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On Tue, 14 Oct 1997 20:28:21 +0100, Robert MacKinnon wrote: >At 12:10 14/10/97 +0200, Harald Milz wrote: >>.....You could >>try XFree86 3.2 (newer versions don't work reliably for this chip) > >I've got a Thinkpad 760CD with a Trident 9320 chipset and 11.4" TFT LCD. I >found that the XFree86 server shipping with the Redhat 4.2 CD will not work >with the Thinkpad 760 CD/E/EL. However, installing the latest 3.3.1 server >available from www.xfree86.org worked superbly. > >>As for the Linux version & distribution I personally do not recommend >>Slackware. I have read of too many problems beginners (I assume you are, >>sorry if that's inappropriate) have with it. I'd spend some $$ and get >>a recent Red Hat (4.2) or Caldera CD. XFree86 3.2 is not very likely to >>be on these CDs any longer but you can try ftp.xfree86.org or any of its >>mirrors. If no success, contact me, I still have a mirror of it. > >Agreed. Redhat was a nobrainer to install and configure. Highly >recommended. >Rob. > I don't know. RedHat did seem easy when putting it on the server, but Slackware had more options (in some aspects). When I had Linux on my ThinkPad, I choose Debian, because I heard it was more configurable, but was a pain in the rear to install. Paul