[ltp] t30 experiences?

Norman Levin linux-thinkpad@www.bm-soft.com
Mon, 8 Jul 2002 21:17:13 -0500


Ahhhhh an ATI card. No fair.  Apples and Oranges.  The t23 has
S3 SuperSavage MX/IX.  Wish IBM would put the crt/lcd option in
the bios.  BTW - the bios DOES show this as a choice, but when you
select it, you only get CRT.
norm (retired IBMer - and happy to say it <grin>) levin

Pam Huntley wrote:
>> Hi.
>> 
>> Here is the XF86Config-4 file.  when I look in the /var/log/XFree86
>> log, it does show the dri and drm modules being loaded, as well as
>> GLcore. 
>> 
>> Keep in mind this is for a T30, and is configured for the LCD panel
>> and specific ATI card in model 2366-42U.  I'm not sure how much the
>> models vary as far as LCDs and memory, but it might make a
>> difference. 
>> 
>> Pam
>> 
>> (See attached file: XF86Config-4)
>> 
>> 
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>> Pam,
>> 
>> Could you post a XF86Config-4 file that shows how DRI is enabled? I
>> have tried a few different combinations and /var/log/XFxxx.log has
>> always reported that "Direct Rendering is disabled"
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> DS
>> Pam Huntley wrote:
>>> Well, I hope I can help some.
>>> 
>>> 
>> [snip]
>>> Oh, and also someone pointed out that dri is
>>> supported for the video card, so that the 3d animations work
>>> quickly. 
>>> 
>>> Pam
>>> 
>>> 
>>> ============================================
>>> Pamela Huntley, IBM PCD Software Development
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>>> 
>>> Pam Huntley writes:
>>>  > Ultranav:  this is the TrackPoint/TouchPad combo, only on some
>>> models.  > Right now, if you have both enabled, the third button on
>>> the TrackPoint  > doesn't get passed through properly.  The other
>>> buttons work, though, and
>>>  > if you only have one or the other enabled, it works properly.
>>> 
>>> Thanks!  It's good to see someone from IBM posting on this list...
>>> 
>>> Is the trackpoint disabled in the X Config file, or through the
>>> BIOS? 
>>> 
>>> rst
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