I have a XPi laptop and I have to modify manually the XF86Config at each
install. I gave up hoping that it could be one day automatically detected
and I don't let Xconfigurator probing anything.
Also, I use an external monitor to get a better definition, because linux
cannot (apparently) use a 1024x768 extended definition with a 800x600 LCD
screen like windows.
So, there are four things I have to find out or modify:
1. The monitor frequencies. You can set standard ones and tune it later with
xvidtune.
2. The video ram: 1 meg (which allows 8bpp at 1024x768)
3. The definition: I set to 8bpp with 1024x768
4. The "extern_disp" option has to be validated or else X dies.
Took me a while to figure that out, but it works.
One last thing. X (or I :) screws up something when it initializes, and
makes my screen totally red or green depending on the monitor. The colors
only come back when I start gnome-terminal (nearly only this program). Don't
ask me why I have no clue, surely a palette problem. The workaround is to
always let a gnome-terminal open when I leave X, even with KDE.
Hope it'll help,
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kk1
>From: "Stadler, Tom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: [Cooker] Neomagic Video Issues?
>Date: Sat, 28 Aug 1999 18:40:41 -0500
>
>Hello,
>Has anyone else noted issues with Neomagic video cards. More specifically
>the NeoMagic 2093. This is in my Dell XPI 133, that I do most of my testing
>with. I have not tried yet with a newer Neomagic system (Dell CPi) What
>happens is that during the start of phase 2 install, it dumps with
>incorrect
>video sync specs and stops, also it doesn't detect memory. I can give more
>specifics when I am home and do more testing. Just looking to see if anyone
>has tried it.
>Thanks
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