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Posted: Sep. 02 2008,14:56 QUOTE
xvesa xserver definately does not work, so xfbdev it is. Someone mentioned an experimental xserver for Trident. Where can I get it and how can it be installed?
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Posted: Sep. 02 2008,15:18 QUOTE
MyDSL browser - search for trident. It's installed just like any other package, with some clicks.
edit: Remembered you don't have a net connection on this comp. Download it from http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub.....tar.gz
move to the comp, and then use MyDSL browser's Load local to load it.
To get it to load permanently, see the wiki.

Then the only change needed is to edit .xserverrc in your home directory to point into it (/opt/bin/Xtrident) instead of Xfbdev (keep the arguments). This file is in your backup automatically.

After that change, just restart X to be in the new X server. Either from the menu: Exit -> to command line and then type startx,
or reboot,
or kill X with ctrl-alt-backspace and type startx.

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Posted: Sep. 02 2008,15:23 QUOTE
curaga, perfect. I'll try it when I get my Netgear MA401 wireless card this week. Thanks to everyone who helped me out in this thread, it's appreciated.
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Posted: Sep. 03 2008,00:22 QUOTE
Quote (Harryc @ Sep. 03 2008,00:56)
xvesa xserver definately does not work, so xfbdev it is. Someone mentioned an experimental xserver for Trident. Where can I get it and how can it be installed?

The xvesa server still won't work once you put anything other than vga=normal in the boot line. Using vga=0x314 as you did sets a framebuffer  so you must then use xfbdev. xvesa requires a VESA (>1.2 I think) compliant video BIOS. There have been suggestions to boot to DOS, run a TSR such as uniVBE to provide a VESA compliant video BIOS & then boot into DSL using loadlin. I have not been successful with this on either the libretto or an old IBM laptop that I have used. During the Linux boot the settings from uniVBE were overwritten & thus unavailable.

You may be able to use the x-server for your trident card, if you can find it, by following the instructions regarding using the svga server at the bottom of the wiki page on vga modes.
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Posted: Sep. 03 2008,11:52 QUOTE
@andrewb: XFree 3.3.6 servers, which I think you're talking about, aren't really recommended. Hard to set up and old tech. Xtrident is a tinyX server, as easy to use as Xvesa..

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