How to800x600 or over dots on LCD with X window system

(last updated 1998/09/17)

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800x600 or Over pixcels LCD/NOTEBOOK Quick Checklist

by Yoshiro MIHIRA <sanpei@sanpei.org>

We need your report about your NOTE-PC: [ English || Japanese]

News

September 17,1998

XBF NeoMagic Acceleration X server from RedHat.
And If you use FreeBSD 2.2.6 or 2.2.7-RELEASE, update Linux Emulater from FreeBSD-stable source tree, you can use XBF-Linux- NeoMagic accel X server on your NOTE-PC with FreeBSD. (In Japanese, more information was discussed at BSD-nomads mailing list)

April 28,1998

XFree86 NeoMagic Chipset Server Patch

August 8,1997

add new method, Change BIOS video mode

March 2,1997

new patch for FreeBSD 2.1.5R to "CHANGE BOOT PROGRAM method"
cy9382.c for NetBSD

HOW TO 800x600 or over.....

There are 6 methods to Display 800x600 dots on LCD with X window....

1. Make XF86Config exactly.
2. Make XF86Config and Cycle video output mode
3. Change BIOS video mode
4. Make XF86Config exactly and use External program
5. Change device driver of X server
6. Change Video mode at Bootup time.

1. Make XF86Config exactly.

And Please also check

800x600 or over pixcels LCD/NOTEBOOK Quick Checklist

Chips & Technologies C&T 65545/65548 with all TFT model and some DSTN model.
- Sotec WinBookPro TFT model(P90/120/DX4-100).
  - Use normal XF86_SVGA server with XF86Config for WinBookPro DSTN. XF86Config for WinBookPro DSTN is here.
  - Use Accel-X .
- Sotec WinBookQuattro/V 133X
  - Use normal XF86_SVGA (3.1.2F or later version)server (related infomation is here.)
- Toshiba Satellite PRO 410
  - Use normal XF86_SVGA server with XF86Config for NEC VERSA ; it is here.
  - Yet anothor information is here.
- Toshiba DynaBook GT-R590
- Toshiba Tecra 700CS
  - Use normal XF86_SVGA server with XF86Config for NEC VERSA ; it is here.
- EPSON VIVIDY VN575/590/512 TFT/DSTN model
- Fujitsu FMV-5120NA/X (1024x768)
- Fujitsu FMV-5120NA/W
- Akia Tornado 512/509
- Akia Tornado 513P
  - Use noraml XF86_SVGA server with here.
  - Yet Another...Use noraml XF86_SVGA server with here.
- Mitsubishi Apricot SX
- Acer Note 950
- Panasonic Let's NOTE AL-N1T512
Trident 9320lcd
- IBM Think Pad760C .
  - Use normal XF86_SVGA 3.1.2 server with XF86Config. XF86Config is here.
- IBM Think Pad535.
  - Use normal XF86_SVGA 3.1.2F server with XF86Config. (infomation is here, XF86Config is here.)
Cirrus Logic 7543
- AKIA Tornado 510V
  - Use normal XF86_SVGA 3.1.2 E or lator server with XF86Config. (XF86Config is here.)

2. Make XF86Config and Cycle video output mode

by XF86Setup (XFree86 3.2 or later) or xf86config.
get XF86Config which is used in same Video chipset machine from XF86Config archive

NEC VERSA
P90 clone made by a company in Britain (Evesham Micros).XF86Config is here

3. Change BIOS video mode

Some NOTE-PC, one of Panasonic Let's NOTE AL-N2 has a problem under [NORMAL TEXT MODE] with Accel-X . Problem is that X is showen, but screen is shifted to some pixels to right.
Solution: change TEXT MODE to [EXPAND TEXT MODE] from [NORMAL TEXT MODE] in BIOS SET-UP.

