Re: ATI 3D Rage Mobility-M1 on a Sony FXA59

On Fri, Sep 06, 2002 at 10:08:14PM -0400, Bob Johnson wrote:
> On Friday 06 September 2002 07:18 pm, Bill Swingle appears to have 
> written:
> > I recently got a new laptop, issued from my employer. It's a Sony
> > PCG-FXA59. Quite a nice and fast laptop, except for the problems I've
> > had with X over the past two days.
> >
> > Basicly, I can't get any usable X session to start up. The best I can
> > manage when running 'X' is a screen with a tiny white window in the
> > upper left hand corner and a background that looks like it's trying
> > to be the standard graphic-less X background, only instead of tiny
> > black/white checked squares, they're thin vertical rectangles. (if
> > that makes any sense)
> >
> > I've searched google and both the freebsd and xfree86 mail archives
> > for info on this particular model without any luck. There is a
> > scattering of info on other laptops with ATI Mobility chips and 15"
> > SXGA screens rated at 1400x1050 and I've tried out their Modeline,
> > HorizSync and VertRefresh settings with very little change.
> >
> 
> Possibilities:
> 
> 1) Go to http://www.afn.org/~afn01750/inspiron.html and try the 
> XF86Config linked there, or at least the modelines.  

I actually found this page earlier in the day and tried both config's
there. No go :(

> 2) Upgrade to XF86 4, which doesn't need modelines for standard 
> scan rates and is working fine with my Inspiron at 1400 x 1050 (and 
> all the others).  The XF86Config that I use now is also linked on the 
> page above.

I'm already running XF86 4.2.0 and it's pretty much the same deal with
or without modelines.

> 3) In difficult cases, I've found that it is a good idea to first try to 
> get X working at 640x480, 256 colors.  Once that is working, then 
> manually edit XF86Config to add higher resolutions and depths.  I 
> strongly recommend this approach if the first two ideas don't help.

If I add "640x480" the to the Display section I just get a lower
resolution version of what I was getting before. :(

-Bill

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