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----- Original Message ----- From: "redant" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 4:35 AM Subject: [Newbie]unsubscribe > remove please > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 11:00 AM > Subject: Newbie digest, Vol 1 #1082 - 12 msgs > > > > Send Newbie mailing list submissions to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > You can reach the person managing the list at > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > > than "Re: Contents of Newbie digest..." > > > > > > Today's Topics: > > > > 1. Re: PS/2 rate tweaking (Dale Harris) > > 2. Re: server resolution (Lionel Lecoq) > > 3. Re: Screen Res/Virtual display (Lionel Lecoq) > > 4. Re: Need help (Lionel Lecoq) > > 5. Help with Compiling (Joseph Gabrielli) > > 6. Re: Need help (Valdas Barakauskas) > > 7. Mirrored display in X (Gabriel Ripoche) > > 8. red hat 7.3 (Michael Connor) > > 9. X11 forwarding over telnet in XFree86 4.2.1 / Mac OS X (Doug > Rowland) > > 10. 1600x1024 resolution cuts off bottom (Rod Price) > > 11. XFree86 4.2 and Chips CT65548 (Kai Sattler) > > 12. Help needed. (David Toback) > > > > --__--__-- > > > > Message: 1 > > Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 12:08:43 -0700 > > From: Dale Harris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [Newbie]PS/2 rate tweaking > > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > On Thu, Oct 10, 2002 at 04:18:56PM +0930, Adam Luchjenbroers elucidated: > > > Resolution isn't quite what I was interested in. Besides, my mouse > returns an > > > "invalid option" for that. > > > > If so, you might have to investigate using gpm as a go between. Maybe X > > just doesn't support your mouse. For example in the gpm man page: > > > > > > -Rname > > Causes `gpm' to act as a repeater: any mouse data received while > > in graphic mode will be produced on the fifo `/dev/gpmdata' in > > protocol name. In principle, you can use the same names as for > > the `-t' option, although repeating into some protocols may not be > > implemented for a while. In addition, you can specify `raw' as > > the name, to repeat the mouse data byte by byte, without any > > protocol translation. If name is omitted, it defaults to `msc'. > > Using gpm in repeater mode, you can configure the X server to > > use its fifo as a mouse device. This option is useful for bus- > > mouse owners to override the single-open limitation. It is also > > an easy way to manage those stupid dual-mode mice which force > > you to keep the middle button down while changing video mode. > > The option is forced on by the `-M' option. > > > > > > so you set up X to read from /dev/gpmdata instead of /dev/mouse, it > > might allow some functionality that you wouldn't have otherwise. > > > > > Also, where is the mouse in the /proc interface? > > > > > > > I don't think there is one per se... but I could be wrong. > > > > > > Dale > > > > > > --__--__-- > > > > Message: 2 > > Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 13:32:13 -0700 (PDT) > > From: Lionel Lecoq <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: [Newbie]server resolution > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Your card is not being recognised. One would need more infos to help... > > for instance card, distro, Xf86Config (resp XF86Config-4 if applicable) > and log > > Lionel > > --- vnis form parsing mailbot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hello ... here's a new one to me .. I installed xfree86 4.2.40 on my > linuxbox ... after running > > > xf86config numerous times and run startx i end up with a screen > resolution of 320x200 > > > with very large fonts and only half a screen of usuable area ... I have > tried to 'force' a > > > resolution of 640x400 to no avail ... also, while in the server I cannot > ctrl-alt-+ to switch > > > resolutions .... besides trying to find another video card for this old > system .. what can I try > > > doing?? > > > > > > Thanks in advance, Gregg > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More > > http://faith.yahoo.com > > > > --__--__-- > > > > Message: 3 > > Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 13:33:25 -0700 (PDT) > > From: Lionel Lecoq <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: [Newbie]Screen Res/Virtual display > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > If you get a solution let me know I would be interested... (I suspect you > won't find one) > > Lionel > > --- John_Cuzzola <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Hello everyone, > > > > > > I know if I use the [ctrl]-[alt]-[+/-] I can instantly cycle through > > > resolutions (1024x768,800x600,640x480 in my case). The problem is when I > > > switch to say from 1024x768 to 800x600 the virtual display is still > > > 1024x768 (moving the mouse pans the area). Is there a setting I can add > to > > > XF86Config that will force 1024x768 use 1024x768 virtual screen, 800x600 > > > res use 800x600 virtual screen, etc