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> Hello, > > I have a TP701c DX4/75 24/540 running Win95. I just installed RedHat 3.0.3 > Linux, and have some questions. I'm a total newbie in UNiX, so pardon my > ignorance. The installation went pretty smoothly. When I got to the part > where I had to specify options for MetroX (commercial X-server that ships > with RedHat), things got a little confusing. There was no preset option for > my laptop screen, so I chose Generic 640x480 13". There were two edit boxes > to enter the width and the height of the display, but I didn't do it at > first. When I started X, everything on the screen looked to big (the > Control Panel, xclock, window title bars, etc.) I tried reinstalling, and > this time specify the physicall dimensions of the screen, but that didn't > seem to help. I also tried to use XF86 server, and use the settings I got > from the Linux Laptop page, but couldn't start X at all (at least I learned > how to use vi a little ;-)) If somebody is running MetroX, or has > XF86config for TP701c, I'd appreciate some help. What's the deal with > MetroX? Is it any better than XFree86? Also, I installed LILO, and it would > display LI at startup and nothing else would happen. Adding 'linear' as the > first line in lilo.conf didn't seem to change anything. Thanks for any > help. I've not used MetroX (I use the Caldera Linux release which comes with Accelerated-X and of course XFree) so I'm not sure I can help much. On a laptop screen things will look large though. If the chipset in the 701 is the same as my 755CD, then its a WD90C24A. You can use the "SuperProbe" command in Linux to find out the chipset. As for the lilo, are you sure you re-installed lilo after adding the "linear" option? All you have to do to re-install is enter "lilo" at the shell prompt. You will see something like: Added linux * Added dos I have always been able to fix the lilo problem you state by adding "linear". Hope this help you! > nil@akula.com - stan@syberia.com - http://www.syberia.com/stan/netcrate/ +----------------------------Ren & Stimpy--------------------------------+ | "Psst. Hey Guido. It's all so clear to me now. I'm the keeper of the | | cheese. And you're the lemon merchant. Get it? And he knows it. That's | | why he's gonna kill us. So we gotta beat it. Yeah. Before he lets | | loose the marmosets on us! Don't worry, little missy! I'll save you!" | +------------------ Brad Pepers -- pepersb@cuug.ab.ca -------------------+