From owner-freebsd-mobile Sat Nov 9 11:20:52 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CCFA337B401 for ; Sat, 9 Nov 2002 11:20:49 -0800 (PST) Received: from mta5.snfc21.pbi.net (mta5.snfc21.pbi.net [206.13.28.241]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 804C943E3B for ; Sat, 9 Nov 2002 11:20:49 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from fscked@pacbell.net) Received: from pacbell.net ([64.171.190.46]) by mta5.snfc21.pbi.net (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.1 (built May 7 2001)) with ESMTP id <0H5B000QJPQOB3@mta5.snfc21.pbi.net> for freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org; Sat, 09 Nov 2002 11:20:48 -0800 (PST) Date: Sat, 09 Nov 2002 11:21:50 -0800 From: richard childers Subject: Re: XFree86 -configure To: Peter Gatsoulis Cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Message-id: <3DCD604E.CEEC2593@pacbell.net> MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.79 [en] (WinNT; U) Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT X-Accept-Language: en References: <3DCD81D7.000003.30625@kjw98se.ne.mediaone.net> 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 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 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 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