[Bug 36998] Re: Kernel Won't Boot on an IBM Thinkpad R30

[draimus]

richardmtl: I had similar problems, but I was able to work around them
using a lot of hackery that I'm now trying to recall.

Basically (from what I found) the new X auto-detects (poorly) your video
and monitor configuration.  Normally you could override the settings
with the Screen & Graphics doogit, but the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file has
changed formats slightly and "Screen & Graphics" can't figure it out.

If I recall using a recipe in bug #178061, I added the following to the end of my /etc/X11/xorg.conf:
Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier "Default Layout"
    Screen "LCD"
EndSection

Then I believe I was able to get Screen & Graphics to identify the video
driver, set the mode, and make the desktop cover the entire screen.

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Kernel Won't Boot on an IBM Thinkpad R30
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