Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2004 12:18:46 -0700 From: Lloyd Hayes <lloyd545220-trucker@yahoo.com> To: "Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P." <kdk@daleco.biz> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Xorg86 -config error Message-ID: <41853A96.9000506@yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <41830671.3040107@daleco.biz> References: <4182C0A9.8040701@yahoo.com> <4182CE6A.60708@daleco.biz> <4182F7E6.3030606@yahoo.com> <41830671.3040107@daleco.biz>
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Yes, it's a 6 year old Gateway Laptop. I thought this informations was for new users of their port system. Anyway, I found a solution. I installed v5.2.1 on it. I still have a few errors that I am working out, but the Xserver starts fine. I'll start a new thread for them. Lloyd Hayes Email: lloyd545220-trucker@yahoo.com URL: http://TalkingStaff.bravehost.com E-FAX Number: (208) 248-6590 Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P. wrote: > Lloyd Hayes wrote: > >> Sorry, I didn't finish the reply before sending the previous message. >> >> Yes, I was logged in as root. >> I was looking and could not find a configuration file, so I started >> reading the docs. They refer to setting the X- software during the >> installation, but that option was not presented to me. I can install >> v5.2.1 and it will be right there. But on v5.3, it isn't there. >> >> The docs on the CD also referred to using : Xorg -configure >> You've read the error that I got. >> >> So, I headed for the Xorg website and downloaded some of their PDF >> help files. >> >> These two pages are part of the same online document which you can >> download in PDF format. >> >> http://freedesktop.org/~xorg/X11R6.8.0/doc/newport2.html >> http://freedesktop.org/~xorg/X11R6.8.0/doc/newport3.html >> >> Xorg only has a 1280x1024 mode. My old laptop supports an 800x600x18 >> screen. (As opposed to the 800x600x16 that I posted before.) Xorg >> supports 8 and 24 bit color. >> >> >> Lloyd Hayes > > > > OK, so what you meant to say is something like "X.Org only supports 8 and > 24-bit modes at 1280x1024 for the SGI newport cards." > > Now, is that really the card you have? I'm rather dense, but I thought > you > said you have a Gateway laptop, not an SGI workstation with a "newport" > video card in it ... > > KDK > >
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