Date: Mon, 11 Nov 1996 20:19:09 -0700 (MST) From: Just Baldrick <baldrick@rmsq.com> To: baldrick@rmsq.com, nate@mt.sri.com Cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Problem with 2.1.5 and XFree86 3.2 on laptop Message-ID: <199611120319.UAA10681@rmsq.com>
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>From nate@rocky.mt.sri.com Mon Nov 11 20:04:25 1996 To: Just Baldrick <baldrick@rmsq.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Problem with 2.1.5 and XFree86 3.2 on laptop >> I am having trouble with the screen display on a >> laptop. > >And this laptop would be....???? It's a 120MHz Pentium by Bit Computers, ie a no-name machine. > >> XFree86 3.2 correctly detects the chipset, >> Chips & Technologies 65545, and everything works >> OK except that the display is 712x600 instead of >> 800x600. > >If it's on a NEC or the HP (from the XFree86 notes) this is normal. > >> Using the option "fix_panel_size" (which does just that) >> the display is 800x600. However, after 4 hours or so the >> display goes crazy, either becoming a mess of horizontal >> lines or just turning black. > I've read all the READMEs and notes on the XFree86 web site and couldn't find any answers. Looks like I'll just have to use X for only a few hours at a time. Geoff Martindale
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