Re: [TCLUG:13783] Back again

[Yaron <jethro@yaron.org>]

  Hi,

On Mon, 21 Feb 2000, Katherine Harris wrote:

> again?  okay....

I wasn't paying attention before *hangs head*

> >Actually, I'm under X and still have $ prompts (or at least XTERMs)
> I wouldn't mind having $ prompts if I'd chosen to have them.  but I want
> pretty graphics, damn it!

SVGAlib? (;

> Okay.  It's a Toshiba Satellite 2515 CDS.  The OS (that I installed; whee!)
> is RH 6.1.  The video chip is a Chips & Tech 69000 with 2 MB RAM.  This
> chip is supported under XFree86 3.3.3.  I've got 3.3.5, so it should be
> okay.  Here's what happens:

I've got various Toshiba Satilites with various Chips and Technology cards
running X fine, so I know it's possible. Never seen a 69000 before. I must
check if we have one of those here I can play with.

> I run xf86config.  choose a P/S2 mouse.  choose the keyboard.  choose the
> chip.  choose the monitor.  write the file.  type startx.  Screen strobes
> wildly for about a second then kicks me back to the $ prompt.

Did you try letting RH use it's Xconfigurator? You can always go around
and tweak /etc/X11/XF86Config later.

> I have *no* idea what this is stemming from.  The screen flicker makes me
> wonder if it's a resolution thing?

It might be. I might also be a monitor misconfiguration thing, which is
why RH's tool might work, as it lets you choose "LCD Panel 640x480", which
is what I could get these things to run at. 

Can you try using an external monitor?

-Yaron

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