On Fri, 2005-06-17 at 14:11 -0500, AdabalaP@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > Fritz, > I have passed "nofb" to the kernel prams > After system reboot i changed my display to have "thousands of colors" and > monitory type to LCD generic (800x600). > Magically my display is back to normal. > > > > > Mulligan Fritz > <mulligan.fritz@gma To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > il.com> cc: > Sent by: Subject: Re: xorg Display problem > fedora-list-bounces > @redhat.com > > > 06/17/2005 11:35 AM > Please respond to > For users of Fedora > Core releases > > > > > > AdabalaP@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > >Fritz, > > > >I have the same issue with video card "Trident CyberBlade" on Compaq > >Presario 1277 laptop. I got a suggestion from this list to replace > >"trident" with "vega" in the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file. > > > >That worked, But with only 256 color mode, I get screen overlaps on using > >"thousands/millions of colors". I really want it to work with "thousands > of > >colors" though. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Mulligan Fritz > > > <mulligan.fritz@gma To: > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > > il.com> cc: > > > Sent by: Subject: xorg Display > problem > > fedora-list-bounces > > > @redhat.com > > > > > > > > > 06/17/2005 11:07 AM > > > Please respond to > > > For users of Fedora > > > Core releases > > > > > > > > > > > > > >I've recently upgraded a Toshiba Portege 2000 laptop (Trident CyberBlade > >video card) from FC3 to FC4. > > > >In FC3 everything worked perfectly fine in X. in FC4 not even the > >install will load properly. I have to pass a resolution argument to the > >kernel on boot and I also get a white screen and have to press Fn-5 to > >disable and then re-enable the lcd for it to show properly. > > > >I decided to try to go ahead with the install and then fix it later. > >Well.. I went through with a personal desktop install and lo-and-behold > >I still have to pass a resolution argument and still have to fn-5 it to > >get gdm to display. I did a yum update to get any last minute fixes. I > >then proceeded to install some other apps: xmms, mp3 support, mplayer, > >xine, realplayer 10. I also removed the helix player. When I attempted > >to bring the system back up the next day, X fails to load with: > > > >[EE] /usr/X11R6/libs/modules/libddc.a is an unrecognized type. > >[EE] TRIDENT: Failed to load module "ddc" (unknown module type, 6) > > > >I've STFW and can't find a dang thing about this. I've tried everything > >I can think of in my limited experience with xorg and my longer > >experience with XFree86. But I'm stumped. > > > >Any thoughts? > > > >Fritz > > > >-- > >fedora-list mailing list > >fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > >To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > > > > > > > > I also tried the vesa driver but, like you said, it craps out at > anything higher than 256 color. > > What I don't understand is why it worked beautifully in FC3. There's been another thread on this... Try replacing /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvgahw.a with the equivalent file from FC3. -- James Bridge <james@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
