On Tue, Jun 13, 2006 at 02:37:56PM -0400, Vincent wrote: >I'm afraid my talents and knowledge with Linux are extremely light. >They extend only as far as parts of the installation and >administrative processes (like sudo). > >I don't know if XFree86 4.6.0 exhibits the same problem. I may need >some time to answer the question on xubuntu - Zenwalk is resident on >that Toshiba now, and I'm not sure how to set the proper parameters >and tweak the proper files to use XFree86 4.6.0 Well, this is an XFree86 list. XFree86 4.6.0 should, without the need for any user-configuration, run on a neomagic-based laptop at the native panel resoultion. It does for me. David >On 6/13/06, Marc Aurele La France <tsi@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>On Tue, 13 Jun 2006, Vincent wrote: >> >>> Some distributions have no problem with configuring the X session I >>> want to see (debian Sarge and Zenwalk come to mind). Many others >>> give me 640x480 resolution made much worse with pixel stuttering >>> stretched to the native 800x600 LCD resolution. >> >>> I'm assuming the distribution simply didn't install XFree86 correctly. >>> The idea of a failed native install for my XServer crossed my mind, >>> too. >> >>> I'd love to resolve this problem for my installation with xubuntu. >>> That's the distribution I'd really like to use for this laptop. I'm >>> looking up the man pages for xorg.conf I'm also reading a few >>> threads on ubuntuforums that'll help me. >> >>> I'm very focused on resolving the problem using boot parameters >>> especially for the live distributions. SLAX, BeatrIX, and BitDefender >>> Live, and KNOPPIX have given me the nasty 640x480 stuttered image. >>> I've tried fb800x600, screen=800x600, probably used the incorrect >>> settings for hsync and vsync and am still looking up how to change to >>> color depth on the monitor. Changing Xserver and Xmodule didn't help >>> me either. >> >>> I've used a docking station for all of my misadventures and plugged >>> into Ethernet with a 3Com PC Card instead of the docking station's >>> Ethernet port. There's also 192 MB and 4 GB on the hard drive. >> >>> I'd really welcome any more thoughts, because I'd love to try out some >>> of the live distributions on my 7010CT. Thanks for reading. I'm >>> looking forward to the replies! >> >>You talk of an xorg.conf on an XFree86 mailing list. Does XFree86 4.6.0 >>exhibit the same problem? >> >>Marc. >> >>+----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ >>| Marc Aurele La France | work: 1-780-492-9310 | >>| Academic Information and | fax: 1-780-492-1729 | >>| Communications Technologies | email: tsi@xxxxxxxxxxx | >>| 352 General Services Building +-----------------------------------+ >>| University of Alberta | | >>| Edmonton, Alberta | Standard disclaimers apply | >>| T6G 2H1 | | >>| CANADA | | >>+----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ >>XFree86 developer and VP. ATI driver and X server internals. >> >_______________________________________________ >XFree86 mailing list >XFree86@xxxxxxxxxxx >http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86 > -- David Dawes X-Oz Technologies www.XFree86.org/~dawes www.x-oz.com _______________________________________________ XFree86 mailing list XFree86@xxxxxxxxxxx http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
