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Here's another 701C (actually, 701Cs) owner, running linux, and pleased as
punch. (Hey, do you suppose the 'punch' being referred to is of 'punch &
judy' fame? That is one smug puppy, after all - but not a very pleasant
one!) (... but i digress...-)
Re your questions - i got my xf86 config file from someone on this list,
and consequently didn't even try to fathom the intricacies, which i barely
had under control the other time i messed with linux. I'm sending a copy
of it, below, since i believe it does the 800x600 that you're seeking. (I
disabled the 800x600 mode in the copy i use, since i prefer to have things
contained on the screen, when possible, but with the option to move off,
via fvwm.)
Re the merits of the 701 w/linux - all in all, given what i spent, i don't
think i could have gotten a better arrangement for a portable system,
given my unix experience and priority on a fairly light, compact
machine...
Anway, the xf86 config file, as the guy posted it, is attached below my
sig. Cheers!
ken manheimer klm@cnri.reston.va.us (703) 620-8990 x259
Corporation for National Research Initiatives
1895 Preston White Drive, Suite 100
Reston, VA 22091
# $XConsortium: XF86Conf.cpp,v 1.5 95/01/16 13:16:10 kaleb Exp $
# $XFree86: xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/XF86Conf.cpp,v 3.11 1995/01/28 15:46:18 dawes Exp $
#
# Copyright (c) 1994 by The XFree86 Project, Inc.
#
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# to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
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# and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
# Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
#
# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
# all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
#
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# IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
# THE XFREE86 PROJECT BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY,
# WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF
# OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
# SOFTWARE.
#
# Except as contained in this notice, the name of the XFree86 Project shall
# not be used in advertising or otherwise to promote the sale, use or other
# dealings in this Software without prior written authorization from the
# XFree86 Project.
#
# **********************************************************************
# Refer to the XF86Config(4/5) man page for details about the format of
# this file. This man page is installed as /usr/X11R6/man/man5/XF86Config.5x
# **********************************************************************
# **********************************************************************
# Files section. This allows default font and rgb paths to be set
# **********************************************************************
Section "Files"
# The location of the RGB database. Note, this is the name of the
# file minus the extension (like ".txt" or ".db"). There is normally
# no need to change the default.
RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
# Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (which are concatenated together),
# as well as specifying multiple comma-separated entries in one FontPath
# command (or a combination of both methods)
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"
EndSection
# **********************************************************************
# Server flags section.
# **********************************************************************
Section "ServerFlags"
# Uncomment this to cause a core dump at the spot where a signal is
# received. This may leave the console in an unusable state, but may
# provide a better stack trace in the core dump to aid in debugging
# NoTrapSignals
# Uncomment this to disable the <Crtl><Alt><BS> server abort sequence
# This allows clients to receive this key event.
# DontZap
# Uncomment this to disable the <Crtl><Alt><KP_+>/<KP_-> mode switching
# sequences. This allows clients to receive these key events.
# DontZoom
EndSection
# **********************************************************************
# Input devices
# **********************************************************************
# **********************************************************************
# Keyboard section
# **********************************************************************
Section "Keyboard"
Protocol "Standard"
# when using XQUEUE, comment out the above line, and uncomment the
# following line
# Protocol "Xqueue"
AutoRepeat 500 5
# Let the server do the NumLock processing. This should only be required
# when using pre-R6 clients
# ServerNumLock
# Specifiy which keyboard LEDs can be user-controlled (eg, with xset(1))
# Xleds 1 2 3
# To set the LeftAlt to Meta, RightAlt key to ModeShift,
# RightCtl key to Compose, and ScrollLock key to ModeLock:
# LeftAlt Meta
# RightAlt ModeShift
# RightCtl Compose
# ScrollLock ModeLock
EndSection
# **********************************************************************
# Pointer section
# **********************************************************************
Section "Pointer"
Protocol "PS/2"
Device "/dev/mouse"
# When using XQUEUE, comment out the above two lines, and uncomment
# the following line.
# Protocol "Xqueue"
# Baudrate and SampleRate are only for some Logitech mice
# BaudRate 9600
# SampleRate 150
# Emulate3Buttons is an option for 2-button Microsoft mice
Emulate3Buttons
# ChordMiddle is an option for some 3-button Logitech mice
# ChordMiddle
EndSection
# **********************************************************************
# Monitor section
# **********************************************************************
# Any number of monitor sections may be present
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Generic Monitor"
VendorName "Unknown"
ModelName "Unknown"
