Re: Xorg86 -config error
From: Lloyd Hayes (lloyd545220-trucker_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 10/31/04
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Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2004 12:18:46 -0700 To: "Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P." <kdk@daleco.biz>
Yes, it's a 6 year old Gateway Laptop.
I thought this informations was for new users of their port system.
Anyway, I found a solution. I installed v5.2.1 on it. I still have a
few errors that I am working out, but the Xserver starts fine. I'll
start a new thread for them.
Lloyd Hayes
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Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P. wrote:
> Lloyd Hayes wrote:
>
>> Sorry, I didn't finish the reply before sending the previous message.
>>
>> Yes, I was logged in as root.
>> I was looking and could not find a configuration file, so I started
>> reading the docs. They refer to setting the X- software during the
>> installation, but that option was not presented to me. I can install
>> v5.2.1 and it will be right there. But on v5.3, it isn't there.
>>
>> The docs on the CD also referred to using : Xorg -configure
>> You've read the error that I got.
>>
>> So, I headed for the Xorg website and downloaded some of their PDF
>> help files.
>>
>> These two pages are part of the same online document which you can
>> download in PDF format.
>>
>> http://freedesktop.org/~xorg/X11R6.8.0/doc/newport2.html
>> http://freedesktop.org/~xorg/X11R6.8.0/doc/newport3.html
>>
>> Xorg only has a 1280x1024 mode. My old laptop supports an 800x600x18
>> screen. (As opposed to the 800x600x16 that I posted before.) Xorg
>> supports 8 and 24 bit color.
>>
>>
>> Lloyd Hayes
>
>
>
> OK, so what you meant to say is something like "X.Org only supports 8 and
> 24-bit modes at 1280x1024 for the SGI newport cards."
>
> Now, is that really the card you have? I'm rather dense, but I thought
> you
> said you have a Gateway laptop, not an SGI workstation with a "newport"
> video card in it ...
>
> KDK
>
>
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