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
    60.900] (**) Option "xkb_model" "evdev"
    60.900] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
    60.902] (II) XKB: reuse xkmfile /var/lib/xkb/compiled/server-73AC8D4822B76BE375830D90D9DD145B2CBC4E27.xkm
    60.903] (II) config/udev: Adding input device SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad (/dev/input/event1)
    60.903] (**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: Applying InputClass "evdev touchpad catchall"
    60.903] (**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: Applying InputClass "touchpad catchall"
    60.903] (II) LoadModule: "synaptics"
    60.903] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/input/synaptics_drv.so
    60.903] (II) Module synaptics: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    60.903] 	compiled for 1.8.0, module version = 1.2.2
    60.903] 	Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
    60.903] 	ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 9.0
    60.903] (II) Synaptics touchpad driver version 1.2.2
    61.028] (--) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad auto-dev sets device to /dev/input/event1 (waited 0 msec)
    61.056] (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event1"
    61.108] (II) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: x-axis range 1472 - 5692
    61.108] (II) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: y-axis range 1408 - 4680
    61.108] (II) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: pressure range 0 - 255
    61.108] (II) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: finger width range 0 - 0
    61.108] (II) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: buttons: left right
    61.108] (**) Option "HorizScrollDelta" "0"
    61.148] (--) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: touchpad found
    61.148] (**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: always reports core events
    61.168] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad" (type: TOUCHPAD)
    61.168] (**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: (accel) keeping acceleration scheme 1
    61.168] (**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: (accel) acceleration profile 0
    61.168] (**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: (accel) acceleration factor: 2.000
    61.168] (**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: (accel) acceleration threshold: 4
    61.300] (--) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad auto-dev sets device to /dev/input/event1 (waited 0 msec)
    61.316] (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event1"
    61.356] (--) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: touchpad found
    61.356] (II) config/udev: Adding input device SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad (/dev/input/mouse0)
    61.356] (EE) No input driver/identifier specified (ignoring)
d/server-8F305A9791C9AA6572F5595D1D962D4EB846C243.xkm
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Previous wouldn’t fit in one post:

    61.356] (II) config/udev: Adding input device PC Speaker (/dev/input/event2)
    61.356] (EE) No input driver/identifier specified (ignoring)
    61.362] (II) FBDEV(0): FBIOBLANK: Invalid argument (Screen blanking not supported by vesafb of Linux Kernel)
    61.401] (II) XKB: reuse xkmfile /var/lib/xkb/compiled/server-A9ACCDF38EB1446AC7992CE0B930842F0AD908B1.xkm
    62.516] (II) XKB: reuse xkmfile /var/lib/xkb/compiled/server-A9ACCDF38EB1446AC7992CE0B930842F0AD908B1.xkm
   170.357] (II) XKB: reuse xkmfile /var/lib/xkb/compile
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Ok, so you have Intel graphics hardware.

00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:2a42] (rev 07)
	Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device [1179:fde0]

I note that the intel driver is unloaded and the non-accelerated ‘fbdev’ (framebuffer graphics) driver is used instead during X-server startup, so there’s a problem with that.

60.830] (II) UnloadModule: "intel"
    60.830] (II) UnloadModule: "vesa"

That explains the maximum resolution available. We need to figure out why the intel driver is failing.

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I fixed it! I was being really stupid. I had deleted the 50-device.conf file after I had entered in some bad values and couldnt get X to load. I remade the file and now the graphics are looking good.

Thanks for the help, those output commands pointed me in the right direction.

Okay, so any ideas on the ACPI?

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Great result! Dont’ forget to update the openSUSE HCL. It will be helpful to others with the same hardware.

I will have to search/read online to find out more about the ACPI issue. Sometimes, its a waiting game for kernel upgrades etc.

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For anyone else who has this problem, here’s what solved it:

  1. Boot into runtime 3, run Xorg.configure

  2. Make sure /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/50-device.conf has Driver “intel”

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One problem I’ve noticed since fixing the resolution issue is that once every few times I boot up, my cursor will be invisible, and I’ll have to reboot in order to get it to show. Any idea what could cause this? Could it have to do with the fact that my 50-monitor.conf and 50-screen.conf files are empty?

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I doubt it. You might have to search outside of these forums to get a handle on that issue. Intel drivers are still problematic for many, depending on the exact chipset involved.

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Are there any news to fixing this god forsaken ACPI issue ?
I’ve been trying for 2 days now to fix it on my moms Toshiba C660-D123 laptop but without success. Everything works out of the box except the screen brightness thats amazingly to bright. The most amazing is that there is no work around in this.

When im not using the computer for 5 mins it automatically goes do “dim mode” and dims the display in steps that are very obvious. Isnt there anything that can be done similar ? Since the diming works but the acpi doesnt.

Anyway would be great if we could find a final solution to this.

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Hi fractaluser. Not hopeful here, but try the utility suggested by consused:

How can I adjust screen brightness in OpenSUSE-LXDE???

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Worth a try, but further to deano’s suggestion, the new brightness setting made with xbacklight may not survive a reboot.

On my laptop (lenovo ThinkPad) I got round this with KDE by setting brightness level in System Settings>Power Management>Edit Profiles>Screen tab>Brightness slider. You may need to make sure that “Let PowerDevil manage screen powersaving” checkbox is ticked in System Settings>Power Management>General Settings. It can also be set for Gnome (control centre), but not using that right now. In either case the brightness will not reduce until the DE presents, but the correct setting will be reset after a reboot.

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Hey and thanks both for your replies.

deano_ferrari, i was in that topic before i got in here, xbacklight doesnt work for me. Says: No outputs have backlight property.

consused, i havent tried those softwares, but i did try the gnome brightness applet and the powersaving, but none made a difference. The brightness applet had a big red X on it and the slider was not adjustable. I do however not have the PowerDevil settings anywhere. Frankly i’ve never heard of such thing either =)

EDiT

There was a follow up post on the LXDE topic where i found a temp sollution =)

I tried it with my intel card and it works lower than 1 means I can turn my monitor darker by typing a dot before the number like so
xgamma -gamma .7
so using xgamma works, not sure it will withstand a reboot, but at least we are getting somewhere =)