On Mon, 29 Sep 2003 09:27, you wrote:
> Anyone worked with specific modelines in XFree86?
Now that we have XFree86-4.x.y you do not need to calculate specific modelines
XFree86 does it for you when started in configuration mode. 

As root user with the [kgx]dm not running.

XFree -configure

This will create a skeleton XF86Config file for you at /root/XF86Config.new

You can test it out with:-

XFree -xf86config XF86Config.new

This HOWTO explains the ins and outs.
http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/docs/howto/XFree86-Video-Timings-HOWTO

There are several other XFree HOWTOs which you might find useful in that 
directory.

Also the url:-
http://www.xfree.org/support.html
Is well worth a good read.

> I have this problem
> After Deadbat 9.0 install X does not start - well X does start but the
> monitor complains that the frequency is incorrect.
> The install correctly detected both the S3 Savage onboard graphics and
> the Philips s107 Monitor.  The settings for both in the X config file
> are correct [as far as i can tell]
> By removing the Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" line I can select
> resolutions that will display [Ctrl-Alt-+] but it loads _many_ different
> resolutions/modelines.
>
> I tried copying the Modelines from the XFree86.0.log file and
> configuring X to use them, but it all came unstuck..
>
> Is there anyone that knows how to specify the modelines to use [and to
> stop X using the default ones]
>
> BTW a Modes "640x480" line works, but adding other resolutions seems to
> cause frequency problems..
>
> Also BTW Knoppix 3.2 has the same problem.
>
> Any thoughts
>
> Cheers
> John
>
>
>
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