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Installing X on a Sharp PC-9340T

This information is based on an "XF86Config" file which was published on the following web site: http://georgetoft.com/linux/sharp/index.shtml (thanks George).

Although this information was intended for a Sharp PC-9020, the key parameters are evidently the same.

These are as follows:

Horizontal Sync: 31.5-37.9
Vertical Refresh: 55-90
Video Ram: 2048
BoardName: Trident Cyber 9385 (generic)
Default Color Depth: 16
Modeline "800x600" 40.00 800 840 968 1056 600 601 605 628 +hsync +vsync
Device Option: "power saver"

Some of the above information can be obtained by running "Superprobe" but the key information (the Horizontal and Vertical rates) must be entered manually as above.

I ran "XF86Setup" and put in the above information. The resulting "XF86Config" file is shown below. Note that generic names were supplied for the "Monitor", "Device" and "Screen" sections (with the exception of the board name). For each "Display" subsection, a Mode of "800x600" only is specified.

# XF86Config auto-generated by XF86Setup
#
# Copyright (c) 1996 by The XFree86 Project, Inc.

#
# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
# copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
# to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
# the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
# and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
# Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
#
# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
# all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
#
# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
# IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT SHALL
# THE XFREE86 PROJECT BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY,
# WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF
# OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
# SOFTWARE.
#
# Except as contained in this notice, the name of the XFree86 Project shall
# not be used in advertising or otherwise to promote the sale, use or other
# dealings in this Software without prior written authorization from the
# XFree86 Project.
#

# See 'man XF86Config' for info on the format of this file

Section "Files"
   RgbPath    "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
   FontPath   "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local"
   FontPath   "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc:unscaled"
   FontPath   "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi:unscaled"
   FontPath   "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi:unscaled"
   FontPath   "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"
   FontPath   "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo"
   FontPath   "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc"
   FontPath   "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi"
   FontPath   "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
EndSection

Section "Keyboard"
   Protocol        "Standard"
   XkbRules        "xfree86"
   XkbModel        "pc101"
   XkbLayout       "us"
EndSection

Section "Pointer"
   Protocol        "PS/2"
   Device          "/dev/mouse"
   Emulate3Timeout 250
   SampleRate      50
   Resolution      100
   Buttons         3
   Emulate3Buttons
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
   Identifier      "Primary Monitor"
   VendorName      "Unknown"
   ModelName       "Unknown"
   HorizSync       31.5-37.9
   VertRefresh     55-90
   Modeline  "800x600"    40.00 800 840 968 1056 600 601 605 628 +hsync +vsync
EndSection

Section "Device"
   Identifier      "Primary Card"
   VendorName      "Unknown"
   BoardName       "Trident Cyber 9385 (generic)"
   VideoRam        2048


EndSection

Section "Screen"
   Driver          "Accel"
   Device          "Primary Card"
   Monitor         "Primary Monitor"
   DefaultColorDepth 16
   SubSection "Display"
      Depth        8
      Modes        "800x600"
   EndSubSection
   SubSection "Display"
      Depth        15
      Modes        "800x600"
   EndSubSection
   SubSection "Display"
      Depth        16
      Modes        "800x600"
   EndSubSection
   SubSection "Display"
      Depth        24
      Modes        "800x600"
   EndSubSection
   SubSection "Display"
      Depth        32
      Modes        "800x600"
   EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
   Driver          "SVGA"
   Device          "Primary Card"
   Monitor         "Primary Monitor"
   DefaultColorDepth 16
   SubSection "Display"
      Depth        8
      Modes        "800x600"
   EndSubSection
   SubSection "Display"
      Depth        15
      Modes        "800x600"
   EndSubSection
   SubSection "Display"
      Depth        16
      Modes        "800x600"
   EndSubSection
   SubSection "Display"
      Depth        24
      Modes        "800x600"
   EndSubSection
   SubSection "Display"
      Depth        32
      Modes        "800x600"
   EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
   Driver          "VGA16"
   Device          "Primary Card"
   Monitor         "Primary Monitor"
   SubSection "Display"
      Depth        4
      Modes        "800x600"
   EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
   Driver          "VGA2"
   Device          "Primary Card"
   Monitor         "Primary Monitor"
   SubSection "Display"
      Depth        1
      Modes        "800x600"
   EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
   Driver          "Mono"
   Device          "Primary Card"
   Monitor         "Primary Monitor"
   SubSection "Display"
      Depth        1
      Modes        "800x600"
   EndSubSection
EndSection

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