From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Jul 8 21:21:55 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.FreeBSD.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 02B1B37B400 for ; Mon, 8 Jul 2002 21:21:53 -0700 (PDT) Received: from rwcrmhc51.attbi.com (rwcrmhc51.attbi.com [204.127.198.38]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A64F443E52 for ; Mon, 8 Jul 2002 21:21:52 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from bsd-daemon@attbi.com) Received: from 12-252-56-4.client.attbi.com ([12.252.56.4]) by rwcrmhc51.attbi.com (InterMail vM.4.01.03.27 201-229-121-127-20010626) with ESMTP id <20020709042152.YTVD24728.rwcrmhc51.attbi.com@12-252-56-4.client.attbi.com> for ; Tue, 9 Jul 2002 04:21:52 +0000 Subject: RE: more newbie install - X config failing.... From: Aaron J Siegel Reply-To: Aaron.Siegel@attbi.com To: FreeBSD-Questions In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.0.7 Date: 08 Jul 2002 22:22:13 -0600 Message-Id: <1026188533.675.431.camel@freedom.rutster> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Hello If you post your XF86Config file I may be able to help. On Mon, 2002-07-08 at 13:38, Jim McLoughlin wrote: > Hello > > > It's been my experience with XFree that if you're getting flickering > > that makes the screen unusable, it's normally the fault of Horizontal or > > Vertical Sync rates being set incorrectly. These can be set manually in > > either xf86setup or by editting the config file. Are you sure you have > > the correct sync settings for your monitor? For some monitors > > 'close-enough' doesnt count. > > > > Check the manufacturer's web page if possible. It sounds like your card > > is ok but your sync timing(s) is off. > > > > Hope that helps - JB > > I have set them properly (I think) - by the mfr specs. I'm using a > Princeton Graphics 17" Ultra 72, specs found at bottom of > > http://www.princetongraphics.com/Products/Pages/Legacy/eo720p1.htm > > I have tried modes 1024x768, 800x600 and depths of 24 and 16, all with the > same problem. > > Thanks anyway > > JM > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message