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Mandrake on Laptop

  • 28-01-2002 2:28pm
    #1
    ramius
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 96 ✭✭


    I was trying to istall Mandrake on my laptop but every time the resolution is messed up, when it gives you the list of monitors it doesnt have the make of my machine so i picked generic went through a few of them trying to get the right one and even the test screen was fine but when it reboots the resolution is all messed up you cant even see the desktop, has anyoone any advise for installing Linux on laptop's please!


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  • #2
    Typedef
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,563 ✭✭✭Typedef


    In /etc/X11/XF86Config

    Press I when booting the system.

    Choose text and graphic mode.
    You have an lcd display, so run xf86config and choose the lowest settings for hsync and vert 1 & 1 respectively. Next create a really low mode line
    something nice and low like this
    Modeline "640x400" 25.175 640 664 760 800 400 409 411 450 in the monitor subsection.

    Next trawl through the internet and try to find some better modelines, I dunno what else.

    What sort of graphics chip to you have und how big is the lcd display?


  • #3
    Baz_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,660 ✭✭✭Baz_


    i had the same problem just recently, in that part of the install, there is a folder marked other (this is for the graphics card, or drivers option i forget which exactly) and in other there is an unknown option, choose that and it should work okay, worked for me anyway.


  • #4
    ramius
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 96 ✭✭ramius


    Thanks for that baz_ i will try that tonight and and see if it works if not i will follow Typedef steps and see what happens.
    The graphics card is a 8MB SIS 630/730,


  • #5
    Typedef
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,563 ✭✭✭Typedef


    In that case you might be able to get a modeline like this working
    Modeline "1152x864" 92.00 1152 1200 1312 1520 864 864 866 900

    http://www.xfree86.org/pipermail/xpert/2001-July/009718.html


  • #6
    sisob
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,026 ✭✭✭sisob


    i had a similar problem

    what happened to me was that the mandrake installer chose a default monitor during install.

    this was easily fixed by running /usr/sbin/XFdrake and selecting the right laptop display


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