X and Fluxbox :: Fuzzy band in X running on an ancient laptop

Did you check if you could increase the allocated video memory in the BIOS - if applicable?

Here is another config file for you to consider.

Another option to try... At the very first boot prompt instead of typing dsl

boot: lowram vga=771

Then in the xsetup screen choose Xvesa, 800x600 8bit

Quote (curaga @ Dec. 05 2007,13:16)

Xfree's or Xorg's autodetection (ie "X -probeonly")

I did try this -- probeonly does not seem to list the available clocks. It lists the max clock as well as something about a programmable clock. I don't have the machine in front of me right now so I'm going by memory.

Quote (^thehatsrule^ @ Dec. 05 2007,14:30)

Did you check if you could increase the allocated video memory in the BIOS - if applicable?

I don't think this is an option. The old Thinkpad 560s did not have an on-screen BIOS access screen. Rather, there is an old DOS program to access the limited set of settings.

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