You could try looking at the information on http://www.linux-laptop.net there was lots of Dell Inspiron 4100 info.
Robyn On Thu, 7 Mar 2002 23:57, Robert W. Current wrote: > Yes, I have done that to test, doesn't make any difference. > > I believe it has something to do with the automatic probing of screen > modes (which works on most systems, just not this one). I really want > to disable that and test things. > > Rob C. > > => -----Original Message----- > => From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > => > => Any possibility of being able to copy the config files from > => the other system? > => > => [EMAIL PROTECTED] > => > => -----Original Message----- > => From: Robert W. Current <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > => To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > => Date: Thursday, March 07, 2002 3:10 PM > => Subject: [Newbie]How do I disable probing of screen modes? > => > => > => >Hi, > => > > => > I seem to have a huge problem getting X to run on my Dell Inspiron > => >4100 XGA (1024x768) GeForce2Go 64M system. And, it's all > => about screen > => >modes (I think, because I do know how to get it running, I > => have a Dell > => >Inspiron 8100 SXGA+ GeForce2Go 64M system that I got working fine). > => > > => > The problem seems to be that XFree86 seems to think that > => the screen > => >can run in some modes that it clearly can't! Specifically, > => from the > => >XFree86.0.log I see: > => >(**) NVIDIA(0): Validated modes for Display Device 0: > => >(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "1400x1050": 122.0 MHz, 64.9 > => kHz, 60.0 Hz > => >(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "1280x1024": 108.0 MHz, 64.0 > => kHz, 60.0 Hz > => >(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "1280x960": 108.0 MHz, 60.0 > => kHz, 60.0 Hz > => > > => > All of the above will not work with this display, and when > => I startx I > => >get all kinds of pixelized blur on the screen. From what I > => can see, > => >the pointer goes off the screen to the right and the bottom > => where it > => >can't be seen. > => > > => > I've specified the correct ModeLine's in my XF86Config-4, but it > => >always adds the above lines automatically by probing when I > => startx. I > => >want to permanently disable them, because they just aren't > => right, and I > => >suspect (but I'm not sure) that this is the reason I can't get X > => >running in a clear usable form. > => > > => > So, how do I keep X from probing for screen modes? > => > > => >Rob C. > => > > => > > => >-- > => >Robert W. Current, PhD Analytical Chemistry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > => >Technical Services Manager Phone: (609)912-1551 > => >H-E-L Lawrenceville, NJ, USA and Barnet, Hertfordshire, England > => >http://www.hel-inc.com http://www.helgroup.co.uk > => >Chemical and Pharmaceutical Calorimetry and Automation Equipment > => > > => > > => > > => >_______________________________________________ > => >Newbie mailing list > => >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > => >*** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > => >http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie > => > > => > => _______________________________________________ > => Newbie mailing list > => [EMAIL PROTECTED] > => *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > => http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie > => > > _______________________________________________ > Newbie mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie _______________________________________________ Newbie mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie
