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
> 
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