Re: configuring X
On 21 Jan 1999q, Brian Morgan wrote:
> I'm trying to get X up and running on a laptop, but I don't know the specs
> for the video. I do know that it's capable of running 800x600 in 16bit
> color (not sure about refresh rate). Isn't there a simpler way than running
> the xf86config script to setup the Xserver? I seem to remember something
> that detected all that for you. Maybe I'm wrong. Could someone help me out
> here?
>
> Brian
> bmorgan@greenville.edu
You don't say which laptop you're using. If it's the Toshiba 4000CDT or similar,
have a look at my website, where I've listed my experience of installing Linux
on this machine.
Anthony
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