X11 config for IBM T21

gimp2x · Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2002 4:55 pm Post subject: X11 config for IBM T21

anyone have configs? 1400x1050 s3 savage 8mb

sorry for my sloppiness- but anyone care to help?

ealfert · Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2002 2:57 pm Post subject:

I have a T22 (S3 Graphics Savage/IX w/MV 8MB) not a T21... but should be the same

use /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/savage_drv.0

in /etc/X11/XF86Config i have the following

gimp2x · Posted: Fri Jul 19, 2002 2:53 pm Post subject:

you are awesome, my new hero

best n00b ever

TripKnot · Apprentice Joined: 29 May 2002 Posts: 213

The following link also has updated drivers for the savage series. The latest driver ver in XFree86 is 1.1.20t and the latest on the site is 1.1.23t. It fixes a DGA on 1400x1050 bug and some xvideo problems.
[url]
http://www.probo.com/timr/savage40.html
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SyS_RaGE · n00b Joined: 02 Jun 2003 Posts: 14

I also have a T22 but am unable to get xvideo to work. xdpyinfo shows Xvideo support enabled, but if i run xvinfo it says 'no adaptors present'. Is there something I'm missing or does xv just not work with this card? (Savage/IX Mv)

emil|act · n00b Joined: 28 Jul 2004 Posts: 52 Location: Oslo, Norway

Padawan5766 · n00b Joined: 30 Sep 2005 Posts: 2 Location: reno

Well this forum most closely matches my problems. I just installed kernel-2.6.12-r6 on a T22. I emerged xorg-x11 ran the Xorg -configure and got what appeard to be a working X environment. The resolution is terrible so I tried configuring the xorg.conf file. Every attempt made came out with a failed start. usally getting the message that no display was present.

I emerged fluxbox any way despit the problems with X and ran the fluxbox command form the x environment. I ended up with simmilar failures and then a final message saying that I was unable to start fluxbox because another windows manager was already running. Anyway... I kept on going and emerged gdm anyway. now I can boot to a log in screen and get a fluxbox session. The problem with the resolution never went away.

Now I am no dumbass (some might question that). I know that my problem lies with either my /etc/X11/xorg.conf file or the driver modules compiled into my kernel. From what I read the T22 is supposed to be a very linux friendly system.

Anyway I see alot of talk about XF86.conf. I don't know what this is. any help would be appreciated. I am relatively new to working with linux from bare kernel builds. I am not writing this from my T22 so I haven't outputted any code. I will provide whatever is asked.

Thanks (hopefully)

Padawan5766 · n00b Joined: 30 Sep 2005 Posts: 2 Location: reno

well I did some research and turns out that using the VESA driver works much better on some T22's. I did an xconfigure -textmode and reset my graphics card. Had to tweak the xorg.conf file a bit to get the right resolution but I am proudly typing this message from the t22 running fluxbox. Still have alot of work to do to get everything pimp. gentoo is great