On Thu, 27 Jul 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I installed the newest XFree86 4.0.1 on my Debian2.1 laptop recently, > and now it works. But there are still some problems. > > My laptop is Twinhead Slimnote VX3, Toshiba 12.1" TFT LCD, 800x600 SVGA, > 2560K VideoRAM, Trident Cyber 9525DVD chip. > > 1) After start up the X, I always get a unreadable colorful screen. It > melts from the edges to the center of the screen. After doing ctrl-alt-+ > to switch to 800x600 or 640x480 mode, it will be ok. I don't know where > this colorful screen comes from, since I only have 800x600 and 640x480 > in my XF86Config file. > sounds like your screen has been horizontally overclocked. This produces the interesting melting effect you are describing. If you are vertically overclocked then you get a few vertical strips scattered around. Sometimes hard reboots are required :(
To solve this I recommend looking on the internet (deja or google will do) and find what specs work for your laptop. Doesn't matter if the configuration options come from x version 4 (unlikely) or an old version, even 3.3.1 would do. Extract the horizontal and vertical sync values and place them in your new XF86Config file. restart x and see what that does. > 2) After start xdm, I can't login using a normal user account. Only root > is ok. If I login as others, it will give me that colorful screen. And I > have to switch to 800x600. Then I am still not logged in. > is xdm running as root? I'm not sure if this would be the problem however its an initial guess ;) > 3) I can't exit from X properly. In xdm, if I click on the 'exit' in the > pop menu, it will show me the colorful screen again, and more worse, > keyboard and mouse will stop responding. I have to tune off the power > and start again. > hopefully option one will fix this as when you exit x is actually restarted, if I remember, and so your back to as if you ran x for the first time. > Yesterday, I tried to change something in XF86Config, and then start > xdm, the colorful screen became a bit readable. I can see the > login frame, although it's very ugly. I forgot what I changed. Probable > the dot clocks and modeline. > again extract the nitty bitty bits from an internet XF86Config file and see what happens :) good luck Alex
