[ltp] XFree86 4 clueless newbie question

[Dan]

 Hi David,

 Here is my XF86Config file on TP 760C. I run RH6.2 but you can check 
if it works. The ideea is to use options "linear" and "no-accel".

 http://einstein.unh.edu/protopop/thinkpad/XF86Config.ThinkPad760C.16bpp

 Cheers,
 Dan




On Mon, 2 Oct 2000, David Newman wrote:

> 
> Just got RH 7 running on an old TP 760C. XFree 4.0.1 came up OK, but
> only with 8-bit colors, and I'd like to see if I can get it to drive
> more colors.
> 
> I did the following:
> 
> 0. Verified that X worked ok in 800x600x8-bit colors
> 1. Copied /etc/X11/XF86Config and /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 to my home
> directory.
> 2. Played with xf86config to gen new configs, which didn't work.
> 3. Copied my original 2 configs from step 0 back to /etc/X11
> 4. Bombed when I tried started X again.
> 
> So, what gives with XF4? Are there other files besides XF86Config* that
> get clobbered when genning new configs?
> 
> thanks
> 
> dn
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