Date: Sat, 29 Aug 1998 00:52:37 -0700 (PDT) From: Marc Slemko <marcs@znep.com> To: Craig Johnston <caj@lfn.org> Cc: freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: IBM Thinkpad 560E TFT -> $1200 Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.02A.9808290049240.209-100000@alive.znep.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.3.96.980824141934.5847C-100000@jane.lfn.org>
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On Mon, 24 Aug 1998, Craig Johnston wrote: > On Mon, 24 Aug 1998, Brett Glass wrote: > > > I understand that Xi Graphics' X server for the Cyber does a MUCH better > > job on ThinkPads than the one included with XFree86. It's said to > > be faster and work on more machines. They have a downloadable trial > > version you might want to try. > > > > --Brett > > > > XFree86 does an o.k. job -- the secret, I found, to making 3.3.2 > work is specifying 'chipset "cyber9382"' -- 3.3.1 seemed to autodetect > this. I was told that 'Option "cyber_shadow"' may be of help as well. Yup, works pretty well for me too. This is on one of the recent Microwarehouse 560Es. > My one problem with the XFree86 server is that I cannot seem to > get a screen that does not flicker -- when I move my head vertically I > can see horizontal lines scrolling vertically on the display. At lower > refresh rates, I don't even have to move my head -- very visible lines > scroll down the display. I notice this only at 24-bit color with certain types of images; eg. the horrid default fvwm2 default faded-purple background. Don't notice it at 16 bits, nor do I notice it displaying most other things at 24-bit. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message
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