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[Greg Browne]

Douglas

This is a problem I have met with several distros when using a TFT
screen. MEPIS seems better built, with this respect.

When you start KNOPPIX, try pressing F3 and following the advice for
starting KNOPPIX at lower sync rates. With UBUNTU, press F1& F5. I
found vga=771 works well with my toshiba laptop.

eg, at the boot prompt, type in    linux vga=771
This might also work with KNOPPIX, but I don't know.

I'm sure you'll also get some good advice on editing the XCONFIG
files, or copying the MEPIS one, and using it with KNOPPIX or UBUNTU -
there is some good advice back in the mail archives about copying the
/etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file or examining it, from working distros. If
you are using an archiving type email system, typing XF86Config-4
should find Martin's and Andy's v helpful advice to me from 14/11/04

Martin's piece follows:

Grab yourself a copy of single-CD Knoppix and boot from it.
Switch to tty1 [Ctl/Alt/F1] and copy down all the info you find there on
your system, cards, etc.  (This is always useful stuff to have around.)

Whilst you're at it, grab a copy (onto floppy) of the
/etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file it has auto-magically produced for your
machine.  [Hmmm.  If you're unsure how to format a floppy under Linux, use
the microshit commands:  'mformat a:'  then use  'mcopy'  a la MS.]

Exit Knoppix; re-boot debian.

Rename your current /etc/X11/XFConfig86-4 to something safe [e.g. stick
.orig on the end]; and replace with the XF86Config file Knoppix built for
your machine using its own brilliant auto-suss software.


>  I cannot yet get xfree to run at greater than
> 640x480 in debian (Gnome)

If you've done the above, you've just solved this problem!
Pressing Ctl/Alt/F7 should demonstrate this.



Greg
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