[lug] Problem with ATI Rage 128 and X-Windows on a laptop

[Crawford Rainwater]

Folks,

(Below is a copy of the XF86Config-4, same as found on
the Linux-Laptops web site, I also emailed the folks
there on this as well.)

The laptop is an IBM ThinkPad A21p (model 2629-HTU),
had Winblows 2000 on it beforehand.  Latest of Debian
is on there as the distro, with latest of X-Windows
as well, and the r128_drv.o file also from the Linux-
Laptops web site.  Also to note, SuperProbe will lock
this system up (unfortunately).

The problem is when I leave X-Windows, I get a nice
wall of vertical lines across the screen.  I can make
out the cursor at the bottom, but none of the text is
readable.  This holds for all terminals when going
between F1 to F6.  Anyone have any experience and/or
resolutions to this, the latter being the preferable
of course? ;-)

Thanks in advance.

--- Crawford
rainwac at att.net
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Config-4 file:
===================================================
Section "ServerLayout"
        Identifier     "XFree86 Configured"
        Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
        InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
        InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

Section "Files"
EndSection

Section "Module"
        Load  "extmod"
        Load  "xie"
        Load  "pex5"
        Load  "glx"
        Load  "dri"
        Load  "GLcore"
        Load  "dbe"
        Load  "record"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier  "Keyboard0"
        Driver      "keyboard"
# Swiss German keyboard support
#       Option      "XkbKeymap" "xfree86(de_CH)"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier  "Mouse0"
        Driver      "mouse"
        Option      "Protocol" "PS/2"
        Option      "Device" "/dev/mouse"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
        Identifier   "Monitor0"
        VendorName   "Monitor Vendor"
        ModelName    "Monitor Model"
        HorizSync       30-100
        VertRefresh     60-100
        ModeLine "1400x1050" 122.00 1400 1464 1784 1912 1050 1052 1064
1090 -HSync -VSync

EndSection

Section "Device"
        ### Available Driver options are:-
        #Option     "NoAccel"
        #Option     "SWcursor"
        #Option     "HWcursor"
        #Option     "Dac6Bit"
        #Option     "Dac8Bit"
        #Option     "ForcePCIMode"
        #Option     "CCEPIOMode"
        #Option     "CCENoSecurity"
        #Option     "CCEusecTimeout"
        #Option     "AGPMode"
        #Option     "AGPSize"
        #Option     "RingSize"
        #Option     "VBListSize"
        #Option     "VBSize"
        #Option     "UseCCEfor2D"
        #Option     "EnableFP"
        #Option     "CRTOnly"
        #Option     "UseFBDev"
        Identifier  "Card0"
        Driver      "r128"
        VendorName  "ATI"
        BoardName   "Rage 128 Mobility LF"
        BusID       "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
        Identifier "Screen0"
        Device     "Card0"
        Monitor    "Monitor0"
        DefaultColorDepth 15

        SubSection "Display"
                Depth     1
        EndSubSection
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth     4
        EndSubSection
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth     8
                Modes   "1400x1050"
        EndSubSection
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth     15
                Modes   "1400x1050"
        EndSubSection
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth     16
                Modes   "1400x1050"
        EndSubSection
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth     24
                Modes   "1400x1050"
        EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "DRI"
EndSection