[ltp] 760el display

[Daniel]

hmm i think im starting to figure this out, i just have a
few more questions.  slackware 8.0 comes with the 2.4.5
kernel and as far as i know, there doesnt seem to be the 2
files  (tridentfb.c and tridentfb.h) in the drivers/video/
directory that the readme says to replace, so what now?? 
do i have to get a newer kernel? how would i go about doing
that. or should i just start over with a different distro
like gentoo?

just like to say thanks to all of you who have helped me so
far, i would probably be reinstalling windows95 about now
without your help   :P

--- Tino Keitel <tino.keitel@innominate.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 09, 2002 at 16:40:38 -0700, Daniel wrote:
> > yea so exactly how do i find out how what version i
> > installed?
> 
> A stock 2.4.18 kernel comes with 0.6.8., so 0.7.4 sould
> be newer no
> matter what kernel you are using.
> 
> > i downloaded that thing at
> > http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/tridentfb but what
> > exactly do i do with it.
> 
> As you can read in the supplied README file, you have to
> build a new
> kernel with the tridentfb.c and tridentfb.h files
> replaced by the new
> versions from sourceforge.
> 
> > --- 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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