Re: [XFree86] XFree86 on Sony VAIO Laptop
On Thu, 13 Nov 2003, indra sarkar wrote: i've set up my new PCG-GRT786M as a dualboot system with redhat7.2. All is well apart from the Xfree86 server which refuses to start. If I understood ur problem correctly :) Some of the new cards will not be suppoted by the old X. Even if you install the nVidia path, won't wrok. Bcoz I need the new version of Kernel. Butter switch to new version, like MDK9.1 / Slackware 9.1 ... HTH :) -- Bharathi S, IndLinuX Team, (__) DON Lab,TeNeT Group, oo ) IIT-Madras, Chennai-INDIA. (_/\ ___ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
Re: [XFree86] XFree86 on Sony VAIO Laptop
I'm not sure if NVIDIA's binary drivers support the GeForce Go FX5600 yet. I heard that they didn't. This chip is supported by the the nv driver that comes with XFree86 4.3 though. RH9 includes XFree86 4.3. It appears to me that 4.3 has some 1400x1050 modelines built in too. Sometimes the 4.3 nv driver has a hard time picking the output to use when flat panels are in involved and you may need to play with the Option CrtcNumber, but you should be able to get it to work. CVS autodetects that much better. You might consider just upgrading to the latest XFree86 CVS development snapshot. Mark. On Thu, 13 Nov 2003, indra sarkar wrote: Hi everyone, Can anyone help me please? i've set up my new PCG-GRT786M as a dualboot system with redhat7.2. All is well apart from the Xfree86 server which refuses to start. i've installed the latest nvidia drivers (apparently successfully) and hacked up my xfree86config file to pieces but all to no avail (I hardly need add that I'm a bit new to all this) One of the problems is that the machine has a non-standard (for x anyway) display - a 16.1 TFT display panel (1400x1050) and nVidia GeForce Go FX5600 with 64MB. And Sony have refused to give me the info i need to try and write my own entries for the Xfree86config file saying that they don't support Linux. It did occur to me that I could try installing RH9 which comes with a newer version of X11 which might have a 'smarter' version of XConfig on it, but I don't really want to go thru all the traumas and newsgroup-overload of the last two weeks unless I'm sure. Any ideas v.gratefully accepted. Regards, Indra ___ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
RE: [XFree86] XFree86 on Sony VAIO Laptop
With installed NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-4496-pkg2.run as per README The new nVidia-based video card works just fine, but Open Office gives a Segmentation fault, and Xmms, same issue! This works with the last Xfree86 CVS but there is no 3D support Saludos Marcel - M3 Linux User #328858 http://counter.li.org/ -Mensaje original- De: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] nombre de Mark Vojkovich Enviado el: jueves, 13 de noviembre de 2003 15:32 Para: indra sarkar CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Asunto: Re: [XFree86] XFree86 on Sony VAIO Laptop I'm not sure if NVIDIA's binary drivers support the GeForce Go FX5600 yet. I heard that they didn't. This chip is supported by the the nv driver that comes with XFree86 4.3 though. RH9 includes XFree86 4.3. It appears to me that 4.3 has some 1400x1050 modelines built in too. Sometimes the 4.3 nv driver has a hard time picking the output to use when flat panels are in involved and you may need to play with the Option CrtcNumber, but you should be able to get it to work. CVS autodetects that much better. You might consider just upgrading to the latest XFree86 CVS development snapshot. Mark. On Thu, 13 Nov 2003, indra sarkar wrote: Hi everyone, Can anyone help me please? i've set up my new PCG-GRT786M as a dualboot system with redhat7.2. All is well apart from the Xfree86 server which refuses to start. i've installed the latest nvidia drivers (apparently successfully) and hacked up my xfree86config file to pieces but all to no avail (I hardly need add that I'm a bit new to all this) One of the problems is that the machine has a non-standard (for x anyway) display - a 16.1 TFT display panel (1400x1050) and nVidia GeForce Go FX5600 with 64MB. And Sony have refused to give me the info i need to try and write my own entries for the Xfree86config file saying that they don't support Linux. It did occur to me that I could try installing RH9 which comes with a newer version of X11 which might have a 'smarter' version of XConfig on it, but I don't really want to go thru all the traumas and newsgroup-overload of the last two weeks unless I'm sure. Any ideas v.gratefully accepted. Regards, Indra ___ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86 ___ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
