RE: Laptop troubles
You didnt tell what monitor you've configured. try : Section "Monitor" Identifier"LCD Panel 1024x768" (or "LCD Panel 800x600") VendorName "UnKnown" ModelName "Unknown" why not to use XF86Setup ? laptop tips: do : 'man -k pcmcia' - lots of commands, do man and read. for further questions dont hesitate to contact private. > -Original Message- > From: mulix [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: ? ?? 26 2000 21:57 > To: Linux-Il Mailing List > Subject: Laptop troubles > > Hi Everyone, > > I have some laptop problems here, and would very much appreciate any > help. > > I have a new Chicony laptop. I've managed to install RedHat 6.0, however > X refuses to start. I downloaded the latest X, which supposedly supports > the graphics card (a Silicon Motion LynxEM SMI 711) but couldn't get it > to work. I tried both using the new frame buffer device and "standard" > x, but neither seem to work. > > What would really make my day is the /etc/XF86Config from someone with > this (or similar) laptop model. > > Otherwise, any other pointers on running linux on laptop will be > appreciated, especially since I haven't messed yet with neither pcmcia > (for the network and modem cards) nor apm. > > TIA! > -- > mulix. > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > linux/reboot.h: #define LINUX_REBOOT_MAGIC1 0xfee1dead > > > > = > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command > echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] = To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Laptop troubles
Well, let me try to help here (although I don't have Chicony Laptop) Grab the latest X server (SVGA) and XConfigurator from the PIGLET (Redhat 6.2 beta) - this should solve your problem. Oh, in Redhat XF86Config sits on /etc/X11/ - not /etc/ Hetz mulix wrote: > > Hi Everyone, > > I have some laptop problems here, and would very much appreciate any > help. > > I have a new Chicony laptop. I've managed to install RedHat 6.0, however > X refuses to start. I downloaded the latest X, which supposedly supports > the graphics card (a Silicon Motion LynxEM SMI 711) but couldn't get it > to work. I tried both using the new frame buffer device and "standard" > x, but neither seem to work. > > What would really make my day is the /etc/XF86Config from someone with > this (or similar) laptop model. > > Otherwise, any other pointers on running linux on laptop will be > appreciated, especially since I haven't messed yet with neither pcmcia > (for the network and modem cards) nor apm. > > TIA! > -- > mulix. > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > linux/reboot.h: #define LINUX_REBOOT_MAGIC1 0xfee1dead > > = > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command > echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Hetz Ben Hamo - Sys. Admin. - Intercomp [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Redmond, you have a problem.. = To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]