[Sderby] Help!!!

stuart.marshall4 sderby at mailman.lug.org.uk
Thu Mar 6 22:24:03 2003


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Hi all
I have screwed up my  laptop you know the one we spent all Sunday =
getting to work!
Have the same problem gets to log in screen then hangs wrong display =
driver ?
have found on the internet some one who has same laptop and has red hat =
running and has posted setting for screen etc.. But need to get in to =
edit  it think I can use vi ? don't know how to get to sections I need.
this is the file

# See 'man XF86Config' for info on the format of this file

Section "Files"
   RgbPath    "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
   FontPath   "unix/:-1"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
EndSection

Section "Keyboard"
   Protocol        "Standard"
   AutoRepeat      500 30
   LeftAlt         Meta
   RightAlt        Meta
   ScrollLock      Compose
   RightCtl        Control
   XkbRules        "xfree86"
   XkbModel        "pc105"
   XkbLayout       "fr"
EndSection

Section "Pointer"
   Protocol        "PS/2"
   Device          "/dev/psaux"
   Emulate3Timeout 50
   Resolution      100
   Buttons         3
   Emulate3Buttons
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
   Identifier      "LCD Panel"
   VendorName      "ASUS"
   ModelName       "1024x768"
   HorizSync       31.5-57.5
   VertRefresh     55-80
   # 640x480 @ 60 Hz, 31.5 kHz hsync - DOESN'T WORK
   # Modeline "640x480"     25.175 640  664  760  800   480  491  493  =
525
   # 800x600 @ 60 Hz, 37.8 kHz hsync - DOESN'T WORK
   # Modeline "800x600"     40     800  840  968 1056   600  601  605  =
628 +hsync +vsync
   # 1024x768 @ 70 Hz, 56.5 kHz hsync
   Modeline "1024x768"    75    1024 1048 1184 1328   768  771  777  806 =
-hsync -vsync
EndSection

Section "Device"
   Identifier      "Lynx"
    VendorName     "Silicon Motion"
    BoardName      "SMI 910"
EndSection

# The Color SVGA server

Section "Screen"
   Driver          "SVGA"
   Device          "Lynx"
    Monitor        "LCD Panel"
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth      16
        Modes      "1024x768"
    EndSubsection
EndSection

# The Frame Buffer server

Section "Screen"
   Driver          "FBDev"
   Device          "Lynx"
   Monitor         "LCD Panel"
   SubSection "Display"
      Depth        16
      Modes        "default"
   EndSubSection
EndSection


Stuart Marshall
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Century Schoolbook">Hi all</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Century Schoolbook">I have screwed up my  laptop you =
know the=20
one we spent all Sunday getting to work!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Century Schoolbook">Have the same problem gets to log =
in screen=20
then hangs wrong display driver ?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Century Schoolbook">have found on the internet some =
one who has=20
same laptop and has red hat running and has posted setting for screen =
etc.. But=20
need to get in to edit&nbsp; it think I can use vi ? don't know how to =
get to=20
sections I need.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Century Schoolbook">this is the file</FONT></DIV>
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face=3D"Century Schoolbook"><PRE># See 'man XF86Config' for info on the =
format of this file

Section "Files"
   RgbPath    "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
   FontPath   "unix/:-1"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
EndSection

Section "Keyboard"
   Protocol        "Standard"
   AutoRepeat      500 30
   LeftAlt         Meta
   RightAlt        Meta
   ScrollLock      Compose
   RightCtl        Control
   XkbRules        "xfree86"
   XkbModel        "pc105"
   XkbLayout       "fr"
EndSection

Section "Pointer"
   Protocol        "PS/2"
   Device          "/dev/psaux"
   Emulate3Timeout 50
   Resolution      100
   Buttons         3
   Emulate3Buttons
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
   Identifier      "LCD Panel"
   VendorName      "ASUS"
   ModelName       "1024x768"
   HorizSync       31.5-57.5
   VertRefresh     55-80
   # 640x480 @ 60 Hz, 31.5 kHz hsync - DOESN'T WORK
   # Modeline "640x480"     25.175 640  664  760  800   480  491  493  =
525
   # 800x600 @ 60 Hz, 37.8 kHz hsync - DOESN'T WORK
   # Modeline "800x600"     40     800  840  968 1056   600  601  605  =
628 +hsync +vsync
   # 1024x768 @ 70 Hz, 56.5 kHz hsync
   Modeline "1024x768"    75    1024 1048 1184 1328   768  771  777  806 =
-hsync -vsync
EndSection

Section "Device"
   Identifier      "Lynx"
    VendorName     "Silicon Motion"
    BoardName      "SMI 910"
EndSection

# The Color SVGA server

Section "Screen"
   Driver          "SVGA"
   Device          "Lynx"
    Monitor        "LCD Panel"
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth      16
        Modes      "1024x768"
    EndSubsection
EndSection

# The Frame Buffer server

Section "Screen"
   Driver          "FBDev"
   Device          "Lynx"
   Monitor         "LCD Panel"
   SubSection "Display"
      Depth        16
      Modes        "default"
   EndSubSection
EndSection
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