[ltp] 380XD Display Problems.

Norman Levin linux-thinkpad@www.bm-soft.com
Fri, 9 Aug 2002 13:08:39 -0500


Neomagic in my 385ed had driver from company at 6.2 level, but
later that code was incorprorated into the XF86_SVGA driver.
Upgrade your Redhat and it will work.
norm

jmiller@moment.net wrote:
>> It is wonmderful to hear from another human being that
>> has a 380XD. I finally got Redhat 6.2 up when I discovered
>> the Neomagic Video card was being mistaken  for a Yahama
>> card ... search on Web Google for Neomagic Thinkpad Yamaha
>> to get lots of discussion.
>> Jim
>> 
>>> Hi.
>>> 
>>> I own a Thinkpad 380XD on which I've installed Linux.
>>> Aside from a few simple sound issues I have to iron
>>> out, the only major problem I'm having is with X and
>>> the suspend feature.  When I'm in X and I either
>>> 
>>> a: suspend the machine and resume  or
>>> b: switch to a tty terminal and then back,
>>> 
>>> the X screen returns, but it is EXCEPTIONALLY dark, as
>>> if a black overlay had been applied.  Where does this
>>> problem lie?  Is this a bios bug, or some subroutine
>>> that is missing from the process of returning to X.
>>> 
>>> Any help would be appreciated.
>>> Thanks.
>>> 
>>> -Andy Walker
>>>  <kyudosha@yahoo.com>
>>> 
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