4. Make XF86Config exactly and use External program

Trident Systems Cyber 9385,9382,9320
program info is here (for BSD/OS), here (for Linux), here (for Linux in English) and here (for FreeBSD in Japanese)
cy9382.c is here (for Linux and FreeBSD)
cy9382.c is here (for NetBSD)
Chips & Teconology 65545
program is here (for FreeBSD)

5. Change device driver of X server.

With 800x600 dots LCD, some machines needs to special setup for Video Chip. Then XF86_SVGA server for CRT Display is not supported for LCD.... If you want to 800x600 dots, you need special X server supported 800x600 dots LCD.

This method was implemented to 3 Video Chip sets....

Chips & Technologies C&T 65545/6/8 with DSTN model.
- Special X server for C&T 65545 and later is here (in Japanese)
  - XF86_SVGA server binary kit for Linux.
  - XF86_SVGA server binary kit for FreeBSD 2.1.0R.
  - tested on:
    - Sotec WinBookPro DSTN
    - ICM LIBRAGE,
    - HyperData P-100A
    - DEC HiNote Ultra II (XF86Config is here.)
    - Mitsubishi Apricot FX DSTN model
- Another X server for C&T 6554x is here. This server Support 16bpp/24bpp in LCD/CRT.
  - XF86_SVGA server binary kit for Linux.
  - tested on:
    - Toshiba T610
    - Toshiba T400
    - WinBookPro DSTN/DX4-100
    - WinBookQuattro TFT P90 (XF86Config is here.)
    - Sotec WinBookPro DSTN
    - Gateway2000 Solo(XF86Config is here.)
    - AKIA Tornado 513P is here.)
- Special server for C&T 65545/ Sotec WinBookQuattro DSTN is here
  - tested on:
    - WinBookQuattro DSTN model
- Some informations of C&T 655xx is here.
Cirrus Logic CL- GD7543
- XFree86 3.1.2B(beta release) or lator which supported CL- GD7543 is here.
- Special X server for CL- GD7543 is here(in English)
  - XF86_SVGA server binary kit for Linux.
  - XF86_SVGA server binary kit for FreeBSD 2.1.0R.
  - tested on:
    - AST 950N ( XF86Config is here and anothor.)
    - SHARP Japan Mebius
- Anothor special X server for CL-GD7541/3 is available(related information is here.)
  - XF86_SVGA server binary kit for Linux.
  - tested on:
    - SHARP USA PC8800
OPTi
- XFree86 link kit patch is here.
- New X server is here.
- tested on:
  - INNOVA 4100CS-500
  - INNOVA 475CST-340
NeoMagic
- XFree86 link kit Patch is here by js@mnsinc.com
- XBF Neomagic binary X server from Red Hat. I can use this on FreeBSD with Linux Emulator.
Usefull informations to hack device driver of X server;
- vgadoc by Finn Thoegersen.
  This is a collection of programming information on (Super)VGA chipsets.
  XFree86 Link Kit

6. Change Video mode at Bootup time.

by "PS2" under DOS.
This method was from "Western Digital windows driver mini-WD90C24 HOW TO".
- The following was produced by Jim Lee
  in a discussion with tk@research.att.com, meyer@GRAPHICS.CS.NYU.EDU, and David Fox
  :
  "PS2" command is only in part of the Thinkpad Features disk which comes with the Thinkpad(or can be downloaded from the ibm.com site). there are not in PC-DOS and MS-DOS.
  
  This method was tested on:
  
  IBM Think Pad 755cx 800x600 LCD model.
by change boot program.
Change boot program; At bootup time, changed boot program call VGA BIOS to change Video mode SVGA-800x600x256 mode. This method does not need change X server program. I think that this method is available for All kinds of NOTE-PC which has 800x600 or over dots LCD.
- There are two experimental implementations for PC-UNIX:
- This method was tested on:
  - Canon INNOVA
  - AST 950N .
  - Fujitsu FMV-5133NA/X with Accel-X (related info is here.)
  - Dell LatitudeXPi133ST with XF86_VGA16 (XF86Config is here.)
  - IBM ThinkPad560 with XF86_SVGA (related info is here, and XF86Config here.)
    (another related info is here.)
  - IBM ThinkPad535 with XF86_SVGA (related info is here, and XF86Config here.)
- Also Need XF86Config file. XF86Config file is here.