[ltp] XFree86 on TP 770X

[Udo Weber]

Friedemann Baitinger wrote:

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> On Thu, 28 Dec 2000, Udo Weber wrote:
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> > Hi folks,
> >
> > I'm using on my Thinkpad 770X the Linux distro
> > Linux Mandrake Cooker.
> > Since a few days all default KDE and other window-manager apps are
> > require as default basis the XFree86 4.0.2
>
> [... snip ...]
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> > Is there anyone out there who can give me a real working XF86Config
> > to get XFree86 working or at least a link to a nice web-page ?
>
> I'm running a TP-770X with Linux and XFree86 since 2 years. Please see
> my website for details:
>
>    http://baiti.net/tp770x/
>
> My latest experiences are the following though ( I had posted these to
> this lists a few weeks ago, you'll find it all in the list archives):
>
>   o  complete new RH 7.0 install
>   o  comes with XFree86-4.0.1
>   o  doesn't activate the V4 driver by default
>   o  the 3.3.6 driver did _not_ work with "accel" option. As a result
>      performance was a veg.
>   o  learnt how to activate V4 driver (need to set symlink X ->
>      ../../XFree86)
>   o  V4 driver worked not reliably, once in a while system crashed
>      totally and even pin-hole reset was required
>   o  cure: copied the XF86_SVGA binary from RH 6.2 and adjusted 'X'
>      symlink to it and everything is back to normal now which means
>      X works realiably and with acceleration.
>
> I have no idea why your KDE requests XFree86-4.0.2 though. Seems you
> have installed a too new version of KDE and some of the KDE apps.
>
> - --
> Friedemann Baitinger      fb@baiti.net       http://baiti.net/fb/
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Thanks for your answer,
but this was the way which was used in the past in Mandrake/Cooker.
Now it seems that the newest KDE (and also other window-managers)
require XFree86 V4 to work proper.
I think this will be the big move away from the old X V3.
We have to research how to get the TP770X working also with the new X.
It cannot be that the mixed X V3/V4 should be the last final solution.

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