problem installing on PCG-GRT796HP

Darko <[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.

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


Thanks  Jean

I am now one step closer, unforcunately it still not working. I edited 
files as you sugested but when X starts it still can not work out what 
the monitor is and goes in to most basic setings. The files that I 
edited are attached. Help apreciated becouse I am now using Microsoft 
Windows XP :(

Many thanks

Darko Kantic

PEVE
The University of Manchester
XF86Config (text/plain, 2.4 KB)
# File generated by XFdrake.

# **********************************************************************
# Refer to the XF86Config man page for details about the format of
# this file.
# **********************************************************************

Section "Files"
    # Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are concatenated together)
    # By default, Mandrake 6.0 and later now use a font server independent of
    # the X server to render fonts.
    FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"
    FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/"
    FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/"
    FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TTF/"
    FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/"
    FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/"
    FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/OTF/"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
    #DontZap # disable <Crtl><Alt><BS> (server abort)
    AllowMouseOpenFail # allows the server to start up even if the mouse doesn't work
    #DontZoom # disable <Crtl><Alt><KP_+>/<KP_-> (resolution switching)
EndSection

Section "Keyboard"
    Protocol "Standard"
    XkbModel "pc105"
    XkbLayout "gb"
    XkbCompat ""
    XkbOptions ""
EndSection

Section "Pointer"
    Protocol "PS/2"
    Device "/dev/psaux"
    Emulate3Buttons
    Emulate3Timeout 50
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier   "LCD"
    VendorName   "Sony"
    ModelName    "PCG-GRT796HP"
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier "device1"
    Driver "nv"
    VendorName "nVidia Corporation"
    BoardName "NVIDIA GeForce4 (generic)"
    Option "power_saver"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier "screen1"
    Device "device1"
    Monitor "LCD"
    DefaultColorDepth 24
    
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth 8
        Modes "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
    EndSubsection
    
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth 15
        Modes "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
    EndSubsection
    
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth 16
        Modes "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
    EndSubsection
    
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth 24
        Modes "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
    EndSubsection
    
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth 32
        Modes "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
    EndSubsection
EndSection
XF86Config-4 (text/plain, 2.4 KB)
# File generated by XFdrake.

# **********************************************************************
# Refer to the XF86Config man page for details about the format of
# this file.
# **********************************************************************

Section "Files"
    # Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are concatenated together)
    # By default, Mandrake 6.0 and later now use a font server independent of
    # the X server to render fonts.
    FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"
    FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/"
    FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/"
    FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TTF/"
    FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/"
    FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/"
    FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/OTF/"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
    #DontZap # disable <Crtl><Alt><BS> (server abort)
    AllowMouseOpenFail # allows the server to start up even if the mouse doesn't work
    #DontZoom # disable <Crtl><Alt><KP_+>/<KP_-> (resolution switching)
EndSection

Section "Keyboard"
    Protocol "Standard"
    XkbModel "pc105"
    XkbLayout "gb"
    XkbCompat ""
    XkbOptions ""
EndSection

Section "Pointer"
    Protocol "PS/2"
    Device "/dev/psaux"
    Emulate3Buttons
    Emulate3Timeout 50
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier   "LCD"
    VendorName   "Sony"
    ModelName    "PCG-GRT796HP"
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier "device1"
    Driver "nv"
    VendorName "nVidia Corporation"
    BoardName "NVIDIA GeForce4 (generic)"
    Option "power_saver"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier "screen1"
    Device "device1"
    Monitor "LCD"
    DefaultColorDepth 24
    
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth 8
        Modes "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
    EndSubsection
    
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth 15
        Modes "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
    EndSubsection
    
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth 16
        Modes "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
    EndSubsection
    
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth 24
        Modes "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
    EndSubsection
    
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth 32
        Modes "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
    EndSubsection
EndSection
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