Well the only solution I have been able to find is to: Use red hat 7.3 Xconfigurator to generate the XF86Config-4 file. Set up everything according to your computer (memory, screen etc). Choose generic laptop display. When you have the XF86Config-4 file, edit it and change the driver=”radeon” driver with driver =”vesa” driver. Its not a perfect solution since these drivers do not fully utilize the power of the video card so games will run slow using these drivers. Hopefully updated drivers will come soon. -----Original Message----- From: newbie-admin@XFree86.Org [mailto:newbie-admin@XFree86.Org] On Behalf Of info @ saudiabm Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2002 5:40 AM To: info@saudiabm.com Subject: Compaq Presario 2800 Hi all, I have tried to install Redhat Linux 7.2, 7.3, and Mandrake 8.2 w/ XFree86 4.2 onto my Compaq Presario 2800 laptop. During the installation, I got no problem with the screen, but after the installation, from the graphical login screen and onwards, the screen got screwed up. There are vertical bars cutting up the icons, fronts, and dialog boxes. My Presario 2800 uses ATI Radeon M7 card. I have browse thru several newsgroup, but of no help. Can anyone please help? Thanks, By the way , someone tell me this solution but I don't think this is the really solution : I have an ASUS laptop with a different video card, However, I have faced a similar problem. What happens is that, probably, anaconda (RH installer) uses a generic SVGA server during installation. I have solved it by using this generic SVGA server from Xfree 3.3.6 instead of the XFree86 4.2 driver. Sometimes (in my case, e.g.) the driver that comes with version 4.2 is worst than the generic SVGA driver. I use RH 7.3 as well. My video is silicon motion and there is a driver, named ¨siliconmotion¨, that comes with XFree86 4.2. However, it doesn't work. What I do is to use the generic SVGA driver that is also included in v. 4.2 through a driver of v. 3.3.6. This may be a suggestion for you. You may have to change the driver. I have sent the steps I used (and explained them in case you're new to Linux). Use them at your own risk. 1. Check to where link /etc/X11/X points. If it is: X -> ../../usr/X11R6/bin/XFree86 than you're really using the v.4.2. Probably that's you're case. Than: 2. Check if you have packages: XFree86-SVGA3.3.6-44 XFree86-compat-modules3.3.6-44 in User Interface/X Hardware Support. If not, install them. This will install the old generic SVGA driver. I have checked in XFree86 site (http://www.xfree86.org/4.2.0/Status6.html#6) that it works with your card. 3. Check if you have: /etc/X11/XF86Config /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 4. The first file relates to the use of the SVGA server. This was most probably generated by anaconda (type: head /etc/X11/XF86Config). Edit this file now (vi, kedit etc). In the section ¨screen¨ you need to have this driver: Section "Screen" Driver "svga" <= ************ Device "Silicon Motion Lynx (generic)" Monitor "Generic Laptop Display Panel 1024x768" DefaultColorDepth 16 Subsection "Display" Depth 16 Modes "1024x768" ViewPort 0 0 EndSubsection EndSection *Verify other aspects as keyboard, mouse and monitor configuration. Compare with what is set in the XF86Config-4 file (this is the file used by v. 4.2). Probably, you'll find that XF86Config file has the configurations you have given at installation time. 5. As root: $ cd /etc/X11 $ mv X X~ $ ln -s /usr/X11R6/bin/XF86_SVGA X $ cd /usr/X11R6/bin $ mv X X~ $ ln -s XF86_SVGA X 6. That should do. In your desktop press Ctrl + Alt + BackSpace to restart X server. If everything went fine, you're now using the SVGA server. _______________________________________________ Newbie@XFree86.Org *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie _______________________________________________ Newbie@XFree86.Org *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie
