From: fh8n@uvacs.cs.Virginia.EDU (Frank Houston)
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
Subject: Trident 8900C Xfree instructions and Xconfig
Date: 2 Jan 93 01:40:16 GMT
Organization: University of Virginia Computer Science Department
Originator: fh8n@jade.cs.Virginia.EDU


  Here are the directions I followed.
  At the moment I am only have a 640X480 monitor, so i don't 
  know if higher resolution will work.

  At the end you will find my xconfig

  Good luck 
  and keep on hacking

  Frank Houston < ThE MaD HaCkEr >
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To get X/SLS/Linux working, do the following:

1. Install the complete SLS package (except i? and t?).
   You can safely ignore the error messages during the installation.
2. Include /usr/X386/bin in your PATH.
3. Put the following line in your /etc/profile:
   DISPLAY=":0"
   (Normally, you should use 
   DISPLAY=":0"; export DISPLAY
   but the default /etc/profile includes a line
    export PATH DISPLAY etc... 
   anyway.)
4. Put my Xconfig into the home directory.
5. In each of the (4 or 5?) font directories mentioned in the font path
   line in my Xconfig, issue the command "mkfontdir", not "mkfont".
6. Return to your home directory and issue the command "startx".
7. This should work if you use Trident8900C and Microsoft compatible
   mouse on COM1.  If you have other type of mouse on different
   COM port, say Ligitech on COM4, then
   replace the following line in my Xconfig
   Microsoft "/dev/ttys0"
   by
   Logitech "/dev/ttys3".
8. You don't have to worry about the clock setting thing *IF* you
	a Trident 8900C. Note a Trident 9000 or 8900B will not work

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FontPath	"/usr/X386/lib/X11/fonts/misc/,/usr/X386/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/,/usr/X386/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/,/usr/X386/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/"

Keyboard
  AutoRepeat 500 5
  ServerNumLock

Microsoft "/dev/ttys0"

vga256
  Virtual	1024 768
  ViewPort      0 0
  Modes	        "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"

vga2
  Virtual	800 600
  ViewPort      0 0
  Modes        "800x600" "640x480"

ModeDB
# OFFICIAL VESA Monitor timings + IBM Standards - TRY THESE FIRST
# Contributor:          Thomas Roell [roell@sgcs.com]
# Last Edit Date:       3/29/92
#
# name        clock   horizontal timing     vertical timing      flags
 "640x480"     25      640  664  760  800    480  491  493  525
               31      640  664  704  832    480  489  492  520
 "800x600"     36      800  824  896 1024    600  601  603  625
               40      800  840  968 1056    600  601  605  628
               50      800  856  976 1040    600  637  643  666
 "1024x768i"   44     1024 1040 1216 1264    768  777  785  817  Interlace
 "1024x768"    65     1024 1032 1176 1344    768  771  777  806
               75     1024 1048 1184 1328    768  771  777  806
               85     1024 1032 1152 1360    768  784  787  823
 "1280x1024i"  80     1280 1296 1512 1568   1024 1025 1037 1165  Interlace
 "1280x1024"  110     1280 1328 1512 1712   1024 1025 1028 1054
              135     1280 1312 1456 1712   1024 1027 1030 1064




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