I have a Radeon, not a rage 128, but it works fine. Try
XFree86 -configure instead of XF86config The resulting config file should be put in /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 Bob Eric DeLabar wrote: >I just totally deleted windows and I'm going linux all the way, I have >redhat 7.1 running with XFree86 4.1.0 that I installed from the ftp site >(not redhat). I'm running the 2.4.12 kernel and I have the agp option >installed, and support for the rage 128 installed as part of the kernel. >My monitor is a Dell 1726T-HS (H:30-85kHz; V:48-150Hz) which worked on >windows with the Rage fury pro at 1280x1024 with 24bit color and a refresh >in the high 70's, but I don't remember exactly. Exact specs for the >monitor are available here (http://docs.us.dell.com/docs/dta/97793/1.htm). >I would like to run X with similar settings, because resolution is the >main reason I bought the rage card to begin with. When I run xf86config, >I put in the frequencies I listed above, selected the ATI Rage 128 driver >(r128, #36), set the video ram to 32MB (32768kb) set the resolution to >1280x1024, default color to 24 bit, and run it, but it always, no matter >what settings I play with comes up with 640x480 at what I can only guess >is 16 bit color. I can't switch modes, because <ctrl><alt><+> and ><ctrl><alt><-> don't work. It's seems almost as if X is totally ignoring >my XF86Config altogether. Anybody have a similar experience and hopefully >a solution? I really don't want to switch back to windows... > >Thanks in advance, > >-Eric DeLabar >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >_______________________________________________ >Newbie mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >*** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: >http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie > > _______________________________________________ Newbie mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie
