Re: dell c810 problems
On Saturday 04 December 2004 17:42, ongeboren wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I try to install debian on a dell c810 laptop.
> I have problems with the computer freezing. A friend
> suggested, that it could be the acpi, so I pass to the
> kernel acpi=off at boot time, but it still freezes.
> I updated the bios to the latest one that dell
> provides, changed the bios settings to disable power
> management (hdd stops etc.), but still have the same
> problem.
>
> However, I succeeded to install a working debian
> system (that still freezes after some minutes of
> work).
> Further I cannot configure properly the X server..
> There might be something wrong in the refresh rates..
> Under windows this laptop maintaines 1600x1200@60Hz.
> What I get is "something" (splash of random colors)
> that doesn't seem to be anything, and it changes the
> way the other consoles appear in a way, that the
> display moves down under the screen and comes back
> from above. And when in text mode, everything is
> small.. it uses not more than 800x600 pixels in the
> centrum of the display.
>
> I searched everywhere and I didn't find an answer for
> how I should solve those 2 problems.
To make your graphics card render non-optimal (i.e. below 1600*1200)
resolutions at full screen, press Fn + F7. You could (and should, in my
opinion) also play around with vga=-arguments to make the framebuffer console
be rendered at 1600*1200.
Regarding your X server, I am rather clueless. I attach the XF86Config-4 of my
Inspiron 8000 with a Radeon and UXGA. I believe that the C810 is equal to the
Inspiron 8100, so that might help.
The instability of your kernel could be caused by unstable kernel-modules. Are
you inserting any fancy (i.e. non-standard-Linux) modules to your kernel?
You might try reading some of the howtos (not only the debian-specific) on:
http://www.linux-on-laptops.com/dell.html
Hope this helps.
Regards, Anders Breindahl.
# XF86Config-4 (XFree86 X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the XF86Config-4 manual page.
# (Type "man XF86Config-4" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xfree86 package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xfree86
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following commands as root:
#
# cp /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 /etc/X11/XF86Config-4.custom
# md5sum /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 >/var/lib/xfree86/XF86Config-4.md5sum
# dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86
Section "Files"
FontPath "unix/:7100" # local font server
# if the local font server has problems, we can fall back on these
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/CID"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi"
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "GLcore"
Load "bitmap"
Load "dbe"
Load "ddc"
Load "dri"
Load "extmod"
Load "freetype"
Load "glx"
Load "int10"
Load "record"
Load "speedo"
Load "type1"
Load "vbe"
Load "xtt"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "keyboard"
Option "CoreKeyboard"
Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "dk"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "wowow"
Driver "ati"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "IBM-mon"
HorizSync 30-75
VertRefresh 50-85
Option "DPMS"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "wowow"
Monitor "IBM-mon"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 1
Modes "1600x1200" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 4
Modes "1600x1200" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1600x1200" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 15
Modes "1600x1200" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1600x1200" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1600x1200" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen "Default Screen"
InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
InputDevice "Configured Mouse"
EndSection
Section "DRI"
Mode 0666
EndSection
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