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

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

Hi Edward,

Edward Dekkers wrote:
> Alexander Apprich wrote:
>
> > 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
>
> Thanks Alex, yes, I do know that. The X.Org site was implied when I said 
> I'd scoured the net.
>
> In short - I should work but doesn't - has anybody got a working 
> configuration like this?
>
> I should also mention I had to do a text install. Graphics did not work 
> on install either.

Could you send the output of X -probeonly and also your xorg.conf
Have you tried configuring X using system-config-display --reconfig

> Regards,
> Ed.
Alex