Date: Thu, 23 Dec 1999 09:12:50 -0800 From: Darryl Okahata <darrylo@sr.hp.com> To: Julian Elischer <julian@whistle.com> Cc: mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Dell inspiron 7500 X server Message-ID: <199912231712.JAA23562@mina.sr.hp.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 23 Dec 1999 03:19:45 PST." <Pine.BSF.4.10.9912230318250.55956-100000@current1.whistle.com>
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Julian Elischer <julian@whistle.com> wrote:
> While I'm waiting for my copy of the XI server
> is there a setup that is recommended that gives at least an X window,
> even if it's only 800x600?
If you're very, very, VERY desperate, you could try my kludged-up,
nearly unusably-buggy X server. It works in either 1400x1050 or
1024x768 modes. Problems include:
* As I'm the only one using it, it has not gotten much testing, and so
I'm stamping it with the nasty caveat:
DANGER! Although I do not know of any such problems with the software
in this kit, it is possible for software to damage the LCD
display/circuitry in some laptops. Be aware that this software might
cause physical damage to your laptop, which could be very expensive to
repair. Use this software at your own risk.
* Window corruptions occur after an hour or two of use. I think this is
a generic XFree86 bug in the Mach64 server. Unfortunately, I don't
have the time to fix this, assuming I could even track it down; I'm
going to try to hold out for a real XFree86 release that supports the
ATI Mobility-P chipset.
* You've got to apply a trivial, but kludgy/ugly, kernel patch.
That said, you can get a copy as:
ftp://ftp.sonic.net/pub/users/darrylo/freebsd/XFree86-3.3.5-FreeBSD-3.3-Inspiron7500.tar.gz
This version will work under -3.3 and -current.
--
Darryl Okahata
darrylo@sr.hp.com
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