The laptop is a Sony VAIO VGN-FW140E/H laptop.
It's model number is 	PCG-3B2L


The following info was output by the following command run as root:
#monitor-probe -v vesa
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probing EDID                                       
probing EDID using VBE (port 0)                    
vbe: BIOS chksum wrong                             
  vbe: int 10h points to c000:0014: e9 65 21 db 40 00 e0 0a
VBE version: 3.0, oem version = 1.0                        
Memory: 131008k                                            
OEM name: Intel(r)Cantiga Graphics Chip Accelerated VGA BIOS
Vendor name: Intel Corporation                              
Product name: Intel(r)Cantiga Graphics Controller           
Product revision: Hardware Version 0.0                      
EDID: Error (0x4f15): 0x014f                                
Retrying with old LRMI interface                            
VBE version: 3.0, oem version = 1.0                         
Memory: 131008k                                             
OEM name:                                                   
Vendor name:                                                
Product name:                                               
Product revision:                                           
EDID: Error (0x4f15): 0x014f                                
vbe: BIOS chksum wrong                                      
  vbe: int 10h points to c000:0014: e9 65 21 db 40 00 e0 0a 
VBE version: 3.0, oem version = 1.0                         
Memory: 131008k                                             
OEM name: Intel(r)Cantiga Graphics Chip Accelerated VGA BIOS
Vendor name: Intel Corporation                              
Product name: Intel(r)Cantiga Graphics Controller           
Product revision: Hardware Version 0.0                      
EDID: Error (0x4f15): 0x014f                                
Retrying with old LRMI interface                            
probing EDID using VBE (port 1)                             
vbe: BIOS chksum wrong                                      
  vbe: int 10h points to c000:0014: e9 65 21 db 40 00 e0 0a 
VBE version: 3.0, oem version = 1.0                         
Memory: 131008k                                             
OEM name: Intel(r)Cantiga Graphics Chip Accelerated VGA BIOS
Vendor name: Intel Corporation                              
Product name: Intel(r)Cantiga Graphics Controller           
Product revision: Hardware Version 0.0                      
EDID: Error (0x4f15): 0x014f                                
Retrying with old LRMI interface                            
VBE version: 3.0, oem version = 1.0                         
Memory: 131008k                                             
OEM name:                                                   
Vendor name:                                                
Product name:                                               
Product revision:                                           
EDID: Error (0x4f15): 0x014f                                
probing DMI                                                 

probing using X

X.Org X Server 1.4.2
Release Date: 11 June 2008
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux_2.6.22.12-server-1mdv Mandriva
Current Operating System: Linux localhost 2.6.27-desktop-0.rc8.2mnb #1 SMP Thu Oct 2 06:11:56 EDT 2008 i686                                       
Build Date: 25 August 2008  03:08:18PM                                   
                                                                         
        Before reporting problems, check http://qa.mandriva.com          
        to make sure that you have the latest version.                   
Module Loader present                                                    
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,       
        (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,         
        (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.    
(++) Log file: "/tmp/tmp.DZczsBpiSh", Time: Sun Oct 19 12:23:28 2008     
(++) Using config file: "/tmp/tmp.psBWcraaUh"                            

(II) Module "ddc" already built-in

[lots of blank lines follow]

Could not find a resolution
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The probe caused the desktop to switch to a full screen console.  I returned to the desktop by using Alt-F7.
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