On Fri, Jan 11, 2002 at 02:49:01PM -0600, Kent Kostuk wrote:
> I am trying to hunt down the source of my problems getting x windows running
> on my laptop (Toshiba Tecra 500CS).  I can get XF86Setup to display but x
> windows won't.  So what does XF86Setup use to get the gui interface to work,
> and why can't a translate that into an appropriated XF86Config file?

XF86Setup (at least under X3) uses the VGA16 server; which is supposed to
work with *any* PC video card. it's limited to 640x480@60Hz with only 16
colors, with no acceleration of any sort.

I don't know if it works under X4... haven't used it in a long time. if it
does, it probably uses the 'vga' driver. 

so if you're still running X 3.3.6, and want *some* display (cruddy tho it
may be), symlink /etc/X11/X to /usr/X11R6/bin/XF86_VGA16. if you're running
X 4, edit your /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file, and change the video card driver
to 'vga'.

Carl Soderstrom
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Network Engineer
Real-Time Enterprises
(952) 943-8700
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