On Tue, May 02, 2000 at 07:59:12AM -0600, Barrett, Craig 709 463-7921 wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm a newbie to Linux and just installed Storm Linux 2000
> on my Compaq Armada 1550 DMT notebook. It has 32MB RAM, 1.5GB HDD,
> 33.6 PCI modem, Cirrus CL-GD7548 1MB video and ESS sound card.
>
> After the initial install everything seemed to be working fine except
> my sound card (which still doesn't work). I could only run X Windows
> on 640x480 8-bit mode. So I ran xf86config and things went terribly wrong.
> I cannot get my display to function correctly and my mouse is acting crazy.
# /etc/gpm.conf - configuration file for gpm(1)
#
device=/dev/psaux
type=ps2
append="-R" # -B 321 for lefties
# responsiveness=
Then in XF86Config's Pointer section, use /dev/gpmdata, protocol
BusMouse.
As for your display, I have a 1 Mb cl-gd7543, and I had to use
Accelerated X. However, I haven't yet tried the latest XFree86 on it.
> card correctly? I realize that Linux doesn't support laptops very well
Actually, I've found it does, but some hardware simply isn't good
enough for it. A 1 Mb video card is just barely capable of it.
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