[PLUG] video config: compaq prolinea + IBM 8515

[Mike De La Mater]

Have you tried configuring it with Xconfigurator?

Sometimes I need to tweak it manually, but not often.

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: plug-admin at lists.pdxlinux.org
> [mailto:plug-admin at lists.pdxlinux.org]On Behalf Of d morrison
> Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 12:09 AM
> To: plug at lists.pdxlinux.org
> Subject: [PLUG] video config: compaq prolinea + IBM 8515
>
>
> I'm running Red Hat 7.2 on a Compaq Prolinea 4/66,
> with an IBM 8515.  Well, what do you expect for $20?
>
> No matter what I set it to, Xwindows (gnome) always
> configures itself to run in 320x204 mode.  The BIOS
> config runs in 1024x768 so I know it's possible.
>
> According to Compaq's site, the on-board video uses
> the Tseng ET4000 chipset, and SuperProbe confirms it
> as 'Tseng ET4000 w32i'.  I've tried many suggestions
> from README.tseng and other sources, setting Options
> such as 'no_accel', with no_luck and to no_avail.
>
> Any insight?  The relavent sections of my XF86Config-4
> file follow, (created with xf86cfg, in textmode of
> course):
>
> Section "Monitor"
> 	Identifier   "Monitor0"
> 	HorizSync    31.5 - 31.5
> 	HorizSync    35.5 - 35.5
> 	VertRefresh  87.0 - 87.0
> EndSection
>
> Section "Device"
> 	Identifier  "Card0"
> 	Driver      "tseng"
> 	Option      "no_accel"
> 	Option      "sw_cursor"
> 	BusID       "Tseng et4000 w32i"
> EndSection
>
> Section "Screen"
> 	Identifier "Screen0"
> 	Device     "Card0"
> 	Monitor    "Monitor0"
> 	DefaultDepth     8
> 	SubSection "Display"
> 		Depth     8
> 		Modes    "1024x768" "640x480"
> 	EndSubSection
> 	SubSection "Display"
> 		Depth     1
> 		Modes    "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" "640x400"
> "512x384" "400x300" "320x240" "320x200"
> 	EndSubSection
> EndSection
>
> Thank you for your time,
>
> Dave
> dxmorrison at yahoo
>
>
>
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