Re: HP Omnibook XE2-db: XFree86 4.3.0 core dumps

Christian Sauer <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.os.freebsd.devel.mobile
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Gunnar Flygt said:
> On Fri, Mar 21, 2003 at 12:03:18AM -0500, Christian Sauer wrote:
>>
>> After installing XFree86 4.3.0 via ports to the omnibook, I built the
>> config file using xf86config utility.  When I try to run startx,
>> XFree86 goes through it's startup routine and the screen flickers like
>> it is about to go into graphics mode.  It then core dumps and returns
>> to the command line.
>
> Try using the more modern xf86cfg instead!

Already tried that.  Same results.

>>
>> I have found a bunch of stuff online about using this laptop with
>> XFree86 v3 ... but nothing for v4.
>>
>> According to
>> http://h200005.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/bpi03591/bpi03591.pdf
>> This video chip is "SMI LynxE SM811 graphics controller with 2-MB
>> 135-MHZ SGRAM"
>>
>> Anyone have any advice?
>>
>> -Christian
>>

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>
> --
> Gunnar Flygt
> OPC Data
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-Christian




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