Re: Help: Dell Inspiron 5000e X-Windows
On Thu, Mar 01, 2001 at 10:59:54AM +0800, Yang Shouxun wrote:
> Dear friends,
>
> Can you help me bring up X-Windows on my Dell Inspiron 5000e notebook?
>
> I've been using GNU/Linux for almost two years, but this is my first
> experience of installing it on a notebook. I could not set up
> X-windows. When X-windows setup program (XF86Setup in potato or
> Xconfigurator in RedHat) attmepted to start the X server, it halted the
> machine.
>
> Besides, Debian GNU/Linux automatically starts the X server at boot time
> also gave me a headache.
>
> I'm not sure whether it's due to keyboard, mouse, card or monitor
> settings.
>
> Below is information about the hardware:
>
> Keyboard: Inspiron 87 keys (standard 101/102 or Microsoft
> natural on Microsoft)
> Monitor: 14.1' XGA (standard monitor on Microsoft)
> Card: ATI Rage Mobility-128 2x AGP
> Mouse: Synaptics PS/2 TouchPads
>
> Could anybody tell me what settings should these be on Debian potato and
> which server to run?
OK, here's my XF86Config-4.
Note that I get weird out-of-sync effects (i.e.: screen turns crazy
sometimes when switching back to console), which forces me to reboot.
This could be a problem with a bad ModeLine. I'm not sure.
Andreas Mohr
Section "Files"
RGBPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc:noscale"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi:noscale"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi:noscale"
# FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"
# Type1 fonts
# FontPath "unix/:-1"
# TrueType fonts
# FontPath "inet/127.0.0.1:7101"
EndSection
Section "ServerFlags"
#Option "NoTrapSignals" "true"
#Option "DontZap" "true"
#Option "DontZoom" "true"
# Option "BlankTime "5"
# Option "StandbyTime "10"
# Option "SuspendTime "20"
# Option "OffTime "30"
Option "BlankTime 5
Option "StandbyTime 1
Option "SuspendTime 1
Option "OffTime 1
EndSection
Section "Module"
# Load "dbe"
Load "type1"
Load "freetype"
Load "glx"
Load "dri"
# Load "v4l"
EndSection
Section "DRI"
Mode 0666
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard1"
Driver "keyboard"
Option "AutoRepeat" "250 30"
Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse1"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "PS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/gpmdata"
Option "Emulate3Buttons"
Option "Emulate3Timeout" "50"
EndSection
# LeftAlt Meta
# RightAlt ModeShift
# ScrollLock ModeLock
# ScrollLock Compose
# **********************************************************************
# Pointer section
# **********************************************************************
# **********************************************************************
# Monitor section
# **********************************************************************
# Any number of monitor sections may be present
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "LCD Panel"
# VendorName "IBM"
# ModelName "ITSX93"
HorizSync 40-110
VertRefresh 28-90
Gamma 1.0
Option "DPMS"
# 65.15 MHz pixel clock vielleicht ??
#
ModeLine "1024x768" 65.15 1024 1032 1176 1344 768 771 777 806
ModeLine "1400x1050" 107 1400 1464 1784 1912 1050 1052 1064 1090
EndSection
# **********************************************************************
# Graphics device section
# **********************************************************************
Section "Device"
Identifier "Rage128"
# Driver "vga_drv"
# Driver "apm"
VendorName "ATI"
Driver "ati"
# BoardName "ATI Mobility P"
# VideoRam 16384
EndSection
# **********************************************************************
# Screen sections
# **********************************************************************
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen 1"
# Driver "accel"
Device "Rage128"
Monitor "LCD Panel"
DefaultDepth 16
Subsection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1400x1050" "1024x768" # "1400x1050"
Viewport 0 0
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1400x1050" "1024x768" "800x600" # "1400x1050"
Virtual 2000 1600
Viewport 0 0
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1400x1050" "1024x768" # "1400x1050"
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 32
Modes "1400x1050" "1024x768" # "1400x1050"
Viewport 0 0
EndSubsection
EndSection
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