RE: X on a laptop
OK, up and running. 800x600 works, 640x480 is completely messed up
(tiled screen). I simply removed that resolution from the XF86Config
file.
Unfortunately, X uses the "vga16" driver, not "svga" or "accel".
Therefore I get a color depth of 4bit, though the card could handle
16 or 24bit at 800x600. Can I force X to use the accel or the svga
driver in any way?
Anatol
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>If you look under www.linux.org/hardware/laptop.html for your
laptop, you
>will probably find the information you need. I was able through
that to
>find the Neomagic driver needed to run linux on a Compaq 1620
laptop.
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Anatol Quabach [mailto:aqua@berlin.crosswinds.net]
>Sent: Friday, September 25, 1998 10:14 AM
>To: Debian User
>Subject: X on a laptop
>
>
>Take a deep breath, I'm new to Linux.
>
>I'm trying to set up the svga x-server on my laptop, but I have no
>idea which monitor to choose and how to calculate the modelines.
I've
>done this yesterday on my desktop and it worked, so I hope to have a
>basic understanding of what it's all about. But what "monitor" do
you
>choose, when you are using a 12,1'' (800x600) TFT display?
>
>Any hints would be much appreciated.
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Anatol Quabach <aqua@berlin.crosswinds.net>
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