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lamikr_mdk wrote:
> Better display support?
> - Is it possible to detect the TFT display capabilities you have in your
> laptop if XFree86 fails to start?
> - Or to run only the display configuration part from the Mandrake
> installation?

XFdrake?

> - Or to get something better than xf86config for the console mode?

XFdrake?

>
> I have HP laptop with ATI Rage Mobility chipset and needed to install
> 9.2 beta 1 twice to get XFree86 working.
>
> During the first install something went wrong during the display setup
> phase and I ended up with an installation which failed to start XFree86.

Did you test X during install? Please file a bug on this, 9.1 had this,
X would crash when testing on some machines, and would write a corrupt
XF86Config/XF86Config-4 file.

> I tried to run xf86config several times but was newer able to select
> correct compination with the display, mouse, keyboard and graphic card.
> (To be honest I do not event know what keyboard I should select from the
> ones available in the xf86config list)
> One big problem with the xf86config is that it does not offer TFT
> displays during the configuration.
>

Use XFdrake. But on 9.1, I had to remove the corrupt config files first.

Regards,
Buchan

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