Re: Trying to correctly configure X
Try this one:
http://www.spack.org/geek/thinkpad-390.html
not sure of it still works, though.
This is also a good place to start:
http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/kharker/linux-laptop/
hth.
Vitux
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Let's get back from la-la-land here, 'cause this ain't gonna happen
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> Emne: Trying to correctly configure X
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> Hi everybody,
> I just found out about this list and hope that somebody can help
> me. (I have been asking questions on the debian-user list, and have
> received much help, but still am having difficultly.)
> I have an IBM Thinkpad 390E in which I have installed Debian
> 2.1. I am struggling to configure X Windows. This weekend I managed to
> get a screen and a GUI interface, but I can't get my resolution any better
> than (what appears to be something like) 320 X 240!!! I have a 14.1 inch
> TFT screen capable of 1024 X 768 (XGA) at something like 60 Hz (at
> least when I am in Windows). I have a NeoMagic 256AV video card in the
> machine that I believe has about 2.5 meg of memory.
> Can anyone give me some advice regarding how to configure X? What
> resolution should I be setting, what X server should I be picking, and
> how many colors? I have tried configuring X about 20 times now
> and either get a poor image, or don't get a screen at all. I hope someone
> out there (maybe with the same type of computer as mine) can lead me out
> of the darkness.
>
> Much Thanks!
> Bryan Walton
>
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