Laptops :: Graphics problem

Hi, I have been trying to run dls 0.8.2 on a panasonic toughbook CF27, which is a 266 pentium and has neomagic NM2160 MagicGraph 128XD graphics chip.
The graphics appear fine through the boot process, but when x starts it looks like this:

If I kill x the terminal looks like this:

I've tried the various fb modes and the setup script, but they all give the same results. Ive tried other distros before and they have worked ok. Anyone any ideas on how to fix it?

Heres the xfree config from another distro it worked on (I tried using these settings in dsl with no luck)

Code Sample

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "XFree86 Configured"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

Section "Files"
RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
ModulePath "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TTF/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local/"
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "record"
Load "extmod"
Load "dbe"
Load "dri"
Load "glx"
Load "xtrap"
Load "type1"
Load "freetype"
Load "speedo"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "keyboard"
Option "XkbLayout" "uk"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "auto"
Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
ModelName "Monitor Model"
HorizSync 31.5 - 35.1
VertRefresh 50.0 - 70.0
EndSection

Section "Device"

### Available Driver options are:-
### Values: <i>: integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False",
### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz"
### [arg]: arg optional
#Option "NoLinear" # [<bool>]
#Option "NoAccel" # [<bool>]
#Option "SWcursor" # [<bool>]
#Option "noMMIO" # [<bool>]
#Option "internDisp" # [<bool>]
#Option "externDisp" # [<bool>]
#Option "LcdCenter" # [<bool>]
#Option "ShadowFB" # [<bool>]
#Option "NoStretch" # [<bool>]
#Option "pciBurst" # [<bool>]
#Option "ShowCache" # [<bool>]
#Option "Rotate" # [<str>]
#Option "StrangeLockups" # [<bool>]
#Option "DisplayHeight480" # [<bool>]
#Option "progLcdModeRegs" # [<bool>]
#Option "progLcdModeStretch" # [<bool>]
#Option "overrideValidateMode" # [<bool>]
#Option "VideoKey" # <i>
#Option "OverlayMem" # <i>
#Option "Interlace" # <i>
Identifier "Card0"
Driver "neomagic"
VendorName "Neomagic Corporation"
BoardName "NM2160 [MagicGraph 128XD]"
BusID "PCI:0:2:0"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Card0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 16
SubSection "Display"
Depth 1
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 4
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 15
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "800x600"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "DRI"
Mode 0666
EndSection

The xfree config is useless, since DSL uses the Tiny/KDrive Xvesa/Xfbdev xservers.

I'm guessing by your posts that you've tried BOOTING with
the fb800x600 or fb640x480 commands, then selecting
xfbdev during the xsetup options?

Search the forums for different "modes" you can use to
limit your color pallette to 256 or less colors, to see if
you can get some reasonably true colors..

73
ke4nt

and if that doesn't work, try 640x480 and 16-bit color or 800x600 and 16-bit color.

there are relatively universal video "safe modes"

Looks a bit worse, even on a CF 25!

I don't know jack about linux, either, so I'm hoping someone finds an easy fix! If you do, please post it!

This looks like the same chipset as some of the IBM thinkpads..
Their have been similar issues with some of those, using the same or similar chipset.

Keep an eye out on those threads for some answers..

73
ke4nt

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