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["David Moberg" <davidjmoberg AT lycos.com>]

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From: "sindi keesan" <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>

> Xvesa still displays everything in pale green, but the text in the 
> rxvt is much better looking.  It also crashes things on exit, but I 
> can try the SVGA X server instead of the framebuffer approach - 
> have you ever tried to read 132 columns on a 9" screen?

Note that the full 12" of the screen is used at 1024x768.
 
> > It's definitely much nicer looking to have a letterbox instead of a
> > horribly blurred display. My old laptop had an option like this,
> > only I could change it on the fly by hitting a button combination.
> 
> I don't see that here.  I found LCD/CRT - would this override the 
> CMOS setting which I left at LCD+CRT?  (Just in case the LCD dimmed 
> again).

Yes. Usually, this probes for a CRT. If none is found, it reverts to
LCD. You can probably choose between LCD, CRT, or both. That NeoMagic
chip may be multi-headed (half of desktop on CRT, half on LCD) if you
need it to be.

> Why would ANYONE want the video expanded mode?

To have a more CRT-like display? My modern Dell doesn't give me a
choice (I can only have fullscreen), but the Intel graphics are much
better at keeping text readable. I still prefer to use the full
resolution in X, as everything looks sharper.
 
> > You will need a newer kernel, as usual. What brand of wireless card?
> > If it's supported by this Mandrake kernel I have here, I can email
> > this kernel to you.
> 
> truckstop.net  Hi-speed Wireless Internet
> GetOn!  UNPLUG your laptop and surf the INTERNET the WIRELESS WAY 
> It appears to work with both white and yellow trucks.

I never heard of it, so I went to truckstop.net. Their FAQ has a
driver for Windows (6MB download). Any clues as to the chip which
is on it?

> The neighbor lent it to us and may be interested in using it with 
> linux. I think he is using Redhat, a recent version.
> Someone sent us Slackware 9 - will a SW91 kernel work?
> We have to return this card but could conceivably purchase one some day.
> Is there some brand that is more likely to work?

Linksys WUSB11 is what I have. The manufacturer lists Linux drivers at
the download site. Mandrake came with drivers for the PCI, PCMCIA, and
USB versions. You can compile your own if you need to. The only trick
to it is to make sure that your kernel has all of the necessary things
enabled (USB or PCMCIA support, wireless LAN support, etc.) There are
other chipsets listed in the 2.4.x Linux config. I bought this USB
one from eBay. $30 about 1-2 years ago. I chose USB so I could share
it with my laptop and desktop.

David

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