Re: Help with XFree-3.1 and Windows

["Michael Steiner" <sti@zurich.ibm.com>]

> I wonder if someone managed to get XFree-3.1 server running on
> a Thinkpad model 360 (CSE). It's now been two days that I battle
> with the XF86Config file with no success. So I switched back to
> XFree-2.1, the script is easier to configure. If I use the standard
> XF86_SVGA, I have problem with the screen being partially duplicated.
>
> I remembered of someone in Switzerland (sti) which patched the X11R5
> server to run on Thinkpads.
here i am ...

>So I retrieved its server along with its
> xconfig file. This time the screen is not duplicated, but if I use a
> virtual desktop of 1024x1024 (360CSE has got 1Mb of video RAM), I have
> redraw problems. Using twm and moving windows leads to serious redraw
> problems.
on dual scan monitor the memory is split in to two. the upper 512K
mirror the lower 512K to allow dual scan. -> no 1MB any more ;-( (you
only get it for external displays).


> The result was that I still was in 640*480 mode, though I have
> configured the system through the VESA.exe command to support extra
> frequence range for external monitor.
at least for the 750Cs (and i assume for the 360 as well) you have to
disable the LCD with the thinkpad-display utility to use higher
resolution for external display.

-michael-

PS: i'm working on a utility for XFree so you don't have to patch it
    anymore. handling dual scan works fine now but enabling/disabling
    internal display to allow higher resolution on the external
    display is yet untested. if you are interested let me know and i
    can update you on this project.