[SlugBug] xfree86 dell inspiron 8000 laptop problem

[Bill Best]

Bill Best wrote:

> as it's been so quiet, perhaps we can all have a collective chew on this 
> little number which i have been grappling with for six months or more.
> 
> i have a two Dell Inspiron 8000 laptops which dual-boot W2K and 
> RedHat9/Fedora.  i cannot start an X session on either.
> 
> here is a general spec with regard to the graphics:
> 
> Dell Inspiron 8000 laptop with ATI 16MB Mobility M4 graphics card.
> Display:  15.1" XGA, SXGA+, UXGA 1400x1050 LCD
> 
> please find below a copy of the error log.  the important stuff is at 
> the end where it says:
> 
>>> (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.
>>>
>>> Fatal server error:
>>> no screens found

<snipppety-snip>

progress is being made today and we now have a *limited* X session on a 
Dell laptop having applied a patch from here -

http://bugzilla.xfree86.org/show_bug.cgi?id=661

- but i'd still welcome any input from slugbug on this baby.

bb