[ltp] 760el display Xfree86

Daniel linux-thinkpad@www.bm-soft.com
Wed, 10 Jul 2002 00:13:22 -0700 (PDT)


found out that im using Xfree86 version 4.1.0  so if
someone has a config file they could send me and help me
out...


> --- Norman Levin <normanlevin@attglobal.net> wrote:
> > Tino Keitel wrote:
> > >> On Tue, Jul 09, 2002 at 00:12:53 -0700, Daniel
> wrote:
> > >>> hey, im new to  linux, i previously had win95 on my
> > 760el.
> > >>> im in the process of downloading and installing
> > slackware
> > >>> linux.  I am having some difficulty configuring x
> > window.
> > >>> whenever i try to start it, it loads but the screen
> > is
> > >>> garbled.  is this incorrect refresh rate? both the
> > auto
> > >>> configuration, and when i did it manually give the
> > same
> > >>> results,  changing color depth does affect the
> color
> > of the
> > >> 
> > >> If you would tell us what version of XFree86 you are
> > using I think
> > >> there would be a kind soul on the list and post a
> > working XF86Config
> > >> for you.
> > >> 
> > >>> "fuzz" and thats about it.  also i cant get lilo to
> > load in
> > >>> any resolution to load higher than 640x480.
> anyways,
> > im
> > >>> gonna go back and mess around with it some more.
> > >> 
> > >> VESA framebuffer won't work because the VESA bios of
> > your TP is too
> > >> old. However, kernel 2.4.18 has support for Trident
> > framebuffer. 

the trident driver said to copy it to 
drivers/video/tridentfb  exactly where is that? 

Look
> > >> at http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/tridentfb for
> > the newest
> > >> version. I tested it on my 765L (Cyber9385) and got
> a
> > wonderfull
> > >> 1024x768 console :-). There are still some problems
> > like disabled
> > >> acceleration after switching to another virtual
> > console or the hang
> > >> after a reset, but it's work in progress.
> > >> 
> > >> Regards,
> > >> Tino
> > >> 
> > >> --
> > ** don't know how old the TP model 760 is compared to
> my
> > old 385ED, but
> > framebuffer support worked on the 385.
> > norm
> > 
> > 
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