[clug] Ubuntu 8.1 on Toshiba Tecra black screen problem]]

[Alex Satrapa]

On 02/06/2009, at 01:44 , doris ann wrote:

> Hi. Thanks to all for the great advice and pointing me in the right  
> direction to consider a solution.
...
> Slowly and with great care, he lifted tape, unplugged connectors,  
> unsoldered and found a broken CCFL (florescent tube about the  
> thickness of a piece of spaghetti).
> ... We went to the lcdparts website to order a part, but when he saw  
> that many laptops use the same tube, he thought he might have a  
> compatible one from another broken laptop in his supplies.

Is that http://www.lcdparts.net/ ?

> Together it was about 4 hours discussing symptoms, looking for  
> parts, determining problem, intricate disassembly and reassembly.

Thankyou for posting the solution!

Alex