On Mon, May 12, 2014 at 12:42:44PM -0500, Brian Wood wrote:
> On some laptops I have to type the "Fn" and "F7" keys to get
> a cursor/pointer to show up.  What's up with that?  Is there a
> way to disable that?   If I hibernate and then start the computer,
> I don't have to do that, but if I restart the computer I do.  Tia.

If that's the same thing as it is on my laptop, it's 'swap between LCD
panel and external monitor'.  Which means when it comes up the first
time, it thinks it should be using an external monitor.

Do you always start it in a docking station / port extender?

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Scott Raun
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