Date: Thu, 07 Sep 2000 14:19:47 -0400 From: Bob Johnson <bob@eng.ufl.edu> To: mitayai@dreaming.org, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: X on a Dell Inspiron 7000 laptop Message-ID: <39B7DC43.44900465@eng.ufl.edu>
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> Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2000 01:07:03 -0400 (EDT)
> From: Will Mitayai Keeso Rowe <mitayai@dreaming.org>
> Subject: X on a Dell Inspiron 7000 laptop
>
> Hello!
>
> I finally got my laptop running with FreeBSD (had to go and dig up a
> rather ancient PCMCIA card to get it to work, and i still can't get it to
> ifconfig automatically on boot-up, but that's anbother story and is just
> a matter of time, i'm sure).
>
This should work without a problem. What sort of errors do you get?
> But... my joy is tempered by the fact that i still can't get X working.
>
> FreeBSD 4.1 off CD, full X-windows installed,
> Dell Inspiron 7000 with an 8 Meg ATI Mach64 (Rage II Pro).
>
> I start up the XF86Config program and my screen goes blank when it tried
> to start the X Server. Took me a while to realize that it was directing
> video off to the external port. Function-CRT/LCD does nothing. :-(
>
> Can anyone offer me suggestions on how to get X to actually use the LCD
> screen?
>
Try entering the BIOS setup (probably press F2 during boot) and explicitly
turn off the external display. X works fine on my Inspiron 7500, but I'm
pretty sure I made that BIOS change as a precaution before I started the
install.
> Regards,
> Mit
>
>
> - ---
> Will Mitayai Keeso Rowe
> Toronto, Ontario, Canada
> mitayai@dreaming.org
>
>
>
Good luck.
- Bob
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