X and Fluxbox :: Running X on an old ThinkPad...

Well Xvesa -listmodes (or any other parameter) gives a segmentation fault. Not good. Wonder if my installation is bust??

On to the next avenue...

If your not sure about your installation, try it from live cd. If it works there, it should work on the installed.

Ha!

After installing XFree86.dsl per Kerry's comment, I now have:

- A very low resolution "X" background
- A large "X" cursor that I can move around

I assume that no Window Manager is being loaded... I'm running XFree86 by typing XFree86 on the command line...

I'll press on!

Did you read the download info? there should be somthing about modifying the xserver.

Edit: it says change .xserverrc and change where it say's xvesa to XFree86

Yep - and once I rebooted, I got a very grainy Window Manager (320x200) - so that's progress

I tried "vesa" and "fbdev" for drivers: with "vesa" I get a blank screen I can't get out of, and with "fbdev" an error about can't find /dev/fbo???

Anyway, I'll persevere with vesa - I'm guessing its working but at a higher resolution/refresh rate than the LCD can take.

One other thinng I noticed - tried running Dillo - bit of HD activity, then nothing. Same for Firefox - LOT of HD activity, then nothing. Guessing that the processes ran out of memory...

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