If you are running 4.0.3 chances are that you don't
have svga try vesa, as to the resolution flat panels
usually only like their buit-in resolution. It is
possible that, depending on the amount of memory of
the graphic card you may only get depth 16 at that
resolution...
Lionel
--- Andrew Weiss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Thanks for your suggestions. I am running version
> 4.0.3 of XFree86, I have
> tried your first suggestion in terms of 8/16/24 on
> 800x600, with no apparent
> success. I have not been able to find out what the
> horizontal sync. range is
> for the laptop, Compaq will not give it to me. I
> must admit to being
> concerned about playing with this number, I have
> read warnings that, making
> it too high can damage the monitor. I did notice
> that when I made it 60-100,
> the screen changed to a full screen, but then
> X-windows did not show up at
> all. Further, when I cntl-alt-backspace, it went
> back to the < 1/4 visible
> sliver on the right hand side.
>
>
> >From: Mystikarc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Subject: Re: [RE][Newbie]compaq presario 12XL300,
> only 1/3 of screen shows
> >X-windows
> >Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2001 16:22:08 -0500
> >
> >First, Which version of XFree86 are you running?
> >Also, try to run xf86config, set monitor do a low
> svga, and card to your
> >chip
> >type, putting in the ram you need , and server to
> svga.
> >Then change defautl to 8bit 16 24 to all 800x600 if
> you support it, screen
> >NOT
> >bigger then monitor. If this doesnt help, report
> what it does, and your XF
> >version. Play around witht he Horiz Vert Syncs as
> long as you dont go
> >higher
> >than what you support, Mystikarc. (This is what I
> did to get it working on
> >my
> >setup on other computer
> > ----- ( On Wed, 19 Sep 2001, you wrote: > I am
> trying to
> >get XFree86 running on my Compaq Presario 12XL300,
> which has > a Trident
> >Cyberblade i1 chipset on its video card. When I try
> to start > X-windows,
> >only
> >1/3 (vertically, on the right) of the screen is
> coming up as > X-windows,
> >the
> >rest is black. Everything is totally function in
> that 1/3 of > the screen.
> >When I cancel out of X-windows with
> Cntl-Alt-Backspace, the > screen
> >continues
> >to be mostly black, the only change is that it
> jumps to > less than 1/4
> >being
> >visible, still on the right side. > > Which
> device is causing this, the
> >screen or the video card? How do I fix > this?
> Thanks. >
> > >
>
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