Re: My X problem

2000-02-22 Thread lloy0076
Katherine Harris wrote: > > >chuckle. if someone was a newbie to linux, i'd probably refer them > >to pico first, rather than emacs. just my $0.02. :-) > It's too late; I've already frightened myself with emacs, mainly because it > was the only one I could remember. ;) E MACS? Oh please! RE

RE: My X problem

2000-02-22 Thread Vince Negri
> > 2515CDS Toshiba Satellite. > > The video chip is a Chips & Tech 69000, with 2 MB RAM. > > The screen is your typical LCD screen. > > Windows can manage 800x600 16bpp with no problem. > > Right now, when I load X, I get a teensy screen, that I think ends up being > > about 320x400 with 256 c

Re: My X problem

2000-02-22 Thread Ric Moore
Katherine Harris wrote: > > >chuckle. if someone was a newbie to linux, i'd probably refer them > >to pico first, rather than emacs. just my $0.02. :-) > It's too late; I've already frightened myself with emacs, mainly because it > was the only one I could remember. ;) pico is your friend, K

Re: My X problem

2000-02-22 Thread Ric Moore
Katherine Harris wrote: > > I, perhaps foolishly, have transformed my brother's Toshiba 2515CDS > Satellite into a RedHat 6.1 box. It all works! except for, naturally, X. > Here's the story: > 2515CDS Toshiba Satellite. > The video chip is a Chips & Tech 69000, with 2 MB RAM. This chip is > su

Re: My X problem

2000-02-22 Thread Rich Shepard
On Tue, 22 Feb 2000, Katherine Harris wrote: > >chuckle. if someone was a newbie to linux, i'd probably refer them > >to pico first, rather than emacs. just my $0.02. :-) > It's too late; I've already frightened myself with emacs, mainly because it > was the only one I could remember. ;) T

Re: My X problem

2000-02-22 Thread Katherine Harris
>chuckle. if someone was a newbie to linux, i'd probably refer them >to pico first, rather than emacs. just my $0.02. :-) It's too late; I've already frightened myself with emacs, mainly because it was the only one I could remember. ;) Katie [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL

Re: My X problem

2000-02-22 Thread rpjday
On Mon, 21 Feb 2000, Philippe Moutarlier wrote: > Katherine Harris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > Editing XF86Config, I set up the default color depth at 16 bpp and the > > >default resolution as 800x600. The driver section is SVGA. > > I'm really not certain how to do this. > > > > You

Re: My X problem

2000-02-21 Thread Philippe Moutarlier
Katherine Harris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Editing XF86Config, I set up the default color depth at 16 bpp and the > >default resolution as 800x600. The driver section is SVGA. > I'm really not certain how to do this. > You have to be root, use an editor emacs /etc/X11/XF86Config loo

Re: My X problem

2000-02-21 Thread Katherine Harris
> Editing XF86Config, I set up the default color depth at 16 bpp and the >default resolution as 800x600. The driver section is SVGA. I'm really not certain how to do this. > That's about all I can contribute. every new angle of attack helps Katie [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe: mai

Re: My X problem

2000-02-21 Thread Philippe Moutarlier
Ok , first thing your X server is rejecting all modes because of your refresh rate values. I put these values in mine : HorizSync 31.5 - 57.0 VertRefresh 50-90 Yours : # HorizSync HorizSync 31.5 - 35.1 # VertRefresh is in Hz unless units are specified. VertRefresh 50-70 And now w

Re: My X problem

2000-02-21 Thread Ron Golan
On Mon, Feb 21, 2000 at 09:03:20PM -0600, Katherine Harris wrote: > I, perhaps foolishly, have transformed my brother's Toshiba 2515CDS > Satellite into a RedHat 6.1 box. It all works! except for, naturally, X. > Here's the story: > 2515CDS Toshiba Satellite. > The video chip is a Chips & Tech 6

Re: My X problem

2000-02-21 Thread Rich Shepard
On Mon, 21 Feb 2000, Katherine Harris wrote: > Right now, when I load X, I get a teensy screen, that I think ends up being > about 320x400 with 256 colors. (And the fonts are really hideous, but I > hear that's normal.) I've tried running all the startx color depth > switches, but it ends up lo

Re: My X problem

2000-02-21 Thread Philippe Moutarlier
could you send you XF86config file (/etc/X11/). Also, can you try to do startx >& xlog and send the xlog file . Philippe Katherine Harris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I, perhaps foolishly, have transformed my brother's Toshiba 2515CDS > Satellite into a RedHat 6.1 box. It all works! ex

My X problem

2000-02-21 Thread Katherine Harris
I, perhaps foolishly, have transformed my brother's Toshiba 2515CDS Satellite into a RedHat 6.1 box. It all works! except for, naturally, X. Here's the story: 2515CDS Toshiba Satellite. The video chip is a Chips & Tech 69000, with 2 MB RAM. This chip is supported under XFree86 3.3.3. I believe