Your monitor's vertical refresh rate settings in the configuration file appear to be incorrect. Also you don't have a modeline for the mode you specified in the Display section. (II) I810(0): Ranges: V min: 56 V max: 75 Hz, H min: 30 H max: 60 kHz, PixClock max 80 MHz And finally your version is out of date. Upgrade to a newer version. XFree86 version 4.2.1 Operating System Vine Linux 2.6 video hardware Intel 845GV /var/log/XFree86.0.log.................................................. ....... XFree86 Version 4.2.1 (Vine Linux release: 4.2.1-0vl14) / X Window System (protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6600) Release Date: 3 September 2002 If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is newer than the above date, look for a newer version before reporting problems. (See http://www.XFree86.Org/) Build Operating System: Linux 2.4.20-0vl14smp i686 [ELF] Build Host: neo.vinelinux.com (II) I810(0): Supported VESA Video Modes: (II) I810(0): 720x400@70Hz (II) I810(0): 640x480@60Hz (II) I810(0): 640x480@72Hz (II) I810(0): 640x480@75Hz (II) I810(0): 800x600@56Hz (II) I810(0): 800x600@60Hz (II) I810(0): 800x600@72Hz (II) I810(0): 800x600@75Hz (II) I810(0): 1024x768@60Hz (II) I810(0): 1024x768@70Hz (II) I810(0): 1024x768@75Hz (II) I810(0): Manufacturer's mask: 0 (II) I810(0): Supported Future Video Modes: (II) I810(0): #0: hsize: 640 vsize 480 refresh: 75 vid: 20273 (II) I810(0): #1: hsize: 800 vsize 600 refresh: 75 vid: 20293 (II) I810(0): #2: hsize: 1024 vsize 768 refresh: 75 vid: 20321 (II) I810(0): #3: hsize: 640 vsize 480 refresh: 60 vid: 16433 (II) I810(0): Supported additional Video Mode: (II) I810(0): clock: 65.0 MHz Image Size: 304 x 228 mm (II) I810(0): h_active: 1024 h_sync: 1048 h_sync_end 1184 h_blank_end 1344 h_border: 0 (II) I810(0): v_active: 768 v_sync: 771 v_sync_end 777 v_blanking: 806 v_border: 0 (II) I810(0): Ranges: V min: 56 V max: 75 Hz, H min: 30 H max: 60 kHz, PixClock max 80 MHz (II) I810(0): Monitor name: SyncMaster (II) I810(0): Serial No: H4NT405643 (==) I810(0): DPI set to (75, 75) Section "Monitor" Identifier "Monitor0" VendorName "Monitor Vendor" ModelName "Monitor Model" HorizSync 30 - 60 VertRefresh 30 - 60 Option "dpms" # -- 1400x1050 -- # 1400x1050 @ 60Hz, 65.8 kHz hsync Modeline "1400x1050" 129 1400 1464 1656 1960 1050 1051 1054 1100 +HSync +VSync # 1400x1050 @ 70Hz, 76.8 kHz hsync Modeline "1400x1050" 151 1400 1464 1656 1960 1050 1051 1054 1100 +HSync +VSync # 1400x1050 @ 75Hz, 82.3 kHz hsync Modeline "1400x1050" 162 1400 1464 1656 1960 1050 1051 1054 1100 +HSync +VSync # 1400x1050 @ 85Hz, 93.2 kHz hsync Modeline "1400x1050" 184 1400 1464 1656 1960 1050 1051 1054 1100 +HSync +VSync # 1280x600 for Toshiba Libretto L* Modeline "1280x600" 60 1280 1328 1512 1712 600 601 603 625 EndSection Section "Device" # no known options Identifier "Intel 845" Driver "i810" VendorName "Intel 845" BoardName "Intel 845" VideoRam 16384 #BusID EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "Screen0" Device "Intel 845" Monitor "Monitor0" DefaultDepth 24 Subsection "Display" Depth 24 Modes "1024x768" EndSubsection EndSection _______________________________________________ XFree86 mailing list XFree86@xxxxxxxxxxx http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86