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From: [e-mail] (Mr. A.N.D. Cheong)
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
Subject: X timings for trident 8900 -- Help
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Date: 12 Jan 93 14:06:46 GMT
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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...