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<body class='hmmessage'>Yeah I tried that too but no luck. I know the Fn button works since I'm always able to pop open the DVD tray.<br><br><hr id="stopSpelling">> Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2008 08:53:13 -0500<br>> From: rob.townley@gmail.com<br>> To: centos@centos.org<br>> Subject: Re: [CentOS] LCD blanks out overnight<br>> <br>> hmmm, usually ctrl-alt f1 would fix this. Sine that isn't working,<br>> have u tried switching to external vga and back. That did the trick<br>> for me on Dell Latitude C610's.<br>> <br>> On 9/9/08, Joe Tseng <joe_tseng@hotmail.com> wrote:<br>> > I inherited an ancient Dell Latitude C840 and recently installed CentOS 5.2<br>> > on it. It worked fine for the most part, but when I left it overnight and<br>> > came back the next morning, the screen blacked out and wouldn't come back<br>> > unless I did a hard reset. Even though I turned off all the power<br>> > management settings and left it set like a desktop, the next morning after<br>> > that it still blacked out. I thought maybe it'd come back if I switched<br>> > from X to a virtual text console, but that didn't do the trick. Has anyone<br>> > seen this and what do I do to fix it?<br>> ><br>> > tia,<br>> ><br>> > - Joe<br>> ><br>> > _________________________________________________________________<br>> > Stay up to date on your PC, the Web, and your mobile phone with Windows<br>> > Live.<br>> > http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/msnnkwxp1020093185mrt/direct/01/<br>> _______________________________________________<br>> CentOS mailing list<br>> CentOS@centos.org<br>> http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos<br><br /><hr />Want to do more with Windows Live? Learn “10 hidden secrets” from Jamie. <a href='http://windowslive.com/connect/post/jamiethomson.spaces.live.com-Blog-cns!550F681DAD532637!5295.entry?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_domore_092008' target='_new'>Learn Now</a></body>
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