I ALWAYS use Xconfigurator, and start with custom monitor, 800x600 60Hz, and work up from there. Shane Jon Chalk wrote: > Hi all......... > > I ran XFree86 -configure and copied the resulting XF86Config file to > /etc/X11. The startx command results in a screen containing vertical > coloured lines which then flicks to an error message box (unreadable > text) containing two buttons - try again and continue. > Ctrl-Alt-Backspace gets me back to a prompt. Upon further inspection, > the newly created XF86Config file contains no references to modes or > modelines - is this normal for XFree86 4.2......?? > > Any guidance to the next step I should be taking would be much appreciated. > > Thanks, Jon. > > _______________________________________________ Newbie@XFree86.Org *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie