I believe most laptops don't actually have EDIDs (no monitor plug and play info) so there's no info to get from DDC (and probably isn't even a DDC). You don't want to be using the VGA driver. You want to have Driver "cirrus" in your Section "Device". Mark. On Wed, 22 Feb 2006, Chris & Melinda LaForce wrote: > Hello, > I have a RedHat 9.0 system with which I am having some display > problems. When I boot it up and it tries to launch the gui I get the > below error: > > * ddcprobe returned bogus values: > ID: None > Name: None > HorizSync: None > VertSync: None > > I also get this when trying to launch redhat-config-xfree86. > My XFree86 version is 4.3.0. Here is part of my XF86Config as I don't > not at this time have access to the internet on the probelmatic pc to > get the whole file: > > Section "Monitor" > Identifier "Monitor0" > VendorName "Monitor Vendor" > ModelName "Unprobed Monitor" > HorizSync 31.5 - 37.9 > VertRefresh 50.0 - 70.0 > Option "dpms" > EndSection > > Section "Device" > Identifier "Videocard0" > Driver "vga" > VendorName "Videocard vendor" > BoardName "Cirrus Logic GD754x (laptop)" > EndSection > > The XFree86.0.log log looks like there is problems setting the > resolution. It has a bunch of messages saying > (II) VGA(0): Not using defualt mode "640x350" (insufficient memory for > mode) > > "" "320x175" (vrefresh out of range) > "" "360x200' (hsync out of range) > > I'm wondering if I need to reconfigure the Monitor section of my > XF86Config file. Please let me know if you can offer any assistance > with this problem or if more info is needed. > Thanks, > > Chris. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > XFree86 mailing list > XFree86@xxxxxxxxxxx > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86 > _______________________________________________ XFree86 mailing list XFree86@xxxxxxxxxxx http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
