From: mongwa@acsu.buffalo.edu (Kan Mongwa) Subject: Re: Xconfig needed for Trident 8900C bios C3.01 Date: 28 Apr 1993 02:03:30 GMT
In article <maurice.734962193@draconis> maurice@cp.tn.tudelft.nl (Maurice Vercouteren) writes:
>Hello linux-user,
>
>I just started with Unix (Sun4), so I don't know very much about it. So I wanted to try install linux at home to experiment with i. I have a 386 with 5MB RAM and a partition of 80MB (with 5MB swap). No problems installing the linux package.
>However I can get Xwindows to run on my computer. I use Xfree1.0Y (I read somewhere that Xfree1.2 will give better result with the trident, so somebody told me I needed to downloaded Xbin1.2, but this was aparently not Xfree1.2). The server reports a trident with the supported clocks, the monitor shows at first a scrambled picture than a black screen. The server does not respond to the ctrl-alt-backspace and does not hang the computer either. Do I use the wrong clocks or is the server not properly in
>
>d? Is there perhaps a easier way to install Xwindos? The monitor I use is a interlaced 1024x768 with a horizontal freq. of 40KHz. Can anyone help me with Xconfig that works! Many many thanks in advance.
>
>Please mail to : Maurice@cp.tn.tudelft.nl
Your problem probably is because you got only 5 megs of RAM.
The FAQ's report a minimum requirement of 8megs. Some fast systems
(486 processors) have been able to run it with 6 megs.
Personally, I have a 386DX40, 1M trident video card (tvga8900c), and 4 megs
of RAM. It is unable to run X even in monochrome mode and at lowest resolution
(I tried all resolutions). I have been able to get to the main X screen, and
even got the cursor showing, but then my hard disk went into an endless
swap. I had to stop it after 3 mins. True the Ctrl-Alt-Bksp doesn't seem
to work.
Try upgrading your memory to 8meg. It should work then.
As for me, I can't do an upgade because I'am broke. Well sometime soon
I hope :)
regards
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