is it lspci -v | less? I tried that and nothing in there looks like a graphics board driver, but maybe I don't know what i"m looking at.
How can I tell which driver is running my graphics board? I need to get the answer so I can report back to someone helping me with a bigger issue in the debian-laptop newsgroup. If anyone here wants to jump on board and help with a solution to my bigger problem the post is copied and pasted below. But if not, The easier question is simply how to tell my graphics board driver. Thanks
(Ps. this is my first post here, and I read the two threads that you're supposed to read as a newbie, so I hope I followed all the rules) Thank you.
>>> newgroup posting of main issue I'm trying to resolve follows:
Re: Screen blank on return from Suspend
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From:
António PT <acmps.pt@gmail.com>
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To: Matthew Kokidko <mkultra329@yahoo.com>
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The graphics board driver, that is.
2010/2/8 António PT <acmps.pt@gmail.com>
Could you please indicate me what's the driver that you're using?
2010/2/4 Matthew Kokidko <mkultra329@yahoo.com>
I have looked for a solution in forum search, google, and other misc. Debian help pages. I've found many comments, but no solution.
The Problem: After suspending successfully (apparently, evidenced by blinking amber light) and resuming, the screen remains off. No backlight... blank screen.
Attempts at solution:
1. without the screen on and after resume I ctrl-alt F1, CTL-ALT 7, CTR-ALT 'whatever' and no effect on screen.
2. after resume with no screen, CTRL-ALT 1, login as root, type halt. computer shuts down.
3. after resume with no screen, CTRL-ALT 1, login as root, restart gdm, no effect.
4. after resume with no screen, CTRL-ALT 1, ALT-F7, no effect.
5. " " " " " """"""""""""""""""""""", Funtion key - F6 and F7 to adjust brightness, no effect
Is there a way at the command prompt to kill the screen and start it up again? I'm pretty much out of ideas.
Environment: Running Lenny with Linux Kernel 2.62 AMD64 (I dual boot w/ vista). Toshib A215-s4757, ATI Radeon graphics.
Thank you in advance for any help or direction.
