From: adcheong@uxb.liv.ac.uk (Mr. A.N.D. Cheong) Subject: X timings for trident 8900 -- Help Date: 12 Jan 1993 14:06:46 GMT
I have been using linux on a 486dx (TVGA8900 and a dubious make svga mon)
for over two months now but
I still haven't solve the problem of setting in Xconfig. I have tried the
spread sheet, data given in monitor and vid-card manuals,
IBM recommanded timings included in the distribution and
anythings else you could possibly name.
I always get a ceased up screen with remains of ms-windows scattered about.
The keyboard doesn't respond either.
I have come to two possible conclusions:
1 I'm not getting the Xconfig details correct.
2 There is something wrong with the distribution I'f ftp'd. The reason for
saying that is because it took me a few attempts to get a working
version of the a b and c series therefore I'm not surprised that my x series
is faulty. I ftp my linux either form doc.src.ic.ac.uk (Imperial College
London) or ftp.mcc.ac.uk (Manchester Computing Centre). My experience is that
there are incidieces of more that 1.44Mb of stuff in the distribution
distribution directries which were supposed to fit onto one disk.
I have tried ftping form MIT but it takes viturally forever for any
substantial amount of data to get through. We are talking over
30Mb here.
Is there any suggestion from anybody? I'd like to try fixing the Xconfig
first.
Rgds.,
Andrew...