Re: Horrible font on Toshiba 740CDT
On Fri, Mar 30, 2001 at 01:45:33PM +0100, Conry, Lance wrote:
> Hi List
>
> I've just installed potato on my Toshiba 740CDT. When I open a console in
> X, the fonts are horrible. Much like what it looks like in windows when you
> have the incorrect screen resolution and or colour depth. I've not had this
> problem before, but then again, this is the first laptop install I've done.
Try installing some of the other fonts packages. I don't know what ones to
recommend, but that's probably your problem.
>
> I'm running the SVGA X server, 1024x768 60hz 16.
>
> The spec says the machine will run at 1024x768 at 60Hz, with 64k colours.
> I've also enabled 640x480 and 800x600, but 1024x768 is the default.
> Interestingly, when I press the <ctrl><alt> +/- I can only cycle through two
> modes, which suggests that they aren't all available. I'm wondering if
> 1024x768 isn't working. Is there any way to find what the current
> resolution is?
Read the stdout from the X server (which is probably logged to a file if
you're using xdm or equivalent). It will say what modes it let you use,
and why it tossed the modes it isn't letting you use. (If you used a setup
tool to write your XF86Config, find the Modes line in the Display subsection
you are using (depth=16), and list all three modes if they aren't there.)
xvidtune will actually show what's going on, if you want to be sure,
instead of correlating the screen sizes with the list of modes the server is
using.
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