Have you tried not testing it? Setup can lock up sometimes when testing. If
you remember what you chose before, just do it again and don't test it. See
if X will start. I've had to do that wilth a couple of distros.
-s
On Thursday 17 May 2001 01:23 pm, you wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I have here an old (circa '95) 15" analog monitor which is labelled as
> being a Data General Multisync SVGA. The DG part number from the rear of
> the monitor is: 7033D. I have searched all over looking for the specs
> for this device but without success. I know that DG is a vestige of the
> past, (absorbed by Compaq?? I think.)
>
> I need to get this monitor going for a test machine I'm building up, but
> each time I attempt to get the X-Server going with either Xconfigurator
> or XF86config for 640x480 or 600x800, it tests ok, and gives me
> acceptable resolution BUT the entire system appears to lockup when one
> exits from the config program. This behaviour is constant regardless of
> which of the "generic' display characteristics I select.
>
> If I substitute the CTX-1451 monitor from my normal working system
> everything works as expected and I'm able to use the system in a
> 'normal' manner, which would seem to suggest that the problem is not
> connected to my S3 Virge 86C325 vidcard.
>
> Does anyone have either the specs for the monitor or know of a utiliy
> with which I could interactively test to find out what the Horizondal
> and Vertical sync rates are?
>
> Cheers
>
> John
