Re: problem installing on PCG-GRT796HP

Jean Delvare <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.linux.hardware.sony
Message-ID <[email protected]>
> I am trying to install redhat 9 on Vaio PCG-GRT796HP. Problem is that 
> instalation program can not probe the screen. I installed redhat in
> the command line mode and install went OK. Problem is that I can not
> use X. I could manualy edit XF86config file but I do not know
> vertichal and horizontal resolution of the screen.

AFAIK, laptop screens (and LCD in general) do not have refresh rates.
See, my "Monitor" section in XF86Config looks like:

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier   "LCD"
    VendorName   "Sony"
    ModelName    "PCG-GR214EP"
EndSection

No refresh rates.

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Jean Delvare
http://www.ensicaen.ismra.fr/~delvare/
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