[ltp] 760el display

[Daniel]

yea so exactly how do i find out how what version i
installed?

i downloaded that thing at
http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/tridentfb but what
exactly do i do with it.

sorry for these elementary questions but i am just starting
to learn linux.


--- 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. 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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