Hi Ian and others who have replied. I'm interesting in specifying the modeline entry into my XF86config file, but how do I get that entry in the first place? The redhat-config-xfree86 puts something in there that doesn't work. Thanks... > > > --=-8qD8iUnwTEJtpKeZRDjP > Content-Type: text/plain > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > On Fri, 2002-11-22 at 07:34, Ken Kleiner wrote: > > Hello... > > =20 > > X11 doesn't seem to want to work on our latest DELL GX260 with a > > DELL Flat panel screen. > >=20 > > The system has a Intel i845 card in it, which the OS sees fine, and wor= > ks > > well with a DELL 21" tube monitor (X and text). > > =20 > > We've tried plugging in a DELL FP1702 (flat panel) monitor into the sys= > tem > > and running > >=20 > > redhat-config-xfree86 --reconfig --noui --verbose =20 > >=20 > > This created what appears to be the proper entries in XF86Config, but > > X still crashes with server errors. > >=20 > > I've tried trying just a new install (booting off of RH 8.0 CD) and eve= > n > > choosing the 'text' install, but that yields a black output screen with=20 > > the 'cannot display this video mode' message on the monitor (coming from > > the monitor). > >=20 > > Any ideas or working configs? > I have a Dell Dimension 4400, GeForce 4 MX 440, Dell 15in LCD, etc etc > and it worked fine on first go. Find the native resolution, refresh > rate and no. colors of your LCD, and edit XF86Config to include that and > only that. Remember LCDs don't support different resolutions like CRTs > do so it sounds like this may be stuffing you up. For example, my LCD > has a native resolution of 1024x768, so this is all I use. In section > monitor (on one line): > > ModeLine "1024x768" 78.80 1024 1040 1136 1312 768 769 772 800 > +hsync +vsync > > Note that these number may be different for you. > or in section display: > > SubSection "Display" > Depth 24 > Modes "1024x768" > EndSubSection > > Also, you could wait till you get to the 'cannot display this video > mode' message and try pressing ctrl-alt-keypadplus or > ctrl-alt-keypadminus a few times (waiting a second or so in between) and > see if a supported resolution appears. You might need to find the > particular vertical and horizontal refresh rates and put these into > XF86Config. > > You could also post the output from X when it tries to start up. That > would help. > Regards, > --=20 > Iain Buchanan <iain@nospam.pcorp.com.au> > "We Americans, we're a simple people... but piss us off, and we'll bomb=20 > your cities." > -- Robin Williams, _Good Morning Vietnam_ > > --=-8qD8iUnwTEJtpKeZRDjP > Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc > Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQA93Wv3IBLQDoMxHh4RAp/yAKCt2cu2rm9r2y06CYFbvM+LoyGWRACeNjEN > QxGRTjW7IstWCbvbLGpsWV0= > =ZKq2 > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > --=-8qD8iUnwTEJtpKeZRDjP-- > > > > -- > Psyche-list mailing list > Psyche-list@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list > -- <>< ><> <>< ><> <>< ><> <>< ><> <>< ><> <>< Ken Kleiner System Manager Computer Science Department Umass Lowell voice : 978 934 3645 fax : 978 934 3551 cell : 603 930 5582 (emergencies only, please) ken@cs.uml.edu -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
