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From: Mike Rambo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: GLLUG <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; redhat list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Wednesday, October 11, 2000 8:26 AM
Subject: X problems on a laptop
>I have a computer warehouse laptop that I'd like to dual boot linux/win
>for diagnostic purposes on our networks. I have both win95 and redhat
>6.2 loaded. I've gotten everything to work except X. The machine uses
>a Trident video chipset - either a cyber9285 or tgui966x/968x depending
>upon which chipset id program I use. Both are listed as supported by
>the svga server. Windows is using drivers for the 968x chipset and is
>working ok.
>
>Most of the setups I've tried with the svga server end up failing to
>start. I did have one combination the started but only with multiple
>images of the screen overlapping one another.
>
The svga server should do it, the trick is to choose the right monitor
settings. Take a good look at the settings your using for win95. Is the
screen defined as 800x600 or 1024x768? Try choosing an LCD screen for the
same size. You can also try using a generic monitor, that uses fairly low
settings. Just choose the same resolution as the win95 is set to use. I'd
also suggest starting out aiming for an 8bit color depth screen. Once that
works, save your XF86config file and try for the 16 and 24 bit color levels.
You should be able to get all the way up. I've used X with those chipsets
before, they worked fine. Good luck.
Jeff Hogg
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