Re: Redhat Linux Enterprise and Dell FP2000
From: Jim (james_at_the-computer-shop.co.uk)
Date: 06/07/05
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Date: Tue, 07 Jun 2005 00:39:26 GMT
Michael J. Carpenter wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am running Red Hat Linux Enterprise ES 2.4.21-4 EL on a Dell C840
> laptop. The laptop works fine docked or undocked with one exception. When I
> run it docked, and attach a Dell FP2000 display, Xserver will not recognize
> it. I get garbage on the display. I've tried changing the monitor type to
> Dell FP2000 analog and digital using the display settings as root to no
> avail. The display adapter configured automatically by the O/S is a NVIDIA
> GeForce 4 (generic), and seems to work fine. But I cannot get the laptop to
> recognize the Dell flat panel display at all.
>
> Does anyone have any ideas? Any help is appreciated.
>
>
>
>
guess what? I'm typing this on an 840!
The video driver is /too/ generic. The docking station (I don't have one
so I'm guessing) uses the auxilliary XGA output in the back of the
laptop for video display; the generic NVidia driver won't run it. The
driver needs to be specific to the GF4 MX440 (Dell Mobile) 64MB AGP, or
as close to dammit.
HTH.
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