>
> Okay,
>
> I found elsewhere and ran apt-get install x-core something...
>
> It worked, I've got X running (crappy colors, but whatever) now I'm
> experiencing the 1" offset everyone talks about.
>
> I tried to set the vga=770 in lilo.conf but nothing happens, and I get an
> error:
Try 7
> Hello everybody,
>
> So, here is the story, A friend gave me his old Lifebook 420D and I
> decided to go with a Debian install on it. I read up on the difficulties
> some have had getting XFree86 to work on it, and I've used their
> information to the best of my knowledge in getting X to work.
Hello,
> I tried to set the vga=770 in lilo.conf but nothing happens, and I get an
> error:
Try vga=0x770. These are hexadecimal nr's, not decimal.
Greetz,
Jo
Alright,
As I mentioned earlier, I've managed to solve the initial font problem I
had, and get X up and running.
Now, I'm faced with the 1" offset I read about all over the web. I tried
using vga=770 (or vga=7) but get no luck.
I've read on some places about a CONGIF_VIDEO_GFX_HACK, which w
> >
> > Fatal server error:
> > could not open default font 'fixed'
>
> Some things to try:
>
> % dpkg -s xfonts-base
> be sure this package is installed
>
> % grep misc /etc/X11/XF86Config
> you need a font path like
> FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc"
>
> % ls -l /usr/lib/X11/fon
ow if
I find one that works.
--Raf
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Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2001 15:32:26 -0500 (EST)
From: Rafael Hinojosa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Debian-laptop_Users_Group
Cc: debian-user
* Rafael Hinojosa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [010225 22:07]:
> Its a simple problem, but one I should know better to take care of. When
> I initiate X (startx or xinit) the laptop begins to spew a whole bunch of
> information and attempts to start X. It craps out shortly and returns the
> following erro
Hello everybody,
So, here is the story, A friend gave me his old Lifebook 420D and I
decided to go with a Debian install on it. I read up on the difficulties
some have had getting XFree86 to work on it, and I've used their
information to the best of my knowledge in getting X to work.
Its a s
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