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hi. since i asked this question a while ago, and found out the answer, i thought i'd pass it along. i installed Linux on my thinkpad, and needed to find a working XF86Config file. research bore out that the chipset in this machine is only supported by the most very recent release of XF86_SVGA, the svga X server for linux. that version is 3.1.2E. Then i got a config file from a kind man named Meinhard Mayer. (i will include his FAQ at the end of this message, so that you don't need to bug him with e-mail if you want to try this yourself.) i set it up and it all works, sort of. His config file is written for a 760C, and i think there is probably some difference between his chipset and mine. The server works, except that the screen is garbled on startup, and won't refresh until after i've done fn-F7 to switch video modes. after that point, the X server works but the other virtual consoles, if you switch to them, are blank. also, i don' think that anybody has written a 16-but X server for this chipset, so it's strictly 8-bit for now. it's possible that i just need to specify a slightly different chipset value in the XF86Config file, but i haven't played with it yet because once i get X running, everything is fine. the color is great and the speed leaves nothing to be desired. (your mileage may vary.) here is Mr. Mayer's info file. -mykle- ----- HOW to make XF86_SVGA work on the IBM ThinkPad 760 C (and related machines with the Trident 9320 chipset). --------------------- 1. You need to get the beta release of XFree86 3.1.2E from ftp.xfree86.org and install it according to the RELEASE notes; get rid of all the symbolic links in /usr/X11R6/lib to previous versions. Also get the server XF86_SVGA from there! 2. Get the XF86Config file which works with my ThinkPad 760C from my machine: lynx.ps.uci.edu:dist use this as a starting point. 3. Don't forget to run ldconfig, to update the shared libraries database. 4. type startx, and everything should work. If you are still using the old 3.1.2Dd server please install the new version. If you succeed im getting the 16bpp mode to work, please let me know mmayer@uci.edu