Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 10:09:50 +1000 From: Paul Schofield <schofieldp@optusnet.com.au> To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Please help! Message-ID: <3FBD57CE.5010804@optusnet.com.au> In-Reply-To: <BAY1-DAV60VwVn20lbh00003cda@hotmail.com> References: <BAY1-DAV60VwVn20lbh00003cda@hotmail.com>
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Ajax Munroe wrote: >Friends, > > I have tried to install Freebsd on my laptop at least twelve times, the only problem I encounter is with xfree86. here is a quick rundown of the scenario: everything goes as planned until I reboot, then type startx and each time I get the same error message (xfree86 crashed) well, not in those exact words but you get the message. I have read as much documentation as I could as far as Freebsd and the x-window-system are concerned. here are the specs on the laptop I desperatly want to install Freebsd on: > > IBM T21. > 2647-8BU > Generic flatpanel LCD monitor 1024 X 768 > 8 MB video memory > Savage IX driver <(BSD detects this) > TFT-active matrix > 14.1 in. > > Please, If someone could just email me a little more information on how to set the specifications for X on my model I would greatly appreciate it. > > Thank you for producing FREEBSD! ajaxmunroe@yahoo.com >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-newbies >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-newbies-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > I run Linux on a T20 which is the same as a T21 with a slower cpu. Here are my XF86Config sections for device, screen and server layout. Hope this helps. # ********************************************************************** # Device sections # ********************************************************************** Section "Device" Option "HWCursor" Option "UseBIOS" Option "ShadowStatus" Identifier "S3 Savage (generic)" Driver "savage" VendorName "S3" BoardName "Savage/IX-MV" BusID "PCI:1:0:0" EndSection # ********************************************************************** # Screen sections # ********************************************************************** Section "Screen" Identifier "screen1" Device "S3 Savage (generic)" Monitor "Generic|Generic LCD Panel 1024x768" DefaultColorDepth 24 Subsection "Display" Depth 8 Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x400" ViewPort 0 0 EndSubsection Subsection "Display" Depth 16 Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" ViewPort 0 0 EndSubsection Subsection "Display" Depth 24 Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" ViewPort 0 0 EndSubsection Subsection "Display" Depth 32 Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" ViewPort 0 0 EndSubsection EndSection # ********************************************************************** # Server Layout sections # ********************************************************************** Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "layout1" Screen 0 "screen1" 0 0 InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer" InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard" EndSection
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