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Trident Cyber9320

2006-03-21T09:39:54Z

Minivanmegafun: /* Linux X.Org driver */

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=== Trident Cyber9320 ===
This is a Trident video adapter

=== Features ===
* Chipset: Trident
* PCI ID: 1023:9320
* 1MB EDO DRAM
* Interface: PCI 2.1
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=== Linux X.Org driver ===
This chip does not seem to work with the X.org [http://ftp.x.org/pub/X11R6.9.0/doc/html/trident.4.html 'trident'] driver, even though 'Xorg -configure' may select it. This chip is supported, however, by the [http://ftp.x.org/pub/X11R6.9.0/doc/html/vesa.4.html 'vesa'] driver; at a full 800x600@8bpp.

==== ThinkPad LCD ====
Display on the internal LCD works as long as you set the monitor settings correct.

==== External VGA port ====
??

=== Linux kernel Framebuffer driver ===
??

=== ThinkPads this chip may be found in ===
* {{365X}}, {{365XD}}
* {{535}}, {{535E}}
* {{760C}}, {{760CD}}, {{760E}}, {{760EL}}, {{760ELD}}, {{760L}}, {{760LD}}

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Talk:Trident Cyber9320

2006-03-06T06:38:00Z

Minivanmegafun:

It's interesting that the page states that this card is supported by the "trident" driver in Xorg, while the [http://ftp.x.org/pub/X11R6.9.0/doc/html/trident.4.html documentation] makes no mention of it. In any case, the best I've managed to eek out of this driver on my 9320-equipped 760EL is a 1-bit display, followed by an interesting corruption of the VRAM, resulting in only the letters J, K, L, M, N, O, Z, and punctiuation remaining in the console.

If no one challenges my thoughts on this idea and I don't manage to get it running within the next week, I will change the page to reflect that it is indeed not supported.

Talk:Trident Cyber9320

2006-03-06T06:37:49Z

Minivanmegafun:

Talk:Trident Cyber9320

2006-03-06T06:33:48Z

Minivanmegafun:

Installation instructions for the ThinkPad 760

2006-03-05T23:22:07Z

Minivanmegafun: /* General Notes */

Specific installation notes for the ThinkPad {{760C}}, {{760CD}}, {{760E}}, {{760ED}}, {{760EL}}, {{760ELD}}, {{760L}}, {{760LD}}, {{760XD}} and {{760XL}}.

==General Notes==
One of the main pitfalls to installing Linux on this ThinkPad line is the lack of bootable CD-ROM support. Though it is possible to install using a set of startup floppies, being sure to get one for PCMCIA support and another for network drivers, it tends to be more of a headache than it is worth. Using a utility like sbootmgr (available from the Slackware server [ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/isolinux/sbootmgr here], the [http://btmgr.webframe.org/ homepage] of the software is curiously out-of-date) makes this headache virtually disappear. Simply write the image to a floppy drive, and boot up. Highlight the hard disk in the Main Boot menu screen that appears. Then hit Tab to enter the Main Menu, head down to System Settings, press Enter, select Install Smart BootManager, and answer Y. Turn your computer off, swap the CD-ROM into it, insert the Linux distro of your choice, and boot up. Smart BootManager will start up, and you'll need to head back into the System Settings menu and Rescan All Partitions to add the new bootable CD-ROM to sbootmgr's list. After you've done this, your CD-ROM will be in the menu, which you can then boot from, by highlighting it, heading back into the menu, and selecting "Boot It."

Granted, a CD-ROM was an option on some of the models in this line, so if you don't have one, you'll either have to get one from eBay (about $20) or fall back on using a network install.

==Distro specific Instructions==

==External Sources==
===ThinkPad 760E===
*[http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/9111/ibmtp760/index.html Slackware 4.0 on a ThinkPad 760E]

===ThinkPad 760ED===
*[http://www.qsl.net/n0nb/linux/tp760ed.html Nate Bargmann's Debian on a ThinkPad 760ED page]
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20040604223902/http://www.eecs.lehigh.edu/~tboult/linux/thinkpad760ed.html Red Hat 4.2 on a ThinkPad 760ED/760XD]

===ThinkPad 760EL===
*[http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/9111/ibmtp760/thinkpad.html Harald Milz's Linux on a ThinkPad 760EL page]
*[http://patter.mine.nu/thinkpad.html Debian on a ThinkPad 760EL]
*[http://personal.riverusers.com/~thegrendel/laptop.html Mandrake 6.1 on a ThinkPad 760EL]
*[http://www.btinternet.com/~zeltanet/zeltanet/thinkpad760el_linux.htm Mandrake 7.0 on a ThinkPad 760EL]
*[http://www.geocities.com/dueze/thinkpad760el.html Slackware 7.1 on a ThinkPad 760EL]
*[http://stephe_2.tripod.com/thinkpad/ Stephe's Red Hat 7.0 on a ThinkPad 760EL page]

===ThinkPad 760XL===
*[http://www.grnet.com/sc/linux/tp760xl/ Mike Mol's Debian Woody on a ThinkPad 760XL page]
*[http://www.monkeynoodle.org/comp/hardware/760xl.html Red Hat 5.2 on a ThinkPad 760XL]

Installation instructions for the ThinkPad 760

2006-03-05T23:16:20Z

Minivanmegafun: /* General Notes */

Specific installation notes for the ThinkPad {{760C}}, {{760CD}}, {{760E}}, {{760ED}}, {{760EL}}, {{760ELD}}, {{760L}}, {{760LD}}, {{760XD}} and {{760XL}}.

