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Re: [Plug] running X on a laptop
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Try using XF86Setup which will start an X session in 640x480 mode.
There is also a SuperProbe which will report what kind of video card you
have. Concerning your lcd screen you should read the documentation that
came with the laptop that specifies the x and y sync ranges of the
monitor or lcd screen. From what you are saying it seems that the sync
is not configured correctly
Have a good day :-)
LeRoy
> Wayne Eisenberg wrote:
>
> <newbie alert on>
> OK, I'm trying to run RH6 on my HP Omnibook 4100 laptop, and the
> initial install went ok, as far as I can tell. I think the X system
> installed ok. However, I can't seem to get to a desktop. I get to the
> tiny black & white boxes screen with the 'X' cursor, and that's where
> it stops. I can Ctrl-Alt-Bkspc and get back to a prompt. Xconfigurator
> found the NeoMagic128 video chip that this notebook uses, and I told
> it to use the LCD 1024x768 monitor (this is a 14" TFT screen that is
> normally used 1024x768). I have no earthly idea what any of the other
> monitor parameters should be, and the probe didn't seem to work at
> all.
>
> How do I troubleshoot this? What have I done wrong (or forgotten to
> do)? Everything runs just peachy on my desktop at home, but not on the
> laptop.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Humbly,
> Wayne
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