Re: [TCLUG:14887] [Fwd: xwindows/xga monitor]

[Dave Sherman <dcsherman@uswest.net>]

Erick,

On my ThinkPad (with an entirely different video chipset), I specified the
monitor type as "LCD Flat Panel", or something to that effect -- but I noticed
that this option did not appear in the RedHat installer until version 6.x. When
I tried initially installing RH 5.2, there was no such monitor listing, and I
was unable to get X to work at all, until I upgraded to RH 6.1. Also, IIRC, I
had to specify the monitor type manually, since RH did not autodetect the type I
had. Now, X runs beautifully at 1024 * 768, 16 bpp, on my 14.1 inch display :-)

Check the Linux on Laptops website, at
http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/kharker/linux-laptop/ for further information.

Dave Sherman

Erick Stohr wrote:
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> Subject: xwindows/xga monitor
> Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2000 16:02:25 -0600
> From: Erick Stohr <visuale@frontiernet.net>
> To: tclug@mn-linux.org
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> I have a Compaq 1800 notebook (brand new) and it has, I believe this is
> what it is called, an XGA monitor (very thin, tv like). Graphics card is
> an ATI RAGE PRO AGP 8mb. Doing a Redhat install, I cannot get X windows
> on the notebook, it comes up all screwy in all types of "custom"
> monitors. Does anyone have a expiernce with XGA monitors and linux. or
> have any ideas on what I can try? Or is it my graphics card it is not
> likeing? Thanks.
> 
> Erick
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