Re: T42 Dark Screen
Alex Deucher <[email protected]>
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Probably easier and cheaper to buy a used one on ebay. Alex On Thu, Dec 6, 2018 at 3:37 PM Beartooth <[email protected]> wrote: > > > My old T42 almost never lights its display. I managed today to > get a 32-bit Fedora 29 Linux net install onto it. At least, it said it > had succeeded, and to go ahead and reboot. I did. It went into its Black > Dog Mode, and not even closing and reopening the lid gives a display. > > Maybe I should mention that when I'm at all likely to want it, I > keep it plugged into the wall (with a surge protector) and open. Is that > bad? > > I'm guessing this is a hardware problem. My questions are two: > can it be repaired? And if so, is it worth it? > -- > Beartooth Staffwright, Not Quite Clueless Power User > Remember I know little (precious little!) of where up is. > > -- > The linux-thinkpad mailing list home page is at: > http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-thinkpad -- The linux-thinkpad mailing list home page is at: http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-thinkpad