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From: larson@cs.utk.edu (Chris Larson)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: XF86 and Compaq LTE Elite
Date: 11 Mar 1996 19:21:27 GMT
Organization: CS Labs, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
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In-reply-to: jun@wolfox.gsl.net's message of 27 Feb 1996 00:09:36 GMT


In article <4gti41$5dq@ns.gsl.net> jun@wolfox.gsl.net (Jun John Wu) writes:

:>
:>Hi, all,
:>
:>	I am trying to make XF86 work on FreeBSD with Compaq LTE Elite. It is
:>486DX4/75, with active metrix display. I followed the mini HOWTO on LCD display and
:>got all the HorizSync and VertRefresh rate. But everytime I start the X server, the
:>system reboot with no apparent warning or error message. Any help would be high
:>appreciated.
:>
:>	Here is what I I put in /etc/XFConfig,
:>
<snip>
<snip>

What version of X and FreeBSD are you running?
I've had success running 2.1 as well as the snapshots leading up to it
on the same hardware (well, it has 24megs of ram but only sees 16).

Are you creating the XFConfig file by hand or using the command "xf86config" to 
do it? I first noticed this program in XF86 3.11 I believe. It's definitely in
3.12

I suggest you use "xf86config" if you weren't. Maybe you got something a little
off from what it wants.

Beyond that I don't know what to say other than the hardware should work.

Chris
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Chris Larson                   larson@cs.utk.edu
Lab Assistant-Backups     Computer Science Dept.
University of Tennessee- Knoxville