From: Joseph Manning (manning_at_cs.ucc.ie)
Date: Wed Aug 18 1999 - 07:18:46 EDT
On Wed, 18 Aug 1999, Sven Utcke wrote:
>> > Anyway, I've been operating under the assumption that I got the right laptop.
>> > I've looked at all of the sites that talk about running Xwindows in 800x600
>> > mode. They all talk about the command 'ps2 mode3x on'.
>>
>> Are you sure? "ps2 mode3x on" is, as far as I can tell, a DOS/Windows
>> program, so wont help you with running X under Linux. Possibly X
>> under DOS/Windows, but not Linux...
Yes, 'ps2' is indeed a DOS/Windows program, but it *can* be used
to put the TP-755CX into 800x600 mode for running X under Linux.
The idea is to boot into DOS, run 'ps2 mode3x on', and then boot
into Linux using the 'loadlin' program. I have been running
X under Linux on the TP-755CX for a few years using this scheme,
and it works just fine (alright, so it's a little roundabout,
but once Linux and X are up and running, everything's smooth).
A very interesting and promising prospect is the 'tpctl' program
being developed by Thomas Hood:
http://jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu/~thood/tpctlhome.htm
This may eventually remove the need to use the 'ps2' program,
and even to have DOS installed on the TP-755CX.
And finally, I'll second the thoughts of the original poster:
the TP-755CX is a very fine computer indeed!
Cheers, Joseph
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Joseph Manning / Computer Science / University College Cork / manning_at_cs.ucc.ie
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