RE: [XFree86] Dell Inspiron 8600

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Looks like my life too a better turn to a better place... Read in a html
page I found that driver version 4496 doesn't work with the flat panel. They
suggested installing version 4363, and then it worked! Now it's just the
mouse that's playing havoc, but I think I'll manage that on my own. 

	Hans Dahle

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Vojkovich [mailto:mvojkovi@xxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: 24. oktober 2003 19:53
To: Hans Dahle
Cc: xfree86@xxxxxxxxxxx



On Fri, 24 Oct 2003, Hans Dahle wrote:

> I've installed Gentoo on my (new) Dell inspiron 8600. The laptop has a
> 1680x1050, 15.4" display, and Nvidia Geforce FX 5650 Go card. When I run
> 'xf86cfg', or 'startx' with a XF86Config file made from the example + some
> copy'n'past from examples that have gotten the 15.4" display working, the
> screen get all messed up, can't make anything out of it, and if I change
to
> a system console I the screen still got some light blue (cyane?) small
bars
> over it, but I can read what it says. To get it away I have to do a
reboot. 
> 
>  
> 
> I've search through google with almost every possible search phrase. Found
> some examples on the config file with the exact same screen (WXSGA+), only
> difference that they're running redhat. I've tried to copy the whole
and/or
> parts of it (device, monitor etc.) 
> 
>  
> 
> Tried to install redhat 9, to see what config file it made for the
> installation process. Copied it over to my system and tried running it,
with
> the same result as above. 
> 
>  
> 
> Have installed the latest nvidia driver. 
> 
> XFree 4.3.0
> 
>  
> 
> So if anyone has a solution to my problem I'd be extremely happy.

   You can run the "nv" driver that came with XFree86 4.3.0.  It
should work OK.  If it doesn't let me know.  It's usually just a
matter of tweaking an XF86Config file option if it doesn't 
"just work" (sometimes it picks the wrong head and you have to
specify the "CrtcNumber" option as specified in the nv man page). 


			Mark.


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