X and Fluxbox :: Problems with X-server display Old Laptop

Hi All,

After much to-do, I finally got a graphical mode of DSL running on an old laptop (Pentium 1, 40MB RAM, Gateway Solo). But the display is weird and I can't figure it out.

I have a monitor that is 600 x 800, 256 colors (8 bit) and I chose these options in the XVESA setup.

And I get a display, but it is very dark. For instance, I start up Dillo and go to Google and instead of having a white background it is black, like everything is reversed.

Does anyone how an idea what is causing this and how it can be fixed?

Thanks!

Try the other options in xsetup. What happens when you use 640x480x8 or xfbdev?

What about booting with those vga= and fb#x# codes?

You could also try using the XFree86 extensions.

I have pretty much tried everything possible in the boot options and in xsetup.

What are these Xfree86 extensions?

How difficult is it to switch to Xfree86?

One problem I have is not knowing much about my hardware. I know the resolution and color setting (800 x 600, 8-bit) but that is it. No sync rates, don't know what chip I have etc.

It is usable as is, but very funky, like a reverse image!!

Did you try a combination of booting with those cheatcodes and in xsetup at the same time?

I was referring to myDSL's XFree86.dsl/.unc

It shouldn't be too hard to use the full xf86, though some users have some trouble due to their particular hardware.

The standard vrefresh rate is 60Hz.

I wonder if you used like a failsafe or acpi=off apm=off (power issue?)

Use lspci -v or System stats to find out more about your hardware.

This might give you a hint about the hardware in your Solo laptop:

http://www.linux-on-laptops.com/gateway.html

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