suse 9 and Dell laptop
Evening all I'm having a problem getting the graphics working on a dell latitude cpx laptop. I had the laptop setup as 1024x768 display no problems with suse 8 but since I tried to install 9 today as a fresh install, except /home, no matter what setting I try I cannot get the display right using sax2. Whatever I set it to the screen goes blank then gradually gets filled with white. I've tried install about 3 or 4 times now and I don't know what to try next. Nny help would be appreciated. Cheers Matt
On Friday 05 December 2003 20:53, lists@yewlands.com wrote:
Evening all
I'm having a problem getting the graphics working on a dell latitude cpx laptop.
I had the laptop setup as 1024x768 display no problems with suse 8 but since I tried to install 9 today as a fresh install, except /home, no matter what setting I try I cannot get the display right using sax2.
Whatever I set it to the screen goes blank then gradually gets filled with white. I've tried install about 3 or 4 times now and I don't know what to try next.
I've been using SuSE on my laptops since 6.4 and I've always managed to get a screen of at least 800 x 600, 16 bit colours. What's the graphic chip; does it use dedicated or shared RAM? What Hz setting are you using for 1024 x 768? Are you trying to get it to display using 24 bit or 16 bit Did you select LCD or VESA when you originally tried to configure it? Login on a non-X user (ALT + F1 - 6) as root, and post back the XF86Config and I'll have a look. But no pormises. -- Best regards, Paul
Quoting Paul Hornshaw <paul.hornshaw@blueyonder.co.uk>:
I've been using SuSE on my laptops since 6.4 and I've always managed to get a screen of at least 800 x 600, 16 bit colours.
What's the graphic chip; does it use dedicated or shared RAM?
It's ati rage mobility, not sure what ram it uses though I would hazard a guess at shared.
What Hz setting are you using for 1024 x 768? Are you trying to get it to display using 24 bit or 16 bit
I tried 60Hz and 70Hz. I've also tried 800x600 @ 60Hz and 70Hz and 640x480 @ 60Hz
Did you select LCD or VESA when you originally tried to configure it?
tried both. I can only try these if I do it from the install once the machine boots, when I try and run sax2 I get the blank screen again.
Login on a non-X user (ALT + F1 - 6) as root, and post back the XF86Config and I'll have a look. But no pormises.
Thanks. Matt
On Fri, Dec 05, 2003 at 08:53:59PM +0000, lists@yewlands.com wrote:
I had the laptop setup as 1024x768 display no problems with suse 8 but since I tried to install 9 today as a fresh install, except /home, no matter what setting I try I cannot get the display right using sax2.
Did you keep a copy of the config file which worked before? -- Mark Evans St. Peter's CofE High School Phone: +44 1392 204764 X109 Fax: +44 1392 204763
Quoting Mark Evans <mpe@st-peters-high.devon.sch.uk>:
On Fri, Dec 05, 2003 at 08:53:59PM +0000, lists@yewlands.com wrote:
I had the laptop setup as 1024x768 display no problems with suse 8 but
since I
tried to install 9 today as a fresh install, except /home, no matter what setting I try I cannot get the display right using sax2.
Did you keep a copy of the config file which worked before?
Unfortunately not Matt
Hi Matt, A search on google produced these links which may be useful. http://turnerville.wwol.com/jim/XF86Config-4 http://sander.vanzoest.com/howtos/laptops/dellcpxj650gt/XF86Config-4.0.txt Alastair On Sunday 07 December 2003 07:59, lists@yewlands.com wrote:
Quoting Mark Evans <mpe@st-peters-high.devon.sch.uk>:
On Fri, Dec 05, 2003 at 08:53:59PM +0000, lists@yewlands.com wrote:
I had the laptop setup as 1024x768 display no problems with suse 8 but
since I
tried to install 9 today as a fresh install, except /home, no matter what setting I try I cannot get the display right using sax2.
Did you keep a copy of the config file which worked before?
Unfortunately not
Matt
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