[Newbie]Configuring XFree86 on an IBM Thinkpad (aka "Frustration forthe newbie user")

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Greets all!

Seeing how I am new to the linux OS in general, please be gentle in any 
answers to this.

I have just successfully installed SuSE 6.1 on my Thinkpad today. While I 
was trying to configure XFree, I noticed that it is asking for hardware 
specifications that I do not know, such as for the video card and the 
moniter. I am using the Thinkpad as standalone, and do not have an external 
moniter. I bought the thinkpad used, so there's no treeware for it. IBM's 
website only has the "Idiot's Guide" that tells you how to plug the phone 
line into the modem, etc.

I was curious if there were any XFree86 users out there that have installed 
XFree using SAX on a thinkpad, and if so, what hardware choices were made 
to make it work?

For help reasons, I'll tell you everything I know about the computer, the 
OS, and the problem:

The Computer:
IBM 755c w/ Docking Station (DOCK II)

The OS:
SuSE Linux 6.1 (It was on sale at a used CD store and I wanted to try linux)

XFree Version: 3.3.3.1


Many thanks in advance,

Stan



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