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From: djc@shellx.best.com (Darren Croke)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x.i386unix,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: XFree86 on Dell Latitude XPi Notebook??
Date: 16 May 1996 22:46:08 -0700
Organization: Best Internet Communications
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I've just installed FreeBSD on my Dell Latitude XPi-P75D laptop and
it hangs during boot once it's done probing all the i/o devices. 
Did you guys have to do anything special other than turning off power
management to get it running on your 120's ?

Darren.

In article <DrDxqJ.236@gaston.m.ISAR.de>,
Klaus Lichtenwalder <klaus@gaston.m.ISAR.de> wrote:
>bob@luke.pmr.com (Bob Willcox) writes:
>
>>I have a Dell Latitude XPi-P120ST Notebook computer that I run
>>FreeBSD on and would like to get X-Windows running on.  The video
>>adapter in it is a Cirrus Logic CL-GD7543 and it has a 800x600
>>active matrix display.  I suspect that I'm not the first to try to
>>run X-Windows on one of these :-) and was hoping someone out there
>>that does could send me their X-Windows configuration file.
>
>No, you're definitely not :-)
>You have to get the beta release of XFree86, X312D. There's native 
>support for the 7543. You also might want to check
>http://www.yy.cs.keio.ac.jp/contrib/sanpei/how2800x600.html.
>
>Here's my XF86config, for an AST Ascentia 950N. It's hacked together
>with xf86config, but works like a charm...
>
>Klaus
># File generated by xf86config.
>
>#
># Copyright (c) 1994 by The XFree86 Project, Inc.
>#
># Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
># copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
># to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
># the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
># and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
># Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
># 
># The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
># all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
># 
># THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
># IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
># FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT SHALL
># THE XFREE86 PROJECT BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY,
># WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF
># OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
># SOFTWARE.
># 
># Except as contained in this notice, the name of the XFree86 Project shall
># not be used in advertising or otherwise to promote the sale, use or other
># dealings in this Software without prior written authorization from the
># XFree86 Project.
>#
>
># **********************************************************************
># Refer to the XF86Config(4/5) man page for details about the format of 
># this file.
># **********************************************************************
>
># **********************************************************************
># Files section.  This allows default font and rgb paths to be set
># **********************************************************************
>
>Section "Files"
>
># The location of the RGB database.  Note, this is the name of the
># file minus the extension (like ".txt" or ".db").  There is normally
># no need to change the default.
>
>    RgbPath	"/usr/lib/X11/rgb"
>
># Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (which are concatenated together),
># as well as specifying multiple comma-separated entries in one FontPath
># command (or a combination of both methods)
># 
># If you don't have a floating point coprocessor and emacs, Mosaic or other
># programs take long to start up, try moving the Type1 and Speedo directory
># to the end of this list (or comment them out).
># 
>
>
>    FontPath	"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/"
>    FontPath	"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/"
>    FontPath	"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/"
>    FontPath	"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/"
>    FontPath	"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"
>
>EndSection
>
># **********************************************************************
># Server flags section.
># **********************************************************************
>
>Section "ServerFlags"
>
># Uncomment this to cause a core dump at the spot where a signal is 
># received.  This may leave the console in an unusable state, but may
># provide a better stack trace in the core dump to aid in debugging
>
>#    NoTrapSignals
>
># Uncomment this to disable the <Crtl><Alt><BS> server abort sequence
># This allows clients to receive this key event.
>
>#    DontZap
>
># Uncomment this to disable the <Crtl><Alt><KP_+>/<KP_-> mode switching
># sequences.  This allows clients to receive these key events.
>
>#    DontZoom
>
>EndSection
>
># **********************************************************************
># Input devices
># **********************************************************************
>
># **********************************************************************
># Keyboard section
># **********************************************************************
>
>Section "Keyboard"
>
>    Protocol	"Standard"
>
># when using XQUEUE, comment out the above line, and uncomment the
># following line
>
>#    Protocol	"Xqueue"
>
>    AutoRepeat	500 5
># Let the server do the NumLock processing.  This should only be required
># when using pre-R6 clients
>#    ServerNumLock
>
># Specifiy which keyboard LEDs can be user-controlled (eg, with xset(1))
>#    Xleds      1 2 3
>
># To set the LeftAlt to Meta, RightAlt key to ModeShift, 
># RightCtl key to Compose, and ScrollLock key to ModeLock:
>
>    LeftAlt     Meta
>    RightAlt    ModeShift
>#    RightCtl    Compose
>#    ScrollLock  ModeLock
>
>EndSection
>
>
># **********************************************************************
># Pointer section
># **********************************************************************
>
>Section "Pointer"
>    Protocol    "PS/2"
>    Device      "/dev/mouse"
>
># When using XQUEUE, comment out the above two lines, and uncomment
># the following line.
>
>#    Protocol	"Xqueue"
>
># Baudrate and SampleRate are only for some Logitech mice
>
>#    BaudRate	9600
>#    SampleRate	150
>
># Emulate3Buttons is an option for 2-button Microsoft mice
># Emulate3Timeout is the timeout in milliseconds (default is 50ms)
>
>    Emulate3Buttons
>    Emulate3Timeout    50
>
># ChordMiddle is an option for some 3-button Logitech mice
>
>#    ChordMiddle
>
>EndSection
>
>
># **********************************************************************
># Monitor section
># **********************************************************************
>
># Any number of monitor sections may be present
>
>Section "Monitor"
>    Identifier  "Prostar LCD 800x600"
>    VendorName  "Prostar"
>    ModelName   "Unknown"
>    HorizSync   31.5 - 64
>    VertRefresh 50-90
>    # 800x600 @ 56 Hz, 35.15 kHz hsync
>    ModeLine "800x600"  36 800 824 912 1000  600 601 603 625
>EndSection
>
>
># **********************************************************************
># Graphics device section
># **********************************************************************
>
>Section "Device"
>    Identifier  "Cirrus Logic GD7543 (laptop)"
>    VendorName  "Unknown"
>    BoardName   "Unknown"
>    Chipset	"clgd7543"
>    Clockchip   "cirrus"
>##    Option	"linear"
>##    Membase	0x4e00000
>EndSection
>
>
># **********************************************************************
># Screen sections
># **********************************************************************
>
># The Colour SVGA server
>
>Section "Screen"
>    Driver      "svga"
>    Device      "Cirrus Logic GD7543 (laptop)"
>    Monitor     "Prostar LCD 800x600"
>    Subsection  "Display"
>	Depth       8
>	Modes      "800x600" 
>	ViewPort    0 0
>	Virtual     800 600
>    EndSubsection
>    Subsection  "Display"
>	Depth       16
>	Modes      "800x600" 
>	ViewPort    0 0
>	Virtual     800 600
>    EndSubsection
>EndSection
>-- 
>________________________________________________________________________
> Klaus Lichtenwalder, Dipl. Inform., PGP Key:  email to key@Four11.com
>  Lichtenwalder@ACM.org, http://www.wp.com/Klaus, fax: +49-89-98292755
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