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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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