What values did you fill in when it asked for monitor identification and
vendor name etc around that point do not fill in anything also do not fill
in the subsequent parts about card vendor etc. On Thu, 20 Jul 2000
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> Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2000 12:59:15 EDT
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Urgent - help reqd.
>
> When all else fails, the xf86config program will generate a nice
> XF86Config file if you tell it the truth about your hardware.
> You don't need a driver for a monitor, you only need to know its
> horizontal sync and vertical sync capability. The graphcs card is what
> you might need a special driver for, and it seems you have that already.
>
> On Thu, 20 Jul 2000, Sivaram N B wrote:
>
> > Iam installing it on text mode only
> >
> > The auto probe recognised the Chipset - but when i try to give inputs
> like
> > Hz and
> > resoluton 800*600 - it said it will try runing Xserver - and ending up
> > thowing
> > this message.
> >
> > ************
> > can't read "Monitor-Philips 200B" : no such variable
> > while executing
> > "Set Monitor -${id}(vendorname)"
> > (proceure "write XF86Config" line 127)
> > invoked from within
> >
> > "write XF86Config $Confname-1 -vgamode -generic"
> > invoked from within
> >
> > if $StartServer {
> > #write out a temp XF86Config file
> > if !$pc98 {
> > write XF86Config $Confname -1 -vgamode -generic
> > }
> > else {
> > write XF86Config $.."
> > (file "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Setup/phase1.tcl" line 359)
> >
> > invoked from within
> >
> > "source /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Setup/phase1.tcl"
> > *********
> >
> > I have actually noted this down in a paper and typed it here...so the
> > indentation
> > is not perfect..
> >
> > does this help...
> >
> > Shiva
> >
> >
> >
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