Yes, I have done that to test, doesn't make any difference. I believe it has something to do with the automatic probing of screen modes (which works on most systems, just not this one). I really want to disable that and test things.
Rob C. => -----Original Message----- => From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] => => Any possibility of being able to copy the config files from => the other system? => => [EMAIL PROTECTED] => => -----Original Message----- => From: Robert W. Current <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> => To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> => Date: Thursday, March 07, 2002 3:10 PM => Subject: [Newbie]How do I disable probing of screen modes? => => => >Hi, => > => > I seem to have a huge problem getting X to run on my Dell Inspiron => >4100 XGA (1024x768) GeForce2Go 64M system. And, it's all => about screen => >modes (I think, because I do know how to get it running, I => have a Dell => >Inspiron 8100 SXGA+ GeForce2Go 64M system that I got working fine). => > => > The problem seems to be that XFree86 seems to think that => the screen => >can run in some modes that it clearly can't! Specifically, => from the => >XFree86.0.log I see: => >(**) NVIDIA(0): Validated modes for Display Device 0: => >(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "1400x1050": 122.0 MHz, 64.9 => kHz, 60.0 Hz => >(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "1280x1024": 108.0 MHz, 64.0 => kHz, 60.0 Hz => >(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "1280x960": 108.0 MHz, 60.0 => kHz, 60.0 Hz => > => > All of the above will not work with this display, and when => I startx I => >get all kinds of pixelized blur on the screen. From what I => can see, => >the pointer goes off the screen to the right and the bottom => where it => >can't be seen. => > => > I've specified the correct ModeLine's in my XF86Config-4, but it => >always adds the above lines automatically by probing when I => startx. I => >want to permanently disable them, because they just aren't => right, and I => >suspect (but I'm not sure) that this is the reason I can't get X => >running in a clear usable form. => > => > So, how do I keep X from probing for screen modes? => > => >Rob C. => > => > => >-- => >Robert W. Current, PhD Analytical Chemistry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> => >Technical Services Manager Phone: (609)912-1551 => >H-E-L Lawrenceville, NJ, USA and Barnet, Hertfordshire, England => >http://www.hel-inc.com http://www.helgroup.co.uk => >Chemical and Pharmaceutical Calorimetry and Automation Equipment => > => > => > => >_______________________________________________ => >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 => _______________________________________________ Newbie mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie
