I just got Debian installed on my new Tecra 8200 laptop (that was a challenge in and of itself, i'm going to write it up later).
I am now having massive troubles getting xfree86 working. I am running the latest version of unstable with XFree86 4.1.0. This laptop uses the Trident CyberBladeXP chipset, which 4.1 supports. If I use startx as a user to launch XFree, I get booted back to the command prompt. If I launch XFree86 directly as root, it gives me a screen of garbage. I know I am having troubles with my modelines, as this machine has the XSVGA+ screen, 1400x1050. I have tried many 1400x1050 modelines for other lcd's with no luck. I don't know how or where to find proper information about the valid horiz and vert refresh ranges for the LCD panel. There are 2 entries on linux-laptops regarding the 8200, but one references the other's XFree setup. I tried that with no luck (uses fbdev), but it is with the 1024x768 screen. Any and all help is greatly appreciated :) -pete -- (peter.royal|osi)@pobox.com - http://pobox.com/~osi - uin#153025 your brain on life - http://fotap.org - incubating "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Ben Franklin, ~1784
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