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Re: TP 701 & LINUX



Here's another 701C (actually, 701Cs) owner, running linux, and pleased as
punch.  (Hey, do you suppose the 'punch' being referred to is of 'punch &
judy' fame?  That is one smug puppy, after all - but not a very pleasant
one!) (... but i digress...-)

Re your questions - i got my xf86 config file from someone on this list,
and consequently didn't even try to fathom the intricacies, which i barely
had under control the other time i messed with linux.  I'm sending a copy
of it, below, since i believe it does the 800x600 that you're seeking.  (I
disabled the 800x600 mode in the copy i use, since i prefer to have things
contained on the screen, when possible, but with the option to move off,
via fvwm.)

Re the merits of the 701 w/linux - all in all, given what i spent, i don't
think i could have gotten a better arrangement for a portable system,
given my unix experience and priority on a fairly light, compact
machine... 

Anway, the xf86 config file, as the guy posted it, is attached below my 
sig.  Cheers!

ken manheimer		klm@cnri.reston.va.us		  (703) 620-8990 x259
	Corporation for National Research Initiatives
		1895 Preston White Drive, Suite 100
			Reston, VA 22091

# $XConsortium: XF86Conf.cpp,v 1.5 95/01/16 13:16:10 kaleb Exp $
# $XFree86: xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/XF86Conf.cpp,v 3.11 1995/01/28 15:46:18 dawes Exp $
#
# Copyright (c) 1994 by The XFree86 Project, Inc.
#
# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
# copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
# to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
# the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
# and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
# Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
# 
# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
# all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
# 
# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
# IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT SHALL
# THE XFREE86 PROJECT BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY,
# WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF
# OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
# SOFTWARE.
# 
# Except as contained in this notice, the name of the XFree86 Project shall
# not be used in advertising or otherwise to promote the sale, use or other
# dealings in this Software without prior written authorization from the
# XFree86 Project.
#

# **********************************************************************
# Refer to the XF86Config(4/5) man page for details about the format of 
# this file. This man page is installed as /usr/X11R6/man/man5/XF86Config.5x 
# **********************************************************************

# **********************************************************************
# Files section.  This allows default font and rgb paths to be set
# **********************************************************************

Section "Files"

# The location of the RGB database.  Note, this is the name of the
# file minus the extension (like ".txt" or ".db").  There is normally
# no need to change the default.

    RgbPath	"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"

# Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (which are concatenated together),
# as well as specifying multiple comma-separated entries in one FontPath
# command (or a combination of both methods)

    FontPath	"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/"
    FontPath	"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/"
    FontPath	"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/"
    FontPath	"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/"
FontPath	"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"

EndSection

# **********************************************************************
# Server flags section.
# **********************************************************************

Section "ServerFlags"

# Uncomment this to cause a core dump at the spot where a signal is 
# received.  This may leave the console in an unusable state, but may
# provide a better stack trace in the core dump to aid in debugging

#    NoTrapSignals

# Uncomment this to disable the <Crtl><Alt><BS> server abort sequence
# This allows clients to receive this key event.

#    DontZap

# Uncomment this to disable the <Crtl><Alt><KP_+>/<KP_-> mode switching
# sequences.  This allows clients to receive these key events.

#    DontZoom

EndSection

# **********************************************************************
# Input devices
# **********************************************************************

# **********************************************************************
# Keyboard section
# **********************************************************************

Section "Keyboard"

    Protocol	"Standard"

# when using XQUEUE, comment out the above line, and uncomment the
# following line

#    Protocol	"Xqueue"

    AutoRepeat	500 5

# Let the server do the NumLock processing.  This should only be required
# when using pre-R6 clients
#    ServerNumLock

# Specifiy which keyboard LEDs can be user-controlled (eg, with xset(1))
#    Xleds      1 2 3

# To set the LeftAlt to Meta, RightAlt key to ModeShift, 
# RightCtl key to Compose, and ScrollLock key to ModeLock:

#    LeftAlt     Meta
#    RightAlt    ModeShift
#    RightCtl    Compose
#    ScrollLock  ModeLock

EndSection


# **********************************************************************
# Pointer section
# **********************************************************************

Section "Pointer"

    Protocol	"PS/2"
    Device	"/dev/mouse"

# When using XQUEUE, comment out the above two lines, and uncomment
# the following line.

#    Protocol	"Xqueue"

# Baudrate and SampleRate are only for some Logitech mice

#    BaudRate	9600
#    SampleRate	150

# Emulate3Buttons is an option for 2-button Microsoft mice

    Emulate3Buttons

# ChordMiddle is an option for some 3-button Logitech mice

#    ChordMiddle

EndSection


# **********************************************************************
# Monitor section
# **********************************************************************

# Any number of monitor sections may be present

Section "Monitor"

    Identifier	"Generic Monitor"
    VendorName	"Unknown"
    ModelName	"Unknown"

# Bandwidth is in MHz unless units are specified

    Bandwidth	65

# HorizSync is in kHz unless units are specified.
# HorizSync may be a comma separated list of discrete values, or a
# comma separated list of ranges of values.
# NOTE: THE VALUES HERE ARE EXAMPLES ONLY.  REFER TO YOUR MONITOR'S
# USER MANUAL FOR THE CORRECT NUMBERS.

