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Date:      Tue,  9 Nov 1999 11:49:39 -0500 (EST)
From:      Andrew Gallatin <gallatin@cs.duke.edu>
To:        "Mark" <mholloway@flashmail.com>
Cc:        "Alpha FreeBSD" <freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: X free on Alpha
Message-ID:  <14376.19903.477407.600105@grasshopper.cs.duke.edu>
In-Reply-To: <004401bf2acf$f3f09390$700a10ac@sierrahealth.com>
References:  <004401bf2acf$f3f09390$700a10ac@sierrahealth.com>

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Mark writes:
 > Ok, one last hurdle in regards to Xfree on FreeBSD Alpha...did you use
 > xf86config to setup your X?  I ran xf86config and went through the process
 > (just like on x86) but when I "startx" it starts listing a bunch of
 > different resolution settings and says DELETED.  Similar to this..
 > 
 > 3DLabs_GLINT = 640x480 8bpp   DELETED
 > 3DLabs_GLINT = 800x600 8bpp   DELETED
 > 3DLabs_GLINT = 1024x768 8bpp DELETED
 > 3DLabs_GLINT = 640x480 16bpp DELETED
 > 3DLabs_GLINT = 800x600 16bpp DELETED
 > 
 > ...you get the idea.  Any thoughts?  I appreciate any hints or tips.. On x86
 > I've been using Accelerated-X or the color/menu driven interface for
 > Xfree...not the straight black and white text setup like xf86config uses.
 > Any thoughts on this?  I appreciate any help.  BTW, my video display device
 > is a Diamond FireGL 1000 (Permedia 1) and which I've tested on this machine
 > (Alpha 255/Avanti) using Linux/Xfree and it worked fine...so I know it has
 > the capability..I just need a kickstart.
 > 

Yeah, you should have saved the working XF86Config ;-)

You should be seeing reasons as to WHY it was delete. Eg:

(--) GLINT: Mode "800x600" needs vert refresh rate of 100.03 Hz. Deleted.
(--) GLINT: Mode "1600x1200" needs hsync freq of 93.75 kHz. Deleted.
(--) GLINT: Mode "1600x1200" needs hsync freq of 105.77 kHz. Deleted.
(--) GLINT: Mode "1800X1440" needs hsync freq of 96.15 kHz. Deleted.
(--) GLINT: Mode "1800X1440" needs hsync freq of 104.52 kHz. Deleted.


These usually have to do with your monitor settings being too
conservative.  Check the VertRefresh & HorizSync in your XF86Config
file.  For jrandom DEC VRT17-HAs I'm using:
   HorizSync   30 - 90.0
   VertRefresh 50-90

My 1280x1024 modeline is:

# 1280x1024 @ 74 Hz, 78.85 kHz hsync
Modeline "1280x1024"  135    1280 1312 1456 1712  1024 1027 1030 1064

I'm certainly not an X configuration expert.  Perhaps somebody else
could help you further..


Drew
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