Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 08:50:52 -0500 (EST) From: Wyatt Banks <banksw@sunyit.edu> To: "Victor R. Cardona" <vcardona@home.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: XF86 configuration doesn't work correctly. Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.4.21.0102130849280.7458-100000@demeter> In-Reply-To: <3A894496.3010008@home.com>
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On Tue, 13 Feb 2001, Victor R. Cardona wrote: > Wyatt Banks wrote: > > > I called my monitor vendor and received my hsync and vsync limits, and > > entered them when running xf86config, yet when I start the X server, I get > > 'signal out of range' errors. Is XF86 written that poorly? > > I can't seem to get a running X server no matter what configuration I use, > > whether defining my own, or using one of the pre-defined monitor types. I > > have my card and mouse configured correctly. The only X server I can get > > running won't allow me to change modes, and is stuck in a 640X480 looking > > window. I specified that I wanted to be allowed to change modes, although > > it won't let me, and it says I can run 800*600, 640*480 and 1024*768 at > > all color depths. > > > > Is there a simple solution to this problem? I've tried many different > > configurations. > > > > thank you > > banksw@sunyit.edu > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > Knowing something about your hardware would be helpful. XFree86 has > never been easy to configure. Although, I think it has improved somewhat > over the last couple of years. > > Victor Cardona > what else is there to know besides the correct hsync and vsync values of my monitor, the amount of video ram I have, the exact card I have, the color depths it supports, and what modes my monitor can support (as was mentioned in the original message)? thanks banksw@sunyit.edu To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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