XF86Config Errors
jludwig
wralphie at comcast.net
Mon Apr 26 01:19:23 UTC 2004
On Sun, 2004-04-25 at 18:42, Austin Isler wrote:
> I decided to switch from the S3 Savage Drivers to the VESA driver
> instead. IT FINALLY LOADS IN 1024x768. :)
>
> Satish Balay wrote:
>
> >On Sun, 25 Apr 2004, Aaron Hughes wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >>Austin Isler wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>I recently was given a computer to "mess" around with. I went to
> >>>install Fedora Core 1 on it
> >>>and I chose the GUI install option. My ViewSonic PF790 went into sleep
> >>>mode and
> >>>showed me nothing. So I decided to install in text mode, once I had
> >>>Fedora installed I went to
> >>>load up in runlevel 5 and again monitor went into sleep mode. So I
> >>>rebooted in runlevel 3 and
> >>>used lynx to google around. I found out that the video card in the box
> >>>is a S3 Savage card,
> >>>and there has been some issues with that and XFree86. I researched
> >>>some more and found
> >>>that if I changed my vsync and hsync in XF86Config, that my help. So I
> >>>changed it to a setting they gave on the site and ran startx. X
> >>>started but in 840x680, bleh.
> >>>What I want is to get it loaded in 1024x768, but I dont know the
> >>>correct vsync and hsync to do this. I have changed it several time
> >>>from suggestions I saw on the net, but no go. Anyone have any idea
> >>>what im doing wrong and can you please help me?
> >>>
> >>>Austin Isler
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >snip
You don't need to change any other settings other than the modes X will
figure out what frequencies to use given the monitor's range of
frequencies which are already configured.
DON'T change these if you don't know what the monitor's capabilities.
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jludwig <wralphie at comcast.net>
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