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Top Forums UNIX for Beginners Questions & Answers Cant log in from external monitor on laptop with broken screen. Post 303029572 by bakunin on Tuesday 29th of January 2019 06:45:54 AM
Old 01-29-2019
Quote:
Originally Posted by debpleb293
I do have the laptop function keys, but when I press the FN + F5 it just makes the screen flash for a split second without switching it.
The Acers have a "Fn" key modifier but the various models are not consistent about which key goes to what: some models have

Code:
- Fn-key + F<n>-key = "normal" F-key
- F<n>-key = special laptop functions like "switch screen", "higher/lower brightness", etc.

and on some models this is reversed. If i remember correctly i needed to adjust that in the BIOS of my own Acer E5-774G so that the F<n>-keys are working normally without having to press <Fn> each time. Try "F5" alone (without the <Fn> key) as this may switch the screen.

I hope this helps.

bakunin

PS: you may need this link with a manual for your laptop
 

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Config::Model::models::LCDd::picolcd(3pm)		User Contributed Perl Documentation		 Config::Model::models::LCDd::picolcd(3pm)

NAME
Config::Model::models::LCDd::picolcd - Configuration class LCDd::picolcd VERSION
version 2.021 DESCRIPTION
Configuration classes used by Config::Model generated from LCDd.conf Elements KeyTimeout KeyTimeout is the time in ms that LCDd spends waiting for a key press before cycling through other duties. Higher values make LCDd use less CPU time and make key presses more detectable. Lower values make LCDd more responsive but a little prone to missing key presses. 500 (.5 second) is the default and a balanced value. Optional. Type integer. upstream_default: '500'. Backlight Sets the initial state of the backlight upon start-up.Optional. Type enum. choice: 'on', 'off'. upstream_default: 'on'. Brightness Set the initial brightness . Works only with the 20x4 device. Optional. Type integer. upstream_default: '1000'. OffBrightness Set the brightness while the backlight is 'off' . Works only with the 20x4 device.Optional. Type integer. upstream_default: '0'. Contrast Set the initial contrast Optional. Type integer. upstream_default: '1000'. Keylights Light the keys? Optional. Type enum. choice: 'on', 'off'. upstream_default: 'on'. Key0Light If Keylights is on, the you can unlight specific keys below: Key0 is the directional pad. Key1 - Key5 correspond to the F1 - F5 keys. There is no LED for the +/- keys. This is a handy way to indicate to users which keys are disabled. Optional. Type enum. choice: 'on', 'off'. upstream_default: 'on'. Key1Light Optional. Type uniline. default: 'on'. Key2Light Optional. Type uniline. default: 'on'. Key3Light Optional. Type uniline. default: 'on'. Key4Light Optional. Type uniline. default: 'on'. Key5Light Optional. Type uniline. default: 'on'. LircHost Host name or IP address of the LIRC instance that is to receive IR codes If not set, or set to an empty value, IR support is disabled.Optional. Type uniline. default: '127.0.0.1'. LircPort UDP port on which LIRC is listening Optional. Type integer. upstream_default: '8765'. LircFlushThreshold Threshold in jiffies of synthesized gap that triggers flushing the IR data to lirc 100 means 6.1ms. legal: 16 - 32767; Use 0 to disable.Optional. Type integer. upstream_default: '100'. SEE ALSO
o cme perl v5.14.2 2012-11-09 Config::Model::models::LCDd::picolcd(3pm)
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