I have found that when X starts with such a high resolution, try
"Free86 -configure".
This usually sets up a default 640x480 resolution or better, rather than the
way xf86config does it (and simpler). If anything, after doing the XFree86
-configure command, edit manually the XF86Config file in your subdisplay
sections (for 8 bit 12 16 so on) enter a line with "modes "800x600"
"(keep the frist set of "" out of course) AND plx backup your config file :)
send a message and tell me how it went, Il see if anything else I can think of
helps.
On Thu, 20 Sep 2001, you wrote:
>
> i just recently got slackware 8.0 and with it came Xfree86 4.1.0
>
> i;m having alot of trouble with X
>
> the only possible way i can get it to run is to not specify my video card and just
>give the amount of memory:
> when i do this it runs at about 200, 200 resolution btw my mouse and my keyboard
>both work well here its just everything is way too big i get about the top quarter of
>the settings thing (with all the different options for desktop, theme, etc...)
>
> i have run superprobe and it says i have a chips and technologies 65554 and the
>winbook specs on their website say that
> but if i enter that in for X it just boots to a black screen for abit then dumps me
>back onto the command prompt with the error of "Caught signal 11, server aborting" i
>have tried making the horisontal sync rates and vertical sync rates higher (will that
>do anything?)
>
> any help would be greatly appreciated as i can really work in Gnome (what i chose
>for a manager) if the programs, favorites, and settings are all scruntched up and
>about a 10th of the screen when i try to load gnome
>
> thanks
> -willis
>
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