Looks like the 1280x1024 mode is too high for your monitor to handle. Try changing to lower res mode to see if that helps (CTRL,ALT,-). Also, you are running at 24bit color depth. Try 16bit to see if that helps.
--- Tim Werner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mike, > > (BTW thanks to others who have replied, too. I need > all the help I can get. > :-) > > My most recent attempt was to re-run X Config from > install, using the > detected SiS card but selecting XFree-3. This gives > a screen that is now > very close to being usable. That is, I can click on > everything, but the > display only takes up 2/3 of the screen, then the > right 1/3 is a frizzy > repeat of part of the main display. Also, I get > artifacts (mostly across > the top) and highlighted areas sometimes get > blacked-out. It's hard to > describe; the point is it's not really usable, > although I can at least > navigate my way through most of it. The first-time > wizard was not usable, > however. (BTW, will I be able to run that later?) > > Still can't figure out how to configure the card as > vesa, as you suggested > yesterday, unless I do it as XFree-4 X server. I > can try that if you think > it might yield some clues. That will produce a log > file with errors. > > With the configuration above (detected SiS card and > XFree-3), I don't get > any log file, presumably because X doesn't think > there's anything wrong. I > am listing the XF86Config-4 and XF86Config files > below. Please let me know > what you think, and if you can remember how to > configure as generic vesa. > I'll be happy to keep trying different things as > long as someone keeps > responding. :-) > > Also, I couldn't figure out where to turn off X, so > that it will boot into > console mode instead of automatically starting X. > Is there an easy way to > toggle that without re-running xconfig? > > Thanks again, > Tim > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:expert-owner@;linux-mandrake.com]On Behalf > Of Mike Morrell > > Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 8:54 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [expert] need help to configure X > > > > > > Tim, > > > > Try this to post your XF86config-4 file and xfree > log file. > > [...] > > Post those two files here. > > > > ===================== > HERE IS XF86Config-4: > ===================== > # File generated by XFdrake. > > # > ********************************************************************** > # Refer to the XF86Config man page for details about > the format of > # this file. > # > ********************************************************************** > > Section "Files" > # Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they > are concatenated together) > # By default, Mandrake 6.0 and later now use a > font server independent > of > # the X server to render fonts. > FontPath "unix/:-1" > EndSection > > Section "ServerFlags" > #DontZap # disable <Crtl><Alt><BS> (server > abort) > AllowMouseOpenFail # allows the server to start > up even if the mouse > doesn't work > #DontZoom # disable <Crtl><Alt><KP_+>/<KP_-> > (resolution switching) > EndSection > > Section "Module" > Load "dbe" # Double-Buffering Extension > Load "v4l" # Video for Linux > Load "extmod" > Load "type1" > Load "freetype" > Load "glx" # 3D layer > EndSection > > Section "InputDevice" > Identifier "Keyboard1" > Driver "Keyboard" > Option "XkbModel" "pc105" > Option "XkbLayout" "us" > Option "XkbOptions" "" > EndSection > > Section "InputDevice" > Identifier "Mouse1" > Driver "mouse" > Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2" > Option "Device" "/dev/psaux" > Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" > EndSection > > Section "Monitor" > Identifier "monitor1" > VendorName "Plug'n Play" > ModelName "NEC MultiSync FP1370" > HorizSync 31-130 > VertRefresh 55-160 > > # Sony Vaio C1(X,XS,VE,VN)? > # 1024x480 @ 85.6 Hz, 48 kHz hsync > ModeLine "1024x480" 65.00 1024 1032 1176 1344 > 480 488 494 > 563 -hsync -vsync > > # TV fullscreen mode or DVD fullscreen output. > # 768x576 @ 79 Hz, 50 kHz hsync > ModeLine "768x576" 50.00 768 832 846 1000 > 576 590 595 630 > > # 768x576 @ 100 Hz, 61.6 kHz hsync > ModeLine "768x576" 63.07 768 800 960 1024 > 576 578 590 616 > EndSection > > Section "Device" > Identifier "device1" > VendorName "Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS]" > BoardName "SiS 6326" > Driver "sis" > Option "DPMS" > > Option "sw_cursor" > # Option "no_accel" # Use this if acceleration > is causing problems > # Option "fifo_moderate" > # Option "fifo_conserv" > # Option "fifo_aggresive" > # Option "fast_vram" > # Option "pci_burst_on" > # Option "xaa_benchmark" # DON'T use with > "ext_eng_queue" !!! > # Option "ext_eng_queue" # Turbo-queue. This can > cause drawing > # errors, but gives some accel > EndSection > > Section "Screen" > Identifier "screen1" > Device "device1" > Monitor "monitor1" > DefaultColorDepth 24 > > Subsection "Display" > Depth 8 > Modes "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" > "1024x768" "800x600" > "640x480" > EndSubsection > > Subsection "Display" > Depth 15 > Modes "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" > "1024x768" "800x600" > "640x480" > EndSubsection > > Subsection "Display" > Depth 16 > Modes "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" > "1024x768" "800x600" > "640x480" > EndSubsection > > Subsection "Display" > Depth 24 > === message truncated ===> Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search new jobs daily now http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/
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