Resolving display issue
Forum: User Feedback
Topic: Resolving display issue
started by: kamnet
Posted by kamnet on Dec. 29 2005,01:32
I recently downloaded DSL and burned to CD to use on my Compaq Armada 1530 laptop. Everything boots up fine and fast except the display seems to be some sort of weird negative. None of the colors show up right! Is there something I need to do to fix this? I don't have this problem booting up Windows installs so I'm assuming there has to be a configuration setting I can change to fix this.
Posted by green on Dec. 29 2005,03:19
I have a 1520, and get the same result when booting with no boot options. You will need to try different boot options. You can press F2 or F3 to see them when the boot prompt first appears. My 1520 looks okay when I use 800x600 resolution and 4 colors. I have also used the:xsetup.sh
command after boot is complete. If you press ctrl+alt+backspace at the same time once DSL has finished booting, it'll kill X and leave you at the cli, or command prompt. That is when you type xsetup.sh and play with the various options. After you chose your options and are still at the command prompt, type
startx
That will start X again and you will see if your choices are good ones. If not, lather, rinse, repeat.
EDIT: Just remembered that if you enter xsetup as a boot option, it will prompt you to make those decisions before starting up X for the first time. This might save you some time.
Posted by dan_s28 on Dec. 31 2005,05:47
I just had this problem on my laptop (IBM thinkpad 600X).Mine is a Hard Drive Install, but that doesnt matter... the solution for me was to switch the xserver from the default recomended one to the framebuffer one. I can't remeber the spelling, but there were only 2 to choose from
I think the script was xsetup.sh and there is probably an Xsetup app in the menu, but I am not in DSL right now.
My laptop is older, so after switching then coming back into FLux everything looked great!
- Dan
Posted by cbagger01 on Dec. 31 2005,06:54
xfbdev
Posted by kamnet on Jan. 02 2006,15:48
I try running it in framebuffer mode and it dumps. The only mode I can successfully get all the colors to show up right in is 4-bit color (all resolutions) ... but Firefox, Dillo and flwriter fail to start or start and quickly exit. 8-bit and up I get the screwed-up colors.
Any ideas on getting those apps to run?
Posted by green on Jan. 02 2006,21:17
I have the same issue on my 1520 when it comes to not many apps working with 4bit color. I have attempted to intstall XFree86 without success, but others have had success with it. I have just not donated the time to try to get it going, but I am convinced it will work.Read the entire post below, it'll give you hope.
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