==General Notes==
One of the main pitfalls to installing Linux on this ThinkPad line is the lack of bootable CD-ROM support. Though it is possible to install using a set of startup floppies, being sure to get one for PCMCIA support and another for network drivers, it tends to be more of a headache than it is worth. Using a utility like sbootmgr (available from the Slackware server [ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/isolinux/sbootmgr here], the [http://btmgr.webframe.org/ homepage] of the software is curiously out-of-date) makes this headache virtually disappear. Simply write the image to a floppy drive, and boot up. Highlight the hard disk in the Main Boot menu screen that appears. Then hit Tab to enter the Main Menu, head down to System Settings, press Enter, select Install Smart BootManager, and answer Y. Turn your computer off, swap the CD-ROM into it, insert the Linux distro of your choice, and boot up. Smart BootManager will start up, and you'll need to head back into the System Settings menu and Rescan All Partitions to add the new bootable CD-ROM to sbootmgr's list. After you've done this, your CD-ROM will be in the menu, which you can then boot from.

Granted, a CD-ROM was an option on some of the models in this line, so if you don't have one, you'll either have to get one from eBay (about $20) or fall back on using a network install.

==Distro specific Instructions==

==External Sources==
===ThinkPad 760E===
*[http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/9111/ibmtp760/index.html Slackware 4.0 on a ThinkPad 760E]

===ThinkPad 760ED===
*[http://www.qsl.net/n0nb/linux/tp760ed.html Nate Bargmann's Debian on a ThinkPad 760ED page]
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20040604223902/http://www.eecs.lehigh.edu/~tboult/linux/thinkpad760ed.html Red Hat 4.2 on a ThinkPad 760ED/760XD]

===ThinkPad 760EL===
*[http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/9111/ibmtp760/thinkpad.html Harald Milz's Linux on a ThinkPad 760EL page]
*[http://patter.mine.nu/thinkpad.html Debian on a ThinkPad 760EL]
*[http://personal.riverusers.com/~thegrendel/laptop.html Mandrake 6.1 on a ThinkPad 760EL]
*[http://www.btinternet.com/~zeltanet/zeltanet/thinkpad760el_linux.htm Mandrake 7.0 on a ThinkPad 760EL]
*[http://www.geocities.com/dueze/thinkpad760el.html Slackware 7.1 on a ThinkPad 760EL]
*[http://stephe_2.tripod.com/thinkpad/ Stephe's Red Hat 7.0 on a ThinkPad 760EL page]

===ThinkPad 760XL===
*[http://www.grnet.com/sc/linux/tp760xl/ Mike Mol's Debian Woody on a ThinkPad 760XL page]
*[http://www.monkeynoodle.org/comp/hardware/760xl.html Red Hat 5.2 on a ThinkPad 760XL]

Installation instructions for the ThinkPad 760

2006-03-05T23:07:10Z

Minivanmegafun: /* General Notes */

Specific installation notes for the ThinkPad {{760C}}, {{760CD}}, {{760E}}, {{760ED}}, {{760EL}}, {{760ELD}}, {{760L}}, {{760LD}}, {{760XD}} and {{760XL}}.

==General Notes==
One of the main pitfalls to installing Linux on this ThinkPad line is the lack of bootable CD-ROM support. Though it is possible to install using a set of startup floppies, being sure to get one for PCMCIA support and another for network drivers, it tends to be more of a headache than it is worth. Using a utility like sbootmgr (available from the Slackware server [ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/isolinux/sbootmgr here], the [http://btmgr.webframe.org/ homepage] of the software is curiously out-of-date) makes this headache virtually disappear. Simply write the image to a floppy drive, and boot up. Highlight the hard disk in the Main Boot menu screen that appears. Then hit Tab to enter the Main Menu, head down to System Settings, press Enter, select Install Smart BootManager, and answer Y. Turn your computer off, swap the CD-ROM into it, insert the Linux distro of your choice, and boot up. Smart BootManager will start up, and you'll need to head back into the System Settings menu and Rescan All Partitions to add the new bootable CD-ROM to sbootmgr's list. After you've done this, your CD-ROM will be in the menu, which you can then boot from.

==Distro specific Instructions==

==External Sources==
===ThinkPad 760E===
*[http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/9111/ibmtp760/index.html Slackware 4.0 on a ThinkPad 760E]

===ThinkPad 760ED===
*[http://www.qsl.net/n0nb/linux/tp760ed.html Nate Bargmann's Debian on a ThinkPad 760ED page]
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20040604223902/http://www.eecs.lehigh.edu/~tboult/linux/thinkpad760ed.html Red Hat 4.2 on a ThinkPad 760ED/760XD]

===ThinkPad 760EL===
*[http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/9111/ibmtp760/thinkpad.html Harald Milz's Linux on a ThinkPad 760EL page]
*[http://patter.mine.nu/thinkpad.html Debian on a ThinkPad 760EL]
*[http://personal.riverusers.com/~thegrendel/laptop.html Mandrake 6.1 on a ThinkPad 760EL]
*[http://www.btinternet.com/~zeltanet/zeltanet/thinkpad760el_linux.htm Mandrake 7.0 on a ThinkPad 760EL]
*[http://www.geocities.com/dueze/thinkpad760el.html Slackware 7.1 on a ThinkPad 760EL]
*[http://stephe_2.tripod.com/thinkpad/ Stephe's Red Hat 7.0 on a ThinkPad 760EL page]

===ThinkPad 760XL===
*[http://www.grnet.com/sc/linux/tp760xl/ Mike Mol's Debian Woody on a ThinkPad 760XL page]
*[http://www.monkeynoodle.org/comp/hardware/760xl.html Red Hat 5.2 on a ThinkPad 760XL]