I let my machine upgrade to the new XFree packages tonight, and my X is
hosed.
X does run (it might even be a little bit faster :-/), but it seems as
if it's picked an improper color depth for the hardware -- the display
looks solarized, sort of. The colors are wrong, but I can manipulate
windo
m
> resources to help in display.
> - Original Message -
> From: "Darin Strait" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To:
> Sent: Monday, November 11, 2002 8:21 PM
> Subject: Thinkpad 770ED, Debian Sarge, new XFree 4.2.1
>
>
> >
> >
> > I let my machi
t 22:49, Jeremy Petzold wrote:
> try not using the kernel frame buffer. reconfigure the xserver-xfree86
> package and when you get to the part that asks about the framebuffer, say
> no. see where that gets you. some times that could hose your system.
> - Original Message -----
&g
> Is your kernel framebuffer-enabled? (when you boot do you see a little
> penguin in the top left corner?)
There is no penguin. I should be running a stock kernel. I've fiddled
with compiling kernels, but I've never actually taken the last step and
installed one. I'm new.
> Mind you will want to
t sources that
> you got x 4.2.1 from and get x from stable...see what happens when you go
> back to 4.1if it stays the same, I would have to think that you have a
> hardware issue since it worked fine before.
> - Original Message -
> From: "Darin Strait"
I let my machine upgrade to the new XFree packages tonight, and my X is
hosed.
X does run (it might even be a little bit faster :-/), but it seems as
if it's picked an improper color depth for the hardware -- the display
looks solarized, sort of. The colors are wrong, but I can manipulate
windo
m
> resources to help in display.
> - Original Message -
> From: "Darin Strait" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Monday, November 11, 2002 8:21 PM
> Subject: Thinkpad 770ED, Debian Sarge, new XFree 4.2.1
>
>
> >
>
t 22:49, Jeremy Petzold wrote:
> try not using the kernel frame buffer. reconfigure the xserver-xfree86
> package and when you get to the part that asks about the framebuffer, say
> no. see where that gets you. some times that could hose your system.
> - Original Message -----
&g
> Is your kernel framebuffer-enabled? (when you boot do you see a little
> penguin in the top left corner?)
There is no penguin. I should be running a stock kernel. I've fiddled
with compiling kernels, but I've never actually taken the last step and
installed one. I'm new.
> Mind you will want to
t sources that
> you got x 4.2.1 from and get x from stable...see what happens when you go
> back to 4.1if it stays the same, I would have to think that you have a
> hardware issue since it worked fine before.
> - Original Message -
> From: "Darin Strait"
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