From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Ray Olszewski Subject: Re: TFT display on Debian GNU/Linux Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2003 10:32:46 -0700 Sender: linux-newbie-owner@vger.kernel.org Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.1.20030830103024.01fceaa8@celine> References: <5.1.0.14.1.20030830082746.01fd7170@celine> <5.1.0.14.1.20030830082746.01fd7170@celine> Mime-Version: 1.0 Return-path: In-Reply-To: References: <5.1.0.14.1.20030830082746.01fd7170@celine> <5.1.0.14.1.20030830082746.01fd7170@celine> List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format="flowed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: linux-newbie@vger.kernel.org At 07:15 PM 8/30/2003 +0200, geoff bagley wrote: > >When SuSE "recognizes" it, what does it then "auto-configure" it *as*? SuSE > >will be writing an XF86Config-4 file that describes the configuration ... > >and, just possibly, setting up some kernel modules (a framebuffer, maybe) > >... and you should be able to use its results to guide you in setting up > Woody. > >Thank you for the tip. I will re-install SuSE and check that out. > > > > >BTW, selections like vesa choose video cards, not displays. What video card > >(or chipset, if this is a laptop) are you using? > >No, it is not a laptop - it is a stand alone 17" TFT panel display. >It plugs into a parallel port just like a normal monitor. I assume you mean a VGA port. >I will have a look at what the video card is and select that. >Maybe that is the answer. It should be at least part of the answer. I believe TFT displays do have some special requirements that can affect Modeline entries, but I don't know the details. As you might imagine, they are most discussed in the context of laptops, where dealing with the quirks of LCD displays has been a requirement for years. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs