Just a dumb question (I did not follow the thread...) are you sure X uses "/root/XF86Config.new" normally it should use /etc/X11/XF86Config resp. /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 in some distros which offer you the choice between X3 and X4... One of the config utilities (I believe it is XFree86 -configure) does create XF86Config.new but one should then transfer it in /etc/X11 and rename it (i.e. remove the .new) It is obviously possible to specify a config file in the command invoquing X which may be what you have... In order to check what is being used you can look at the log (I believe it is /var/log/XFree86.0.log) Oops, I just looked at your URL, the log says (==) Using config file: "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config" backup that file and overwrite it with your /root/XF86Config.new and try again I suggest we take it over after you have tried that and posted the new XF86Config and log... good luck Lionel --- k_kenneth_clark <k_kenneth_clark@hotmail.com> wrote: > Thanks for responding Shane. > > However, the "NoCompositeSync" option made no difference when I put it in my > "/root/XF86Config.new" file. (I'm such a newbie, I'm not sure that is where to put the > change...) > > I still get the black screen which flashes grey for maybe 1/10 second about every four seconds. > This occurs for about 10 minutes and then the system locks up and must be electrically reset. > > I scanned all the relevant man pages I could find and found no references for the fragment > "NoComposite". So, is there a new name for this option in 4.0? The xf86cfg man page mentions > XFree86 4.0, so I presume that is the version I'm running with my OpenBSD 3.1 pristine CD > install. > > The files I posted at http://66.181.46.77/x11/ have error messages like this: > > File xdm-errors: (many repeats of this error message) > X Error of failed request: BadDrawable (invalid Pixmap or Window parameter) > Major opcode of failed request: 14 (X_GetGeometry) > Resource id in failed request: 0x0 > Serial number of failed request: 53 > Current serial number in output stream: 53 > > File XFree86.0.log: (many repeats of this error message) > (II) PM Event received: Unknown Event > (II) TRIDENT(0): vgaHWGetIOBase: hwp->IOBase is 0x03d0, hwp->PIOOffset is 0x0000 > (==) TRIDENT(0): Write-combining range (0xd5800000,0x20000) was already clear > (==) TRIDENT(0): Write-combining range (0xd5400000,0x400000) > (II) Loading sub module "int10" > (II) LoadModule: "int10" > (II) Reloading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libint10.a > (II) TRIDENT(0): Initializing int10 > (==) TRIDENT(0): Write-combining range (0xa0000,0x20000) was already clear > (II) TRIDENT(0): Primary V_BIOS segment is: 0xc000 > (II) TRIDENT(0): vgaHWGetIOBase: hwp->IOBase is 0x03d0, hwp->PIOOffset is 0x0000 > (II) TRIDENT(0): vgaHWGetIOBase: hwp->IOBase is 0x03d0, hwp->PIOOffset is 0x0000 > (II) TRIDENT(0): vgaHWGetIOBase: hwp->IOBase is 0x03d0, hwp->PIOOffset is 0x0000 > (II) TRIDENT(0): Found Clock 175.50 n=225 m=17 k=0 > (II) TRIDENT(0): vgaHWGetIOBase: hwp->IOBase is 0x03d0, hwp->PIOOffset is 0x0000 > (II) TRIDENT(0): XvFlags: > (II) PM Event received: Unknown Event > > File Xfree86.8.log:(many repeats of this error message) > (II) TRIDENT(0): vgaHWGetIOBase: hwp->IOBase is 0x03d0, hwp->PIOOffset is 0x0000 > > I can't make much sense of these messages. I have reinstalled OpenBSD from the CD-ROM several > times, so have a hard time believing some file is missing. The identical install works on two > older much-slower machines. (But who wants to develop on a 486 with a 640x480 peephole). > > -Ken > > > > I was having the same problem with my ATI card and was > > told to set the "NoCompositeSync" option in my > > device section. That fixed my problem, but I don't > > know what it will do for you. > > > > XF86Config: > > Section "Device" > > Identifier "ATI Mach64 3D RAGE II" > > Driver "ati" > > Option "NoCompositeSync" > > EndSection > > > > -Shane > > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! News - Today's headlines http://news.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Newbie@XFree86.Org *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie
