Thanks, Ingo (and everyone else) for the response(s).
The linux-laptop site was neat -- there's a whole in-depth page just
about my laptop
(Toshiba 2060CDS). Alot of the information is out-of-date. But I did
learn a few useful
tricks I didn't know (like, how to get to the BIOS!)
Anyway, FWIW, I did resolve my problems. In case anyone encounters the
same difficulty,
I'll relate what I did.
Skipping the boring stuff (_lots_ of it!), what finally worked is that I
re-installed in "expert"
mode (previous attempts were in non-expert mode). I don't know what
choices I made which
differed from the non-expert mode, exactly. But I chose the 4.whatever
version of X, rather
than version 3.3.6. I chose a generic laptop LCD at 800x600 resolution.
And presto --
everything worked!
Was it because in non-expert mode, it chooses the 3.3.6 version of X?
Who knows...? All I
know is it all works great now -- both sound and video at the same time!
Yippeee!
- Chuck
Ingo Bauer wrote:
>Hi Chuck ;
>
>It is hard to tell what to do without knowing the model you are using.
>You may want to try http://www.linux-laptop.net/ for more indepth info on
>howto get linux running on your toshiba.
>
>Ingo
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Chuck Messenger
>Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2001 2:42 AM
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: [newbie] X woes (Toshiba laptop)
>
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>I'm unable to figure out the right display mode for my laptop. During
>the install process, the graphics mode is correct (i.e. the screen looks
>great -- no problems). However, after it starts X, the display goes
>haywire. I tried another mode -- this time, the LCD display mode.
> Still no luck.
>
>How do I figure out what mode to use? For example, how do I figure out
>what mode Mandrake is using during the boot-up and boot-down process
>(during which time the graphics looks fine). How do I set the mode? Is
>there a way to test the mode, without committing to it?
>
>Can anyone point me to a troubleshooting page for xfree86?
>
>Thanks.
>
> - Chuck
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