On Tue, Sep 05, 2000 at 08:53:54PM -0700, Seth R Arnold wrote: > Greetings everyone. > > I downloaded Branden's nice xf86 4.0.1 .debs late september 3rd, phase > 1.19, for my woody dual-celeron system with g400 max video card and > Mitsubishi 900u monitor. > > The install went as smoothly as I could expect; I got through the > install hicaughs, but I am having trouble getting 1600x1200 to run at > anything other than 59Hz. With woody's 3.3.6 (and potato, when it was > 'unstable') I was able to run 1600x1200 at 74Hz. > > I have tried to copy the modelines from my old XF86Config to my new > XF86Config file, but they don't seem to work; sometimes it exits with an > error about not finding the display, and sometimes it causes my monitor > to save itself from a fiery death and display statistics on the incoming > connection. (112kHz horizontal, 74Hz vertical (not 100% positive on the > vertical..)) > > Has anyone seen this or similar problems? Or, does anyone have any ideas > on how to fix it? :) > > (The XF86Config file for 4.0.1 that I am attaching displays at 59Hz; I > could swear earlier tonight this same modeline caused it to not work at > all...)
Please notice that in absence of modeline, XF4 will use the standard vesa modelines supported by your monitor. Maybe this has something to do with it. Friendly, Sven LUTHER
