On Mon, 2007-05-21 at 11:30 -0400, Adam Jackson wrote: > On Sat, 2007-05-19 at 23:27 -0400, David Kramer wrote: > > This is my first experience with a testing release, so I apologize if > > I'm not reporting this right, or not giving enough information. > > > > I just got a Lenovo Thinkpad T60p. It's got a 15.4" WSXGA+ > > TFT/1680x1050 (16:10) screen driven by a ATI Mobility Fire GL V5250 256MB. > > > > When I attempt a graphical install of F7-test4, after the few initial > > "Loading..." screens, I get a few flashes with pretty patterns, then the > > screen turns all blue with no writing, and stays that way indefinitely. > > > > When I attempt a text mode install (the pain! the pain!), the install > > works, but it doesn't configure X. When I try to run X, I get a quick > > screen flash or two, then it kicks me back to the CLI, but now all > > sessions are 40 characters wide and twice as tall, so I can't edit files > > or type anything out. Nothing but a reboot fixes this. I tried > > system-config-display, but that exited out, too. I tried redirecting > > the output to a file, and I did at one point see a message about not > > being to get Xinerama info. > > The 40-column syndrome is either the x86 emulator being crap, or ATI's > VBIOS being crap. Either way, "vbetool post" should make it go away. > > I don't see the X log from the failed launch on the forum thread you > mention, so I'm going to hope I can repro this with the T60p I've got > here. Although one detail I do see is that your T60p is 1680x1050 but mine is 1600x1200. THANK YOU LENOVO YOUR MARKETING NAMES ARE SO CLEAR AND HELPFUL. - ajax -- fedora-test-list mailing list fedora-test-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-test-list
