Re: xorg Display problem

From: Mulligan Fritz (mulligan.fritz_at_gmail.com)
Date: 06/17/05

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    AdabalaP@schneider.com 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@redhat.com
    > il.com> cc:
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    >
    > 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
    >
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    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.

    Fritz 

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