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Re: XFree86 beta on 760ED, any hints?
On Mon, 16 Sep 1996 09:14:33 -0400 Don Russell wrote:
>
>
> >>>> I've tried XFree86 312E, F, and G, but still cannot get it work on a
> >>>> Thinkpad 760ED directly. All I got is some black/white vertical bars.
> >>>> Pressing Fn-F7 (one or many times) doesn't help.
>
> I had the same problem when moving from a 760C to a 760E. I could make it
work by
> toggling Fn-F7, but that was messy. I am running Xfree 3.1.2G and Linux 2.
0.19
>
> The real fix was to get better timing values in my XF86Config file. The wo
rking
> numbers for me are:
>
> ModeLine "800x600" 31.5 800 824 896 1024 600 601 603 625
>
> This allows we to start X cleanly and also to switch back and forth betwee
n
> X and text virtual consoles, which never worked right before.
>
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I'm in the same situation -- the Modeline above doesn't work either;
vertical bars no matter what timing I try. I'm using 3.1.2G
and Linux 2.0.0
Does any one have a working XF86Config for a 760ED????????
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Harry
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