Ooops! forgot to post to the list.. -- Jamie >---------- >From: Adams, Jamie >Sent: 22 August 2001 11:55 >To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' >Subject: RE: [newbie] X woes (Toshiba laptop) > >You could also try (from the console) /usr/bin/X11R6/DrakConf (i think that >path is correct, but im not infront of my machine) - from here you can >configure your display settings, you can also test the settings and review >them if needed. > >I am running on a Satellite 2520CDT, which has an S3Virge in it, and i run >the display in 800x600 standard SVGA @ 16bbp. > >also, i couldnt at first configure my internal modem to work, the one in mine >is reported as being made my Toshiba, but it is infact a winmodem(tm) made my >Lucent Technologies. There are drivers available to get this working. > >The soundcard was also a pain to install, but i wont go into that as you >probably have a different model to me. > >I have just about everything working on mine now, the only things that dont >work ar the Infared port, which i have never used, and the USB socket, which >i have also never used. > > -- Jamie > >---------- >From: Chuck Messenger[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Reply To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: 22 August 2001 06:41 >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: [newbie] X woes (Toshiba laptop) > ><<File: message.txt>> >I'm unable to figure out the right display mode for my laptop. During >the install process, the graphics mode is correct (i.e. the screen looks >great -- no problems). However, after it starts X, the display goes >haywire. I tried another mode -- this time, the LCD display mode. > Still no luck. > >How do I figure out what mode to use? For example, how do I figure out >what mode Mandrake is using during the boot-up and boot-down process >(during which time the graphics looks fine). How do I set the mode? Is >there a way to test the mode, without committing to it? > >Can anyone point me to a troubleshooting page for xfree86? > >Thanks. > > - Chuck > > > > > > >_____________________________________________________________________ >This message has been checked for all known viruses by Star Internet >delivered through the MessageLabs Virus Scanning Service. For further >information visit http://www.star.net.uk/stats.asp or alternatively call >Star Internet for details on the Virus Scanning Service. > > _____________________________________________________________________ This message has been checked for all known viruses by Star Internet delivered through the MessageLabs Virus Scanning Service. For further information visit http://www.star.net.uk/stats.asp or alternatively call Star Internet for details on the Virus Scanning Service.
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