From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Mar 5 03:29:25 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0C33E16A400 for ; Mon, 5 Mar 2007 03:29:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bulk_mail@siegel-tech.net) Received: from sccrmhc11.comcast.net (sccrmhc11.comcast.net [204.127.200.81]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CC96913C461 for ; Mon, 5 Mar 2007 03:29:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bulk_mail@siegel-tech.net) Received: from [192.168.245.10] (c-67-190-106-50.hsd1.co.comcast.net[67.190.106.50]) by comcast.net (sccrmhc11) with ESMTP id <2007030503292301100da4bse>; Mon, 5 Mar 2007 03:29:24 +0000 From: Aaron Siegel To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2007 20:29:13 -0700 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.5 References: In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200703042029.14205.bulk_mail@siegel-tech.net> Subject: Re: Running X window system X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2007 03:29:25 -0000 What is not working? Are you receiving an error? If you are receiving an error post that error. Are booting to console and start X with startx? Is your LCD monitor giving you an out of range error? On Saturday 03 March 2007 8:50 pm, Warwick Sweetnam wrote: > Hi, I am having trouble getting X window system to > boot on a 2196 24A IBM Aptiva. The specs of the on-board > graphics card are as follows: > 64meg Ram > SiS540 or SiS630 > > The monitor is a dell lcd model no. 1504FP > specs are as follows: > Resolution > > Horizontal scan range 31 kHz to 60 kHz (automatic) > Vertical scan range 60 Hz to 75 Hz (automatic) > Optimal preset resolution 1024 x 768 at 60 Hz > Highest preset resolution 1024 x 768 at 75 Hz > * Highest addressable resolution 1024 x 768 at 75 Hz > Most resolutions run primarily on VESA of which I > have tried as generic driver. > > Ive tried running the system with all different options > and resolutions, including running with the generic SiS > drivers, when I try to select specific chipsets there is > never an exact match, the closest match in the options > to the SiS540 is the SiS530, and closet to SiS630 is SiS620, > im unsure of the exact chipset on my board as i cant seem > to locate the model anywhere, I just know from a maintenence > manual that these are the 2 possible chipsets. > > I have tried entering the horizontal and vertical refresh rates > manually and running with both types of SiS chipset drivers > at different low resolutions and different bit depths (24 and 16) > but still no luck. > If it helps I am trying to run fluxbox with on this particular install > and are following a step-by-step guide but not a lot of > troubleshooting advice is given unfortunatly. > Any help would be greatly appreciated, I hope to have provided > the needed information. > > _________________________________________________________________ > Join the millions of Australians using Live Search. Try live.com.au > http://ninemsn.com.au/share/redir/adTrack.asp?mode=click&clientID=740&refer >ral=million&URL=http://live.com.au > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"