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Topic: Need XF86Config for WD90C24 chipset. HELP?, Ibm Thinkpad 360CE & DSL

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famewolf

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Posted: June 23 2005,22:11

I ran the config I previously posted and get the following:

Parse error on line 332 on section Monitor in file /etc/X11/XF86Config-4
"Bandwidth" is not a valid keyword in this section.

Fatal Server error:
no screens found

.....

Commenting out the line with Bandwidth and trying again results in an error:

Data incomplete in file /etc/X11/XF86Config-4
Device Section "WD90C24A2(laptop) must have a Driver line.

and then the same no screens error.

Comments appreciated.

clivesay

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Posted: June 23 2005,22:32

Have you tried running the xfree config utility thats in the testing area of the repository?

famewolf

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Posted: June 23 2005,22:39

Nope but I'll be happy to if you tell me where I go..I'm VERY new to dsl. I do however notice that the chipset WD90c24 is part of the svga driver and when I look in /usr/X11R6/lib/modules I see ever module EXCEPT for the svga one...am I missing something? I can add a 'Driver "svga"' line to my config but does no good since the module it needs is missing....

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Posted: June 25 2005,02:15

famewolf,
My understanding is that the SVGA X server is distinctly different from the XFree86 X server.
(Someone correct me if I'm wrong).
The configuration file is the same for both - /etc/X11/XF86Config(-4) ... with different settings of course.
The main difference is in the "Screen" section - "Driver" line. XFree86 will specify a module name (like "neomagic" for example). SVGA specifies "svga" - it doesn't rely on a module. The error message you saw - "no screens found" is complaing that the SVGA driver (/usr/X11R6/bin/XF86_SVGA) cannot be found. It appears that the XFree86.dsl package doesn't contain XF86_SVGA.

And it seems there's no suitable module for XFree86 for you, so SVGA is the way to go. Your chip is in its compatibility list. You can get it from here - http://www.milanosbar.com/xfree86/knoppix_svga.tgz ... as mentioned here - http://damnsmalllinux.org/cgi-bin....hl=svga
The included XF86Config file is for the neomagic chipset, but should work for you with just a little tweaking.
Follow petergunn's instructions about modifying your /home/dsl/.xserverrc and /home/dsl/.xinitrc.
Regarding the .xserverrc file, I suspect the part "-bpp 16" might not be necessary depending on what's in your XF86Config.

And before you try all this, are you sure that Xfbdev won't work for you?
There are various posts here about getting Xfbdev to work with troublesome laptops like Thinkpads ... such as using the boot option "fb800x600" or "vga=normal" or "vga=771". Try these while booting to the liveCD.
Craig S

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Posted: June 25 2005,06:34

After installing the SVGA driver using the post provided and making a few tweaks I was able to get the my ibm thinkpad into X! Now a new dilemma....the pointer does not work...the config currently points to /dev/psaux and says it is a ps2 device..should I be using something different?

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