Re: X.Org on Toshiba Satellite Pro 4600 (Trident Cyberblade/XP)

[Alexander Apprich <a apprich science-computing de>]

Hi Edward,

Edward Dekkers wrote:
> Anybody have this combination working?
>
> I've referred to Linux On Laptops, and done a general google search, but 
> nothing has worked for me.
>
> With the initial detected settings, I simply get a white screen, and 
> switching back to text console has a corrupted screen.
>
> With vga=791 and vesa settings I've acquired from my fruitless searches, 
> I get a total notebook re-boot after the screen blanks.
>
> Where do I look next to get Fedora Core 4 to work in graphics mode on 
> this aging laptop?

according to the Xorg documentation
http://x.org/X11R6.8.2/doc/trident.4.html the Trident Cyberblade/XP is
supported.

> Regards,
> Ed.
>
> P.S. It may be aging, but it booted up pretty fast...

Alex