Jim Cornette wrote: >>Xorg does not work properly on my Sony Picturebook C1VFK. >>XFree86 did work properly under FC-1. >>Is there any way of downgrading to the older version of XFree86? > What video card does this Sony model use? Is the below correct? > > Processor type Transmeta Crusoe TM5600 > > Processor speed 667 MHz > > RAM installed 128 MB > > Dimensions (WxDxH) 24.8 x 15.2 x 2.7 cm > > System weight 1 kg > > Travel weight (with AC adapter and external peripherals) 1.25 kg > > Display size 8.95 in. > > Graphics chipset ATi 3D Rage Mobility-M1 Dear Jim, Thanks very much for your useful info. The details above are correct, except that the graphics chipset seems to be ATI Rage Mobility P/M . I've never understood what this P/M means , as it never seems to be given on lists of ATI cards. What is slightly frustrating is that no error is reported if one sets Default Depth to 16 (or 15) - X appears to be running, but the screen is completely blank. Incidentally, there is - or was - quite an active Picturebook + Linux community, though activity is gradually dying out as the machines or their users perish. But no-one as far as I know has ever succeeded in getting Xorg running properly at more than 8bpp. (I have an 800x375x16bpp setting, but it is unsatisfactory in various ways. Under FC-1 X ran at 1024x480x16bpp perfectly.) I guess the other question I would have - apart from downgrading the whole X system - is whether it would be possible to downgrade just the ATI server? I tried running the old server with Xorg but this threw up lots of errors. I've never looked into the source of X - although I am fairly proficient at coding - because of its apparent size and complexity. I've wondered whether it is possible to find exactly what bytes are being sent to the screen by running X in some debug mode? If that were possible I could compare the output of Xorg and the previous XFree86. As ever, any suggestions or advice - eg pointers to any relevant documentation - gratefully received, -- Timothy Murphy e-mail (<80k only): tim /at/ birdsnest.maths.tcd.ie tel: +353-86-2336090, +353-1-2842366 s-mail: School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland
