did you try the vesa driver? Lionel --- J.Grote@mvv.de wrote: > Hi, > > I have a little problem setting up an X with debian (woody/stable). > The machine has a Matrox MGA 100 installed, and is running a Samsung 18" > Flat Panel. > > here is a sniplet out of the XFree86.0.log > > ---snip--- > (II) Setting vga for screen 0. > (II) Loading sub module "vgahw" > (II) LoadModule: "vgahw" > (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvgahw.a > (II) Module vgahw: vendor="The XFree86 Project" > compiled for 4.1.0.1, module version = 0.1.0 > ABI class: XFree86 Video Driver, version 0.4 > (**) MGA(0): Depth 16, (--) framebuffer bpp 16 > (==) MGA(0): RGB weight 565 > (**) MGA(0): Option "UseFBDev" "true" > (II) MGA(0): Matrox HAL module not found - using builtin mode setup instead > (--) MGA(0): Chipset: "mgag100" > (==) MGA(0): Using AGP 1x mode > (**) MGA(0): Using framebuffer device > (II) Loading sub module "fbdevhw" > (II) LoadModule: "fbdevhw" > (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/linux/libfbdevhw.a > (II) Module fbdevhw: vendor="The XFree86 Project" > compiled for 4.1.0.1, module version = 0.0.2 > ABI class: XFree86 Video Driver, version 0.4 > (II) UnloadModule: "mga" > (II) UnloadModule: "fbdevhw" > (II) Unloading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/linux/libfbdevhw.a > (II) UnloadModule: "vgahw" > (II) Unloading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvgahw.a > (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration. > ---snip--- > > i already ran dpkg-reconfigure and tried to use different settings, but > nothing worked so far. > > > --snip-- > Section "Monitor" > Identifier "tft" > HorizSync 30-60 > VertRefresh 50-75 > Option "DPMS" > EndSection > > Section "Screen" > Identifier "Default Screen" > Device "Generic Video Card" > Monitor "tft" > DefaultDepth 16 > SubSection "Display" > Depth 1 > Modes "1280x960" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" > EndSubSection > SubSection "Display" > Depth 4 > Modes "1280x960" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" > EndSubSection > SubSection "Display" > Depth 8 > Modes "1280x960" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" > EndSubSection > SubSection "Display" > Depth 15 > Modes "1280x960" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" > EndSubSection > SubSection "Display" > Depth 16 > Modes "1280x960" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" > EndSubSection > SubSection "Display" > Depth 24 > Modes "1280x960" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" > EndSubSection > EndSection > > --snip-- > > I even tried setting those settings down to 640x480 with 8bits color depth, > but that did not help either. > > > Any help / guesses ? > > mfg > Jens Grote > > -- > Diplom Wirtschaftsinformatiker (BA) > > MVV Energie AG > Abteilung 2.23 > IT Operations Services > Luisenring 49 > 68159 Mannheim > Tel: +49/621/290-0 > http://www.mvv.de > > Direkt: > Tel: +49/621/290-3243 > Fax: +49/621/290-2677 > Email: j.grote@mvv.de > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Y! Web Hosting - Let the expert host your web site http://webhosting.yahoo.com/ _______________________________________________ Newbie@XFree86.Org *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie
