[ltp] XF86Config on T20 for 24bpp

[Shingo Tamaru]

Hi, folks.

I would like to ask for your advice about X server setup on my
ThinkPad T20.

First of all, my linux system is as follows

  ThinkPad T20 2647-41U
  Windows 2000 on fat32 + BigSlack (fat version of slackware-7.1)
  XFree86-3.3.6 patched for Savage

I have been using this TP quite happily.
X has been working well at 32bpp. The display was very beautiful
with this full color depth.

I recently tried to invoke a Cadence cad tool used for designing
integrated circuits in my course work. However, the Cadence tool
requires 8 or 24bpp color depth and crashes when kicked off under
16 or 32 bpp.

I tried to start X server on my T20 with different color depth.
I successfully started X with 8, 16 and 32 bpp with 'startx -bpp xx'
(xx is one of 8, 16 32) but X crashes with -bpp 24. So I could have
been launched the Cadence cad tool with only 8bpp color depth. With
this depth, the display looks quite crappy.

Does anybody know how to start the X server with 24bpp color depth
on T20? I would appreciate if you give me any info. about that.
I attached my /etc/XF86Config file below for reference.

Thanks in advance!
Shingo



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# XF86Config auto-generated by XF86Setup
#
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# See 'man XF86Config' for info on the format of this file

Section "Files"
   RgbPath    "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
   FontPath   "tcp/localhost:7100"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
EndSection

Section "Keyboard"
   Protocol        "Standard"
   XkbRules        "xfree86"
   XkbModel        "pc101"
   XkbLayout       "us"
EndSection

Section "Pointer"
   Protocol        "PS/2"
   Device          "/dev/mouse"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
   Identifier      "Primary Monitor"
   VendorName      "Unknown"
   ModelName       "Unknown"
   HorizSync       31.5-82.0
   VertRefresh     40-100
   Modeline  "1024x768"  115.50 1024 1056 1248 1440 768 771 781 802 -hsync -vsync
EndSection

Section "Device"
   Identifier      "Primary Card"
   VendorName      "Unknown"
   BoardName       "None"
   VideoRam        8192



EndSection

Section "Screen"
   Driver          "Accel"
   Device          "Primary Card"
   Monitor         "Primary Monitor"
   DefaultColorDepth 32
   SubSection "Display"
      Depth        8
      Modes        "1024x768"
   EndSubSection
   SubSection "Display"
      Depth        15
      Modes        "1024x768"
   EndSubSection
   SubSection "Display"
      Depth        16
      Modes        "1024x768"
   EndSubSection
   SubSection "Display"
      Depth        24
      Modes        "1024x768"
   EndSubSection
   SubSection "Display"
      Depth        32
      Modes        "1024x768"
   EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
   Driver          "SVGA"
   Device          "Primary Card"
   Monitor         "Primary Monitor"
   DefaultColorDepth 32
   SubSection "Display"
      Depth        8
      Modes        "1024x768"
   EndSubSection
   SubSection "Display"
      Depth        15
      Modes        "1024x768"
   EndSubSection
   SubSection "Display"
      Depth        16
      Modes        "1024x768"
   EndSubSection
   SubSection "Display"
      Depth        24
      Modes        "1024x768"
   EndSubSection
   SubSection "Display"
      Depth        32
      Modes        "1024x768"
   EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
   Driver          "VGA16"
   Device          "Primary Card"
   Monitor         "Primary Monitor"
   SubSection "Display"
      Depth        4
      Modes        "1024x768"
   EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
   Driver          "VGA2"
   Device          "Primary Card"
   Monitor         "Primary Monitor"
   SubSection "Display"
      Depth        1
      Modes        "1024x768"
   EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
   Driver          "Mono"
   Device          "Primary Card"
   Monitor         "Primary Monitor"
   SubSection "Display"
      Depth        1
      Modes        "1024x768"
   EndSubSection
EndSection

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