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Date:      Mon, 11 Nov 1996 09:50:14 +0100 (MET)
From:      Christoph Kukulies <kuku@gilberto.physik.rwth-aachen.de>
To:        Skynet1@cris.com (SKYNET1)
Cc:        Questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: X
Message-ID:  <199611110850.JAA18319@gilberto.physik.rwth-aachen.de>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.SUN.3.95.961110122413.25124A-100000@mariner.cris.com> from SKYNET1 at "Nov 10, 96 12:35:03 pm"

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> I installed X windows, ran xf86config, and it won't work!
> My computer came with 2 MB of video ram...but
> X windows detects only 64k and when I specify more

Could you supply more information?

What card brand?

Which version of XFree86?

Which server do you use?

What is the output of startx/server startup? (startx >& startx.log&)


> it opens up but is crypted. (the screen is all messaged
> up)...according to Xfree, when this happens (screen crypt)
> it means you have specified more memory than your video
> card has. Should I be worried? DID MY CPU MANUFACTURER
> TRICK ME! ahh.. 1024x768 worked in windows 95, did that 
> use Video ram? I'm worried.
> Thanks in advance.
> > Skynet1@Cris.com
> 
> 

--Chris Christoph P. U. Kukulies kuku@gil.physik.rwth-aachen.de



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