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T61 Internal LCD refuses to work, external works ok.
T61 Internal LCD refuses to work, external works ok.
As the title says I can't get the internal LCD on my T61 lappy with SXGA+ (1450x1024) to work in 10.6. It's when OSX is loading at the Grey screen with the spinning circle, once it goes to switch to the desktop it blacks out the internal LCD. So I have to use the External.
I installed 10.6.3 and everything was detected including the X3100 graphics with QE enabled too. X3100, Athero's card, Bluetooth, all worked OOB (minus the audio). The only way I can get a picture is using the VGA out to an external 17" LCD which works great.
I have tried "Graphics Mode"="1024x768....& 1450x1024 etc... tried different refresh rates @50, @60...etc.. I have googled around and come up empty handed, I tried every apple key combo to try and switch monitors or detect. I'm totally stumped now, especially since the X3100 works great on the external LCD with QE. Any ideas???
I installed 10.6.3 and everything was detected including the X3100 graphics with QE enabled too. X3100, Athero's card, Bluetooth, all worked OOB (minus the audio). The only way I can get a picture is using the VGA out to an external 17" LCD which works great.
I have tried "Graphics Mode"="1024x768....& 1450x1024 etc... tried different refresh rates @50, @60...etc.. I have googled around and come up empty handed, I tried every apple key combo to try and switch monitors or detect. I'm totally stumped now, especially since the X3100 works great on the external LCD with QE. Any ideas???
Last edited by dave343 on Tue Oct 04, 2011 8:01 am, edited 1 time in total.
Re: T61 Internal LCD refuses to work, external works ok.
Do you get picture on the internal LCD during boot / at BIOS?
Is the LCD backlight on but no image?
Or is there a (dark) image, but no backlight? If that's the case, you should be able to see the image if you illuminate the screen with a flashlight.
Is the LCD backlight on but no image?
Or is there a (dark) image, but no backlight? If that's the case, you should be able to see the image if you illuminate the screen with a flashlight.
Thinkpad 25 (20K7), T490 (20N3), Yoga 14 (20FY), T430s (IPS FHD + Classic Keyboard), X220 4291-4BG
X61 7673-V2V, T60 2007-QPG, T42 2373-F7G, X32 (IPS Screen), A31p w/ Ultrabay Numpad
X61 7673-V2V, T60 2007-QPG, T42 2373-F7G, X32 (IPS Screen), A31p w/ Ultrabay Numpad
Re: T61 Internal LCD refuses to work, external works ok.
Sorry, I should have add, yes, the internal LCD works great in Windows, BIOS, etc... It's when OSX is loading at the Grey screen with the spinning circle, once it goes to switch to the desktop it blacks out the internal LCD. So I have to use the External. It would seem like a refresh rate issue..possibly? but I've tried all different refresh rates, resolutions, boot flags...
Re: T61 Internal LCD refuses to work, external works ok.
FWIW, SXGA+ is 1440x1050, not 1450x1024 or anything else... Have you tried this exact number in graphics mode?
Thinkpad 25 (20K7), T490 (20N3), Yoga 14 (20FY), T430s (IPS FHD + Classic Keyboard), X220 4291-4BG
X61 7673-V2V, T60 2007-QPG, T42 2373-F7G, X32 (IPS Screen), A31p w/ Ultrabay Numpad
X61 7673-V2V, T60 2007-QPG, T42 2373-F7G, X32 (IPS Screen), A31p w/ Ultrabay Numpad
Re: T61 Internal LCD refuses to work, external works ok.
No, but thank's for pointing that out, my bad. I will try that resolution. It does seem like a resolution/refresh rate problem, but I did try 1024x768x32... and I thought for sure that would have worked. Could it also be a buffer problem within the Intel drivers, something I need to edit in there?
Re: T61 Internal LCD refuses to work, external works ok.
FIXED! Seems like after installing Chimera Bootloader from MultiBeast, and then going to the Lion Installer, it now works on the Internal LCD!!
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Re: T61 Internal LCD refuses to work, external works ok.
Interesting conundrum
T61 8892-02U: 14.1"SXGA+/2.2C2D/4G/XP|Adv Mini Dock|30" Gateway XHD3000 WQXGA via Dual-link DVI
X61T 7767-96U: 12.1"SXGA+/1.6C2D/3G/Vista|Ultrabase
W510 4319-2PU: 15.6"FHD/i7-720QM/4G/Win7Pro64 (for dad)
T43 1875-DLU: 14.1"XGA/1.7PM-740/1G/XP (Old)
X61T 7767-96U: 12.1"SXGA+/1.6C2D/3G/Vista|Ultrabase
W510 4319-2PU: 15.6"FHD/i7-720QM/4G/Win7Pro64 (for dad)
T43 1875-DLU: 14.1"XGA/1.7PM-740/1G/XP (Old)
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