Hmmm. Well, I'm doing a tad better with my Laptop.
I don't have that either/or problem with CD/floppy, fortunately, but I'm
doing better with my Monitor problem. I still gotta figure out a good set of
compatible specs for the TFT screen, and I know I should be happy
with800x600@16bpp. Everything else works. The thing that was giving me the
most trouble was that my graphics chip was misdetected. Make sure you have
all the documentation you can find from the manufacturer is the best advice
I can give.
------Original Message------
From: Dodd Carlton J MSgt 726 ACS/CSG <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: December 1, 2000 1:33:09 PM GMT
Subject: RE: [newbie] Need xf86config help
And I thought I was alone in this...!
I thought my problem was because I had to use "Peanut Linux" due to the
limitations of my old laptop:
P-75@90
700MB HD
40MB RAM
640x480 LCD
can only use either CD OR FDD not both, and CD-ROM drive is not bootable so
I can't do LM!
I go through XF86Setup, and set the display to 640x480 VGA, and the mode to
640x480, and everything goes fine until I startx.
Startx errors out saying that 640x480 is not a valid mode, removes it from
the list, then says there are no valid modes, so it quits. I've looked for
an LCD setting, but the selections are limited. This is probably an older
version of Linux. Is there a way to add more options to the XF86Setup
monitor selection?
-Carlton
-----Original Message-----
From: Joseph Burden [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2000 5:33 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [newbie] Need xf86config help
Hey...
I'm having a similar problem with my Compaq Presario 12XL325 laptop. I just
upgraded from MK 6.0 to 7.2 and the monitor will not configure correctly. It
will work fine for the install but not with any of the GUI's. If you can get
any information, could you send it to me? If I get any info, I will send it
your way.
Thanx!
>From: Spoonman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: [newbie] Need xf86config help
>Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2000 15:22:16 -0500 (EST)
>
>Hi all,
>I just upgraded from MK 6.1 to MK 7.2.
>I wasn't paying attention during the install/upgrade portion
>and did a fresh install, which wasn't so bad except...
>I'm running on a laptop.
>TOshiba Tecra 730XCDT which I had previously wrestled into 1024x768x16bpp.
>Now I can't seem to get the monitor to a higher resolution than
>640x480x8bpp.
>Anyone out there have any advice, or maybe a xf86config I can take a look
>at?
>
>Wishdiak
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>
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