[ltp] Debian XFree86 750P, anyone?

[Alex Deucher]

On Fri, 4 Feb 2005 09:57:49 -0600, Chris Schumann <cschumann@twp-llc.com> wrote:
> > Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2005 18:40:58 -0500 (EST)
> > From: Eben King <eben1@tampabay.rr.com>
> 
> > On Thu, 3 Feb 2005, Chris Schumann wrote:
> > (something about 320x200 on my 750P)
> 
> > What happens when you set 640x480 b&w in /etc/X11/XF86Config?
> >  Any unusual
> > lines in /var/log/messages or /var/log/XFree86.0.log ?
> 
> Well, the XF86Config-4 has a line that says the controller is
> a generic VGA. I know the chip is a WD 90C24 and that is in the
> svga package, but I don't think that is installed, because when
> I select it, X won't start and tells me the file is missing.
> 
> I do have networking going, so I can apt-get and ftp and
> whatever. Even if I could get a virtual screen going, it would
> be a little more useful.
> 
> Right now, the log file says that I have 64K of video memory,
> but there's really 1024K. I tried tweaking the file with no
> better results; I either get 320x200 or nothing.
> 
> What's the next step?
> 

you need xfree86 3.3.6.  the wd driver was never ported to xfree86 4.x

Alex