Re: Trying to correctly configure X
*- On 26 Oct, Bryan K. Walton wrote about "Trying to correctly configure X"
> 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.
You need the XFCom_NeoMagic server from Redhat or Suse. Sorry, I don't
remember the URL. I am using it with XFree86 3.3.4. I might be in
3.3.5 but I haven't seen 3.3.5 Debian packages yet.
> 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.
>
My Sony Vaio F340 has the same chipset. This is what I am using for the
monitor and screen config. I haven't changed anything since I first put
configured it. I don't know if the HorizSync or VertSync frequencies
can be changed or not.
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Sony Vaio HGA"
VendorName "Sony"
ModelName "Vaio HDA"
HorizSync 31.5 - 48.5
VertRefresh 50-70
# 640x480 @ 60 Hz, 31.5 kHz hsync
Modeline "640x480" 25.175 640 664 760 800 480 491 493 525
# 800x600 @ 60 Hz, 37.8 kHz hsync
Modeline "800x600" 40 800 840 968 1056 600 601 605 628 +hsync +vsync
# 1024x768 @ 60 Hz, 48.4 kHz hsync
Modeline "1024x768" 65 1024 1032 1176 1344 768 771 777 806 -hsync -vsync
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "NeoMagic 256AV"
VendorName "NeoMagic"
BoardName "256AV"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Driver "svga"
Device "NeoMagic 256AV"
Monitor "Sony Vaio HGA"
Subsection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1024x768"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1024x768"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1024x768"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
EndSection
Brian Servis
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