Re: XFree on Thinkpad 755CX?

["Shinichi Sakata" <ssakata@econ.lsa.umich.edu>]

Hi Steve,

Sorry for my garbage message. I somehow believed that you were using
XFree86 for OS/2, though I don't know why. For Linux, the method you
described should work.

  Shinichi

>>>>> "Steve" == Steve Hultquist <ssh@wwsi.com> writes:

    Steve> Thanks for your code!  Here's what I did, thanks to a
    Steve> pointer to the Xfree for WD chips HOWTO:

    Steve> Built a DOS bootable floppy. Put PS2 (Thinkpad Utilities),
    Steve> LOADLIN, and the kernel on it. Boot it. Run a BAT that
    Steve> does:

    Steve> PS2 MODE3X ON LOADLIN a:\vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2

    Steve> I get a *crummy* console (I have to figure out the
    Steve> appropriate termcap, probably), but X runs fine in 800x600.

    Steve> Anyone know if any of the other X server (specifically
    Steve> MetroX) can do this?

    Steve> ssh