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

[Dave Sherman <dcsherman@uswest.net>]

Erick,

The fact that Caldera's graphical installer was able to give you a good picture
seems to imply that X should run just fine on your laptop -- at least at 640 *
480 resolution (I think that's what they run at during the install -- I know the
RedHat graphical installer runs at that resolution). Regarding your "maybe not"
below -- did the graphical installer crash, or are you having problems with X
post-install? If post-install, it's probably just a matter of tweaking the
XF86Config file. Did you refer to the Linux on Laptops page I sent you? I think
I saw at least one link to a Compaq 1800 series laptop...

Erick Stohr wrote:
> 
> maybe not.......
> 
> Erick Stohr wrote:
> 
> > well, i have decided to try the last version of Caldera 2.2 and it seems to be working
> > great, graphically everything, while installing, looks great, hmmmmmm......I have no idea
> > why.
> >
> > Erick Stohr wrote:
> >
> > > it finds the correct video card, which amazes me, ATI Mobility MI 2x AGP and LCD flat
> > > panel is the best display i have seen yet, but still no luck with finding one that
> > > works. I have called compaq and, of course, they do not know the video chipset, but they
> > > did tell me the display is TST XGA (and i don't know what that means). My question is
> > > that is it my graphics card that is wrong somehow, or is it the display. I get a "snowy"
> > > picture with choppy lines under/before the GUI interface that comes up with the blue
> > > background. Thanks for the help.
> > >
> > > Dave Sherman wrote:
> > >
> > > > 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:
> > > > >
> > > > >   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > > >
> > > > > Subject: xwindows/xga monitor
> > > > > Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2000 16:02:25 -0600
> > > > > From: Erick Stohr <visuale@frontiernet.net>
> > > > > To: tclug@mn-linux.org
> > > > >
> > > > > 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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