Thanks, Ingo (and everyone else) for the response(s). The linux-laptop site was neat -- there's a whole in-depth page just about my laptop (Toshiba 2060CDS). Alot of the information is out-of-date. But I did learn a few useful tricks I didn't know (like, how to get to the BIOS!) Anyway, FWIW, I did resolve my problems. In case anyone encounters the same difficulty, I'll relate what I did. Skipping the boring stuff (_lots_ of it!), what finally worked is that I re-installed in "expert" mode (previous attempts were in non-expert mode). I don't know what choices I made which differed from the non-expert mode, exactly. But I chose the 4.whatever version of X, rather than version 3.3.6. I chose a generic laptop LCD at 800x600 resolution. And presto -- everything worked! Was it because in non-expert mode, it chooses the 3.3.6 version of X? Who knows...? All I know is it all works great now -- both sound and video at the same time! Yippeee! - Chuck Ingo Bauer wrote: >Hi Chuck ; > >It is hard to tell what to do without knowing the model you are using. >You may want to try http://www.linux-laptop.net/ for more indepth info on >howto get linux running on your toshiba. > >Ingo > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Chuck Messenger >Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2001 2:42 AM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: [newbie] X woes (Toshiba laptop) > > >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 > > > > > >
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