xf86config for Toshiba satellite pro laptop

[Cristi Tauber]

           Hello there,
    i have the same problem with an older Toshiba Satellite version (4090 CDS). I
ignore the error, just like you said, i go to install a windows manager, i choose
GNOME, press enter to install but it does nothing, same thing happens with any
manager i choose. Since it was a fresh instalation of 5.2.1 i started again (i
thought i misseg someting) and after install base system i choose to install GNOME
and KDE ... and after install ... the X server failed like the previous attempts
with the error just like Vaughan Moore's. I mention that Slackware 10.0 with Gnome
2.6 runs smoothly.

                    Cristi.

Eric F Crist wrote:

> Vaughan Moore wrote:
>
> > I'm a complete newbie and I'm trying to set up X server on a Toshiba
> > Satellite pro 4620dvd laptop.  Everytime I run through xf86cfg or
> > xf86cfg -textmode I get the error message "The XFree86 configuration process
> > seems to have failed.  Would you like to try again?"  Obviously, this is a
> > bit frustrating.
> >
> > Here are what I think are the valid parts of the XF86Config file, but I may
> > be missing something - please let me know.
> >
> > InputDevice
> >       Driver = "mouse"
> >       Option = "Protocol" "Auto"
> >       Option = "Device" "/dev/sysmous"
> > InputDevice
> >       Driver "Keyboard"
> >       Option "Skbmode1" "pc101" (note: my laptop only has 85 keys"
> >       Option "XkbLayout "us"
> > Monitor
> >       HorizSync 31.5-31.5
> >       VertRefresh 50.0-70.0
> > Card
> >       Driver "s3"
> >       VendorName "S3 Inc."
> >       BoardName "86C270-294 Savage/IX-MV"
> >       ChipSet "SuperSavage/IX64"
> >       BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
> > Screen
> >       Default Depth 8
> >       Display Depth 1
> >       Display Depth 4
> >       Display Depth 8
> >       Modes "640x480"
> >       Display Depth 15
> >       Display Depth 16
> >       Display Depth 24
> >
> > My main questions are:
> >
> > 1) The Toshiba documentation and Web site do not tell me what my internal
> > monitor's horizontal sync or vertical refresh rate is. (although it does
> > give me refresh rates for an external monitor - 60/75/85 @16M colors).  Is
> > there a place I can go to find this information?
> >
> > 2) Are there other obvious reasons the configuration would fail other than
> > the monitor?
> >
> > 3) Are there any sites I can visit for more info?
> >
> > Thanks so much!
> >
> > Vaughan Moore
> >
> > Also, did I post this to the right list?  If not, please let me know where
> > it should go.
> >
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>
> This seems to be a bug in recent releases (4.x and 5.x).  Just skip it
> from there, and install KDE/Gnome from one of the other menus.
> Everything is fine.  I don't remember exactly, but sysinstall is looking
> for the config file in /etc/X11/xf86config or something, while it's
> actually being installed in /usr/local/X11........ or some other thing.
>   the way to get around this is to either ignore it (which I do), or
> type in the above text (/etc/X11/xf86config) as I typed it (IIRC).  This
> is just a bug and things ARE getting installed correctly.  Just move
> down, later in the process and install a 'window manager.' KDE, Gnome,
> and a couple others will more than likely be listed.
>
> HTH
>
> Eric F Crist
>
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