[ltp] t30 experiences? and T23 experience???

Pam Huntley linux-thinkpad@www.bm-soft.com
Tue, 9 Jul 2002 15:15:02 -0400



Well, that sure is interesting.  Xconfigurator on the T30 tells me that it
can't do 1400x1050, just 1280x1024, even though the screen itself will
support it.

I did check on a T23, and I also see the two-modes only on the S3.
Interestingly enough, the S3 driver settings for windows doesn't allow both
LCD and CRT at the same time.  The only thing that appears to do it is the
Presentation Director wizard (pdisplay.exe), that was mentioned earlier.
Hrm.

Pam



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Pam,

Could you try cycling under linux on a T30 (ATI-Radeon M7) at 1400x1050
resolution? The 2366-92U supports this resolution.

Thanks,
DS
Pam Huntley wrote:
> "** are you cycling around in win2k? "
> No, the machine is Linux only, although it previously had win2k on it.
> Under Linux, I had no trouble cycling.  But it may be due to the next
> statment....
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> "ps - the t30 chip.. is that a S3 SuperSavage IX/MX ???"
> The T30 is the ATI Radeon chip, I think it's the M7.
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> Pam Huntley wrote:
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>>>Hi,
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>>>I'm not sure if I understand you correctly.  On a T30, I was able to
>>>get output to both the LCD and the CRT by cycling through the 3
>>>options on Fn-F7.   Have you tried this?  Or do you want to do it
>>>specifically with software?  Or did I just totally misunderstand?
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> ** are you cycling around in win2k?  Then it works - but ONLY after
> win2k comes up.  There clearly is some proprietary code that S3 has
> not released OR is only available in the PDISPLAY.EXE and PDTRAY.EXE
> programs that IBM supplies with win2k.
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> If you try this in Linux, there is not cycle - you toggle between
> crt and lcd but not both.
>
> norm levin
> ps - the t30 chip.. is that a S3 SuperSavage IX/MX ???
> That's what I have on the t23.
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>>>Pam
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>>>Pamela Huntley, IBM PCD Software Development
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>>>The T30 with the ATI Radeon chipset at 1400x1050 resolution has the
>>>same problem. A workaround application or BIOS update would be much
>>>appreciated.
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>>>DS
>>>Norman Levin wrote:
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>>>> Pam, the t23 comes with the S3 Supersavage IX/MX graphic adapter.
>>>>Somehow, under win2k, IBM supplys a great utility (pdisplay) that
>>>>lets you get output on BOTH the lcd and crt.  It also can cut of
>>>>power saving and adjust resolution to make presentations.
>>>>
>>>>Somehow, the dual output is NOT a bios function!!  So, under linux,
>>>>I can NOT get both outputs at the same time.
>>>>
>>>>Whats the chance of getting the bios updated to make dual output a
>>>>hardware function?
>>>>
>>>>Or, getting PDISPLAY and a support program PDTRAY to run under
>>>>linux.
>>>>
>>>>norm
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