# Bandwidth is in MHz unless units are specified
Bandwidth 65
# HorizSync is in kHz unless units are specified.
# HorizSync may be a comma separated list of discrete values, or a
# comma separated list of ranges of values.
# NOTE: THE VALUES HERE ARE EXAMPLES ONLY. REFER TO YOUR MONITOR'S
# USER MANUAL FOR THE CORRECT NUMBERS.
HorizSync 30-64 # typical for a single frequency fixed-sync monitor
# HorizSync 30-64 # multisync
# HorizSync 31.5, 35.2 # multiple fixed sync frequencies
# HorizSync 15-25, 30-50 # multiple ranges of sync frequencies
# VertRefresh is in Hz unless units are specified.
# VertRefresh may be a comma separated list of discrete values, or a
# comma separated list of ranges of values.
# NOTE: THE VALUES HERE ARE EXAMPLES ONLY. REFER TO YOUR MONITOR'S
# USER MANUAL FOR THE CORRECT NUMBERS.
VertRefresh 50-100 # typical for a single frequency fixed-sync monitor
# VertRefresh 50-100 # multisync
# VertRefresh 60, 65 # multiple fixed sync frequencies
# VertRefresh 40-50, 80-100 # multiple ranges of sync frequencies
# Modes can be specified in two formats. A compact one-line format, or
# a multi-line format.
# A generic VGA 640x480 mode (hsync = 31.5kHz, refresh = 60Hz)
# These two are equivalent
# ModeLine "640x480" 25.175 640 664 760 800 480 491 493 525
Mode "640x480"
DotClock 28.32
HTimings 640 664 760 800
VTimings 480 491 493 525
EndMode
# These two are equivalent
# ModeLine "1024x768i" 45 1024 1048 1208 1264 768 776 784 817 Interlace
Mode "1024x768"
DotClock 28.32
HTimings 1024 1048 1208 1264
VTimings 768 776 784 817
# Flags "Interlace"
EndMode
EndSection
# **********************************************************************
# Graphics device section
# **********************************************************************
# Any number of graphics device sections may be present
Section "Device"
Identifier "ThinkPad 701"
VendorName "IBM"
BoardName "Internal"
Chipset "ct65545"
VideoRam 1024
# Clocks 28.29 28.32 28.29 28.29 28.29 28.29 28.28 28.28
EndSection
Section "Device"
# SVGA server auto-detected chipset
Identifier "Generic SVGA"
VendorName "Unknown"
BoardName "Unknown"
EndSection
# Section "Device"
# Identifier "Any Trident TVGA 9000"
# VendorName "Trident"
# BoardName "TVGA 9000"
# Chipset "tvga9000"
# VideoRam 512
# Clocks 25 28 45 36 57 65 50 40 25 28 0 45 72 77 80 75
# EndSection
# Section "Device"
# Identifier "Actix GE32+ 2MB"
# VendorName "Actix"
# BoardName "GE32+"
# Ramdac "ATT20C490"
# Dacspeed 110
# Option "dac_8_bit"
# Clocks 25.0 28.0 40.0 0.0 50.0 77.0 36.0 45.0
# Clocks 130.0 120.0 80.0 31.0 110.0 65.0 75.0 94.0
# EndSection
# **********************************************************************
# Screen sections
# **********************************************************************
# The colour SVGA server
Section "Screen"
Driver "svga"
Device "ThinkPad 701"
Monitor "Generic Monitor"
Subsection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "640x480" "1024x768"
ViewPort 0 0
Virtual 1024 768
EndSubsection
EndSection
# The 16-colour VGA server
Section "Screen"
Driver "vga16"
Device "ThinkPad 701"
Monitor "Generic Monitor"
Subsection "Display"
Modes "640x480"
ViewPort 0 0
Virtual 1024 768
EndSubsection
EndSection
# The Mono server
Section "Screen"
Driver "vga2"
Device "ThinkPad 701"
Monitor "Generic Monitor"
Subsection "Display"
Modes "640x480"
ViewPort 0 0
Virtual 1024 768
EndSubsection
EndSection
# The accelerated servers (S3, Mach32, Mach8, 8514, P9000, AGX, W32)
# Section "Screen"
# Driver "accel"
# Device "Actix GE32+ 2MB"
# Monitor "Generic Monitor"
# Subsection "Display"
# Depth 8
# Modes "640x480"
# ViewPort 0 0
# Virtual 1280 1024
# EndSubsection
# SubSection "Display"
# Depth 16
# Weight 565
# Modes "640x480"
# ViewPort 0 0
# Virtual 1024 768
# EndSubsection
# EndSection