On Sat, Apr 28, 2012 at 2:48 AM, Rod Whitworth <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sat, 28 Apr 2012 10:28:02 +0100, Laurence Rochfort wrote: > >>I have a Sandybridge chipset and am glad to say that with the arrival >>of my 5.1 CDs I now have the correct X resolution. >> >>However, I cannot switch from X to console or shutdown from X, both >>just give a blank screen. I can reboot from X and shutdown if booted >>to console however. >> >>I understand the X to console problem is known, but have not seen >>reports of the poweroff from X problems. >> >>Any advice as to how to diagnose/resolve? > > RTFA > > Oh, alright I won't make you beg. > Search for "Lenovo E320: strange things happen with X" > > There is a patch somewhere in the thread that doesn't fix everything > (IIRC) but it works well enough for me when I compiled the patched file > and redid Xenocara.
Here is a naive question: How does one determine whether or not a system is/has Sandybridge? I ask, cause I have a lenovo x120e that has similar issues to what is reported here with Sandybridge; specifically switching from X to console and back. --patrick
