Hello
Have you tried to using the XF86Config file from your Linux computer? You
will need to disable the dri stuff, make sure all the font paths are the
same.
On Sunday 27 July 2003 08:39 pm, Karl Agee wrote:
> >Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2003 19:15:57 -0700
> >To: "Greg 'groggy' Lehey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> From: Karl Agee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> >Subject: Re: laptop question for this or the mobile group?
> >
> >Hi Greg and all:
> >
> >Laptop: Thinkpad iSeries 1300
> >Video: Silicon Motion LynxEM+ chip
> >Screen: 800x600 hpa
> >
> >system: FreeBSD 4.8-RELEASE
> >
> >Only the vga driver works, and not very well. Gives me only a 640x480
> >display and the windows etc are not displayed properly (too large for the
> >display). This setup was configured using either xf86config or xf86cfg
> >-textmode. Using the "autodetect" selection froze the display, as does
> >trying to setup manually using the above and the silicon motion
> >driver. Killing X server doesnt work, have to reboot the machine.
> >
> >This notebook works fine with suse 8.1, Red Hat 9, Knoppix 3.1, etc.
> >
> >I did notice the XF86Config file is the old XFree 3.x series format,
> >apparently not the newer series 4.x format. (dont know if that is
> >significant).
> >
> >--karl
> >
> >At 11:10 AM 7/27/2003 +0930, you wrote:
> >>On Thursday, 24 July 2003 at 21:47:23 -0700, Karl Agee wrote:
> >> > I am having problems getting X set up properly on a laptop. Should
> >> > I post the question here or on the mobile list?
> >>
> >>Start here, but give some details. If this is a Dell Inspiron 5100,
> >>I'm working on it.
> >>
> >>Greg
> >>--
> >>See complete headers for address and phone numbers
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