[GLLUG] XFree86/Thinkpad 240

[C. Ulrich]

On Sun, 2003-12-14 at 13:24, Mike Szumlinski wrote:
> Has anyone had any luck getting XFree86 to work on a Thinkpad 240?  
> I've tried a couple of canned XF86Config scripts from google that 
> supposedly work, but I always get "no screens found" when I try 
> starting X.  Here is the device,monitor, and screen subsections in my 
> XF86Config file:

[snip]

There should be more information in the error log preceding "no screens
found" that would be more helpful in trying to diagnose the problem.

I see you have a NeoMagic chipset specified in the config file, have you
verified that that's what's really under the hood? If so, try the
"neomagic" driver instead of "SVGA". "man neomagic" says that the
chipset listed above is supported by XFree86 4.3.0. Check that man page
for some more options and caveats regarding the MagicGraph 128XD
chipset.

Finally, recent versions of XFree86 are able to generate their own
modelines, (IIRC) so you should be able to comment those out and let the
video driver do its own thing.

Regards,
Charles Ulrich
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