xf86config for Toshiba satellite pro laptop

[Eric F Crist]

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