From: Steve Beattie <steve@wirex.net>
Subject: Toshiba 2595XDVD
Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 14:39:23 -0800 (PST)

Hey Kees,

I just checked out your page on Linux and the 2595XDVD:

	http://collective.cpoint.net/unix/laptops/satellite2595xdvd/

and just thought I'd give you a little feedback.

First, some background on the software I'm using. I'm running a
bastardized Stackguarded Redhat 5.2 install (see www.immunix.org for
more information on Stackguard, we're hoping to have a Stackguarded
Redhat 6.1 distro Real Soon Now(tm)), with updated XFree86 rpms -- I'm
using XFree 3.3.6.

APM resume and XFree86:

I have also been suffering the same problem with X and resumes that you
and other's have reported. My first workaround was to add an 800x600
mode to my XF86Config. Then, when I did a power resume, I would switch
to 800x600 (which wouldn't work BTW) and then back to 1Kx764 -- which
would occasionally leave some artifacts on the screen, but could be
cleared by moving windows around. 

This worked okay for a while, but got more difficult when Xscreensaver
decided to start trapping the switch video modes keypresses, so I had
to type my password blind -- which is where the multiple key thing is
really annoying (I can't see that I've typed extra keys). I haven't
tried any of the kernel patches to eliminate the multi-key-press
problem.

However, over the weekend, I switched to using vesafb in the kernel
(2.2.14 + openwall), mostly so I could see the penguin on boot. I've
added "vga=791" to my lilo.conf (since my version of lilo is probably
old enough not to support hex numbers) which should be equivalent to
your 0x317, and it works fine. It also has the side effect of making
X work just fine after a resume! I no longer have to switch modes,
or switch to a console.  Wahoo!

Oh, as far as changing when your machine suspends, you can do this from
the limited bios settings. You are aware that poking either <esc> or
<f1> (I forget which, sigh) will get you into the bios, right? I have
mine set up to use the power button as a suspend, but you can set it to
do the clamshell suspend in the bios.

Anyway, thanks for the page, and I hope this helps. If you have any
questions or need other software version numbers, feel free to ask. 

Steve