    HorizSync   30-64  # typical for a single frequency fixed-sync monitor

#    HorizSync	30-64         # multisync
#    HorizSync	31.5, 35.2    # multiple fixed sync frequencies
#    HorizSync	15-25, 30-50  # multiple ranges of sync frequencies

# VertRefresh is in Hz unless units are specified.
# VertRefresh may be a comma separated list of discrete values, or a
# comma separated list of ranges of values.
# NOTE: THE VALUES HERE ARE EXAMPLES ONLY.  REFER TO YOUR MONITOR'S
# USER MANUAL FOR THE CORRECT NUMBERS.

    VertRefresh 50-100  # typical for a single frequency fixed-sync monitor

#    VertRefresh	50-100        # multisync
#    VertRefresh	60, 65        # multiple fixed sync frequencies
#    VertRefresh	40-50, 80-100 # multiple ranges of sync frequencies

# Modes can be specified in two formats.  A compact one-line format, or
# a multi-line format.

# A generic VGA 640x480 mode (hsync = 31.5kHz, refresh = 60Hz)
# These two are equivalent

#    ModeLine "640x480" 25.175 640 664 760 800 480 491 493 525

    Mode "640x480"
        DotClock	28.32
        HTimings	640 664 760 800
        VTimings	480 491 493 525
    EndMode

# These two are equivalent

#    ModeLine "1024x768i" 45 1024 1048 1208 1264 768 776 784 817 Interlace

    Mode "1024x768"
        DotClock	28.32
        HTimings	1024 1048 1208 1264
        VTimings	768 776 784 817
#        Flags		"Interlace"
    EndMode

EndSection

# **********************************************************************
# Graphics device section
# **********************************************************************

# Any number of graphics device sections may be present

Section "Device"
    Identifier	"ThinkPad 701"
    VendorName	"IBM"
    BoardName	"Internal"
    Chipset	"ct65545"
    VideoRam	1024
#    Clocks	28.29 28.32 28.29 28.29 28.29 28.29 28.28 28.28
EndSection

Section "Device"
    # SVGA server auto-detected chipset
    Identifier	"Generic SVGA"
    VendorName	"Unknown"
    BoardName	"Unknown"
EndSection

# Section "Device"
#    Identifier	"Any Trident TVGA 9000"
#    VendorName	"Trident"
#    BoardName	"TVGA 9000"
#    Chipset	"tvga9000"
#    VideoRam	512
#    Clocks	25 28 45 36 57 65 50 40 25 28 0 45 72 77 80 75
# EndSection

# Section "Device"
#    Identifier	"Actix GE32+ 2MB"
#    VendorName	"Actix"
#    BoardName	"GE32+"
#    Ramdac	"ATT20C490"
#    Dacspeed	110
#    Option	"dac_8_bit"
#    Clocks	 25.0  28.0  40.0   0.0  50.0  77.0  36.0  45.0
#    Clocks	130.0 120.0  80.0  31.0 110.0  65.0  75.0  94.0
# EndSection


# **********************************************************************
# Screen sections
# **********************************************************************

# The colour SVGA server

Section "Screen"
    Driver	"svga"
    Device	"ThinkPad 701"
    Monitor	"Generic Monitor"
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth	    8
        Modes	    "640x480" "1024x768"
        ViewPort    0 0
        Virtual     1024 768
    EndSubsection
EndSection

# The 16-colour VGA server

Section "Screen"
    Driver	"vga16"
    Device	"ThinkPad 701"
    Monitor	"Generic Monitor"
    Subsection "Display"
        Modes	    "640x480"
        ViewPort    0 0
        Virtual     1024 768
    EndSubsection
EndSection

# The Mono server

Section "Screen"
    Driver	"vga2"
    Device	"ThinkPad 701"
    Monitor	"Generic Monitor"
    Subsection "Display"
        Modes	    "640x480"
        ViewPort    0 0
        Virtual     1024 768
    EndSubsection
EndSection

# The accelerated servers (S3, Mach32, Mach8, 8514, P9000, AGX, W32)

# Section "Screen"
#     Driver	"accel"
#     Device	"Actix GE32+ 2MB"
#     Monitor	"Generic Monitor"
#     Subsection  "Display"
#         Depth	    8
#         Modes	    "640x480"
#         ViewPort    0 0
#         Virtual	    1280 1024
#     EndSubsection
#     SubSection "Display"
#         Depth	    16
#         Weight	    565
#         Modes	    "640x480"
#         ViewPort    0 0
#         Virtual	    1024 768
#     EndSubsection
# EndSection