From owner-freebsd-mobile Wed Jun 26 13: 1:31 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from hindenburg.eboai.org (hindenburg.eboai.org [206.183.134.245]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4EA7037C286 for ; Wed, 26 Jun 2002 12:23:50 -0700 (PDT) Received: by hindenburg.eboai.org (Postfix, from userid 1000) id AFD1C5E2E6; Wed, 26 Jun 2002 15:22:26 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 15:22:26 -0400 From: Chip Marshall To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Odd X problem on VAIO GR Message-ID: <20020626192226.GA94661@chocobo.cx> Reply-To: chip@chocobo.cx Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org References: <20020626163857.GA77394@chocobo.cx> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="EeQfGwPcQSOJBaQU" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20020626163857.GA77394@chocobo.cx> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.28i X-URL: http://www.chocobo.cx/chip/ X-OS: FreeBSD 4.2-RELEASE i386 up 262 days, 12:50 Sender: owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org --EeQfGwPcQSOJBaQU Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Umm.. nevermind :) In addition to some errors in the XF86Config, I figured out that it was probing information from the monitor and trying to use that info for the LCD. Adding option NoVBE to the LCD's device fixed everything. Though I am kindof wondering why the jogdial device doesn't show a keypress for the Back button, only for the wheel press. But that's another matter. On June 26, 2002, Chip Marshall sent me the following: > Hello. I'm back to trying to get FreeBSD going on my Sony VAIO GR300, > and so far I'm having pretty good luck. Expect for one weird little > thing. >=20 > Currently, I'm trying to get Xfree86 running with dual-head. > Everything works fine if I start X with the external monitor > disconnected. If I start X with the monitor connected, then the LCD > shows a weird constantly changing black and white gradient goo sort of > thing (it's hard to describe,) and the CRT shows nothing. >=20 > If I start X, then connect the monitor, it just mirrors the screen > from the LCD. >=20 > Any ideas? >=20 > This is with the Sony docking station for the GR300. I havn't tried it > with the monitor connected directly to the laptop, but I don't think > it should make a difference (and I want it working with the dock.) >=20 > Attached is my XF86Config. Feel free to laugh at it and tell me what > I'm doing horribly wrong. --=20 Chip Marshall http://www.chocobo.cx/chip/ GCM/CS d+(-) s+:++ a20>? C++ UB++++$ P+++$ L- E--- W++ N@ o K- w O M+ V-- PS+ PE Y+ PGP++ t+@ R@ tv@ b++@ DI++++ D+(-) G++ e>++ h>++ r++ y? --EeQfGwPcQSOJBaQU Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (FreeBSD) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE9GhRy8vyTVl6qbdQRAsT2AKDRAgXlT9DvaUd+BdOqOXEKYY5AUACgxmez 7DaFE9NVyaVOajjIplad++c= =vOD2 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --EeQfGwPcQSOJBaQU-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message