dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 worked!! but the screen was slid about an inch to the right so i ran fbset -x and got hsync and vsync setting in and presto. I'm pretty damn impressed. so far i've only installed enlightenment and mozilla.
thanks for the help... eric > On Thu, Oct 31, 2002 at 06:47:07PM -0600, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I'm very new to debian / XFree86 and this list....Hi everyone. > > > > I'm trying to get debian and XFree86 to work on my Tibook. > > > > I used the media less yaboot way to install woody then after quite a > > bit of reading i figured out that X4.1 wouldn't work with my laptop's > > video card. so i upgraded to testing. I then used the apt.conf file to > > apt-get -t unstable install x-window-system. > > I still can't get X to start up correctly, when i try to start x the > > screen kinda starts to glow and gradually get brighter but it's just > > giberish on the screen.I know thats not the most technical description > > but its the best i can come up with. > > > > anyway here is a copy of my XF86Config-4 and at the bottom is the end > > of my xfree86 log. > > Section "Screen" > > Identifier "Default Screen" > > Device "Generic Video Card" > > Monitor "Generic Monitor" > > DefaultDepth 24 > > Try 15 or 16 > > > SubSection "Display" > > Depth 1 > > Modes "1152x768" > > EndSubSection > > SubSection "Display" > > Depth 4 > > Modes "1152x768" > > EndSubSection > > SubSection "Display" > > Depth 8 > > Modes "1152x768" > > EndSubSection > > SubSection "Display" > > Depth 15 > > Modes "1152x768" > > Try 1024x768 or even less. > > You can set these with > > dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 > > > -- > *------v--------- Installing Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 --------v------* > | <http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/installmanual> | > | debian-imac: <http://debian-imac.sourceforge.net> | > | Chris Tillman [EMAIL PROTECTED] | > | To Have, Give All to All (ACIM) | > *----------------------------------------------------------------* > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
