Bingo!! That's great - many thanks Norm, it works a treat! I've just put WordPerfect Office 2000 and Applixware5 on the machine too - all OK up-to-now!
(now for sound.... I've read your previous posts and will give them a try next....) > ---------- > From: Norman Walsh[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Reply To: Norman Walsh > Sent: 30 June 2000 11:28 > To: Pugh Mike ML > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: questions about toshiba tecra 8100 > > / Pugh Mike ML <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> was heard to say: > | Would it be possible for you to describe what "tweaking" you did in > order to > | get X working on the 8100 please? If possible could you attach the > config > | file (either privately or to the list). > > I'm using Tim Roberts updated SVGA server: > www.probo.com/timr/savagemx.html > In my experience, YMMV, the out-of-the-box debian SVGA server worked, but > console switching (going from X back to a text-console with C-A-F1, for > example) produced unreadable garbage on the text-console windows. The > latest SVGA server from Tim Roberts fixes this problem. > > With the SVGA server, I use the following XF86Config (which I got from > someone else on this list or the tlinux list, so I get no credit for > it :-) > > # no longer a SaX autogenerated XF86Config file > # Got from the web, hacked by ndw > > Section "Files" > RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb" > FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi:unscaled" > FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi:unscaled" > FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc:unscaled" > FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1" > FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TrueType" > FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/URW" > FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo" > FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc" > FontPath "/share/fonts/forX11" > FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi" > FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi" > EndSection > > Section "ServerFlags" > AllowMouseOpenFail > EndSection > > Section "Module" > EndSection > > Section "Keyboard" > Protocol "Standard" > # XkbRules "xfree86" > # XkbModel "pc101" > # XkbLayout "en" > # XkbVariant "nodeadkeys" > XkbKeymap "xfree86(us)" > EndSection > > Section "Pointer" > Protocol "PS/2" > Device "/dev/mouse" > SampleRate 60 > BaudRate 1200 > Emulate3Buttons > EndSection > > Section "Monitor" > Identifier "Primary-Monitor" > VendorName "!!! VESA !!!" > ModelName "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > HorizSync 31-80 > VertRefresh 50-85 > Modeline "1024x768" 59.89 1024 1040 1216 1328 768 768 774 802 > EndSection > > Section "Device" > Identifier "Primary-Card" > VendorName "!!! GENERIC SERVER SELECTION !!!" > BoardName "SVGA" > ChipID 0x8a20 > VideoRAM 8192 > Option "sw_cursor" > EndSection > > Section "Screen" > Driver "SVGA" > Device "Primary-Card" > Monitor "Primary-Monitor" > DefaultColorDepth 16 > SubSection "Display" > Depth 32 > Modes "640x480" > EndSubSection > SubSection "Display" > Depth 24 > Modes "640x480" > EndSubSection > SubSection "Display" > Depth 16 > Modes "1024x768" > Virtual 1024 768 > EndSubSection > SubSection "Display" > Depth 8 > Modes "1024x768" > EndSubSection > EndSection > > Be seeing you, > norm > > -- > Norman Walsh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | If a little knowledge is dangerous, > http://nwalsh.com/ | where is the man who has so much as to > | be out of danger?--T. H. Huxley > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
