----- Original Message ----- From: Lionel Lecoq <lionel_lecoq@yahoo.com> To: <newbie@XFree86.Org> Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 12:13 AM Subject: Re: RedHat 7.3, S3 Trio64V+ and Sampo Alphascan 411: monitor turns off if I try 24 bit mode > You are running X 4.2 and not 3.3.6, > If you check the Supported software: > http://www.xfree86.org/ > Support, Documentation and Resources > XFree86 video drivers support status > S3 > You will find the restrictions as to the support (I would assume your card is supported in 4.2) I checked it: 4.2 supports my S3Trio64V+ > > You might want to restrict vertical refresh to 50-60 just to check that the monitor is not > switching off because the frequency is too high (75 according to the log that should be OK?) these are the frenquencies I took from my monitor's official home page H-Freq. 30 KHz ~ 54 KHz V-Freq. 50 Hz ~ 120 Hz Dot Rate 80 MHz > If nothing works then try 3.3.6 by changing /etc/X11/X to a symlink to /usr/X11R6/bin/XF86_S3 /etc/X11/X is already a symlink to /usr/X11R6/bin/XF86_S3 and > polishing your /etc/X11/XF86Config what does "polishing" means? > > If that does not work then I am out of ideas... then who can I ask some help about it? > Lionel Thank you again. Diego _______________________________________________ Newbie@XFree86.Org *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie
