Date: Mon, 22 Apr 1996 17:43:02 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu> To: Rodrigo Ormonde <ormonde@trem.cnt.org.br> Cc: questions@freebsd.org, support@cdrom.com Subject: Re: Problems running XFree86 Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960422173936.28991I-100000@riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <9604221709.AA08860@trem.cnt.org.br>
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On Mon, 22 Apr 1996, Rodrigo Ormonde wrote: > I have a Pentiun 90Mhz running in a Triton board. I'm trying to configure the > XFree86 to run on my system, but the monitor is always out of sync. The only > mode that works is 320x200x256. Odd question: have you run xf86config to make a XF86Config file? Are you using the proper X server? (I don't know for yours, at worst SVGA, I'd guess) > When I run xinit, it displays the following messages: > > Unknown chipset 0x5e (I think the number is 0x5e, but I'm not sure) > Using builtin mode 320x200 It may just not be supported. :-/ > I've looked at cards database in xf86config and it doesn't have my video card > neither a generic VESA compatible SVGA, so I don't know what to do to make it > work on my system. > 1 - What is this builtin mode 320x200 xinit is using ? A mode built in to the X server that works for every VGA compatible video card. > 2 - How can I make XFree86 work on my system ? Try asking questions@xfree86.org. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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