Date: Sat, 09 Nov 2002 11:21:50 -0800 From: richard childers <fscked@pacbell.net> To: Peter Gatsoulis <pg@eth1.com> Cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: XFree86 -configure Message-ID: <3DCD604E.CEEC2593@pacbell.net> References: <3DCD81D7.000003.30625@kjw98se.ne.mediaone.net>
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I've heard rumors of problems with XFree86 4.0 and suggested workarounds involving the installation of XFree86 from an earlier release of FreeBSD. YMMV, of course. -- richard Peter Gatsoulis wrote: > hi > > we just finished installing 4.7 on a couple of "older" but quite FBSD able > laptops, both are P133's, the first is an IBM Thinkpad 760ED with a 12.1" > TFT SVGA LCD and the scond is a Toshiba TECRA 720CDT with a 12.1" TFT SVGA > LCD > both are capable of displaying at 1024x768 very nicely. > > in a former life both ran older versions of FBSD with the older 3Xseries of > Xfree86 both dispalying excellent with proper pixel depth at 1024x768, > unfortunately those older 3X series XF86Config files are long gone.. > > Now here's the questions; > > In the case of the Toshiba TECRA, finished installing FBSD 4.7 then did a > XFree86 -configure > the default autoprobed XF86Config does nothing, that is nothing appears on > the screen when doing the reccm test procedure or after copying the produced > file into /etc/XF86Config > > there are no error messages in the log either, it's as if everything was > normal. > > looking at the XF86Config produced by the autoprobe procedure it did > identify correctly the chipset as a C&T 65550 but the laptop LCD panel it > DID NOT id correctly, it states it just as a default monitor. > > Suggestions??? > > In the case of the IBM TP almost the same behavior with thsi exception, we > do get a rectangular screened "tile" in the middle of the LCD with the > expected bare X-win when doing a startx (after moving the produced > XF86Config.new into /etc/XF86Config) > All's there but it's just in the center and takes up about a quarter of the > screen, doing the <ctl><alt><numpad+> to try and cycle thru various > resolutions does nothing. > Oh and yes for this IBM TP, the chipset was id'd correctly as a Trident TGUI > 96xx with the XFree86 -configure autoprobe produced XF86Config.new file. > > In both cases we kill the X servers with the <ctl><alt><Backspc> sequence to > get out altho in the IBM we can also type exit at the main Xwin that appears > > > Suggestions to try ?? anyone have a working XF86Config for these LCD's and > chipsets? > > we realize that this new series of Xfree86, now series 4 or whatever is in > FBSD 4.7 is a whole new ballgame. > > thanx > -Kj & P > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message -- Richard A Childers/KG6HAC -- Senor UNIX System & Network Administrator "Dont forget nothing." Maj Rogers, standing orders, 1st Ranger Bn, 1759 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message
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