so there is no panning? > > > > > > > > > thanks > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Newbie mailing list > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > > > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More > > http://faith.yahoo.com > > > > --__--__-- > > > > Message: 4 > > Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 13:39:05 -0700 (PDT) > > From: Lionel Lecoq <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: [Newbie]Need help > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > It suffices to change /etc/X11/X from a symlink to whichever X 3.3.6 > server was selected (possibly > > /usr/X11R6/bin/XF86_SVGA) to a symlink to /usr/X11R6/bin/XFree86. note > that XF86Config-4 will be > > used as a config file with X 4.x.x (XF86Config is used with X 3.3.6) > > Lionel > > --- Valdas Barakauskas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Do anyone knows how to run XFree86 4 when by default > > > runs 3 version. I have redhat 7.2 it has 4 and 3 > > > versions of XFree86 and by default runs 3. > > > > > > Plz help me > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > Do you Yahoo!? > > > Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More > > > http://faith.yahoo.com > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Newbie mailing list > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > > > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More > > http://faith.yahoo.com > > > > --__--__-- > > > > Message: 5 > > Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 19:12:34 -0700 > > From: Joseph Gabrielli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [Newbie]Help with Compiling > > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Hey all, > > First time poster here. I'm trying to compile a dated MUD client for > > Xwindow- Unix/Linux for XFree86 on OSX. But I'm having no luck. I'm > > not heavily skill in such things, and I was hoping someone here with a > > bit more knowledge could help point me in the right direction. The > > client source is available from here > > http://imperial.kqgames.com/clients.html for any who are interested. I > > followed the readme pretty carefully, ran the "configure" script, and > > then attempted to run the makefile "make dep". What I got was the > > errors down below (which for the life of me I don't understand). Either > > I need to change something in the config.h header file, or there's > > something going on that's changed in the developers tools on OSX versus > > Linux or other Unices? Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks > > Joe Gabrielli > > > > Error Section: > > ******************************************** > > CONFIG_H -g -O -Wall -I/usr/X11R6/include > .tmpdepend > > cpp0: too many filenames. Type cpp0 --help for usage info > > cpp0: too many filenames. Type cpp0 --help for usage info > > cpp0: too many filenames. Type cpp0 --help for usage info > > cpp0: too many filenames. Type cpp0 --help for usage info > > cpp0: too many filenames. Type cpp0 --help for usage info > > cpp0: too many filenames. Type cpp0 --help for usage info > > cpp0: too many filenames. Type cpp0 --help for usage info > > cpp0: too many filenames. Type cpp0 --help for usage info > > cpp0: too many filenames. Type cpp0 --help for usage info > > cpp0: too many filenames. Type cpp0 --help for usage info > > cpp0: too many filenames. Type cpp0 --help for usage info > > cpp0: too many filenames. Type cpp0 --help for usage info > > cpp0: too many filenames. Type cpp0 --help for usage info > > cpp0: too many filenames. Type cpp0 --help for usage info > > cpp0: too many filenames. Type cpp0 --help for usage info > > cpp0: too many filenames. Type cpp0 --help for usage info > > cpp0: too many filenames. Type cpp0 --help for usage info > > cpp0: too many filenames. Type cpp0 --help for usage info > > cpp0: too many filenames. Type cpp0 --help for usage info > > cpp0: too many filenames. Type cpp0 --help for usage info > > cpp0: too many filenames. Type cpp0 --help for usage info > > make: *** [dep] Error 1 > > > > > > --__--__-- > > > > Message: 6 > > Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2002 02:10:44 -0700 (PDT) > > From: Valdas Barakauskas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: [Newbie]Need help > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > thank's all for help I did it in hard way bay > > reinstaling everithing in console :(. but this sing > > like changeing link etc/X11/X to link to XFree doesnt > > change anithing. I triend this. > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More > > http://faith.yahoo.com > > > > --__--__-- > > > > Message: 7 > > From: Gabriel Ripoche <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2002 11:55:09 +0200 > > Subject: [Newbie]Mirrored display in X > > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Hi, > > > > I have a R505 Vaio laptop with a i830 chipset and am trying to have X > display > > on an external screen as well as on my LCD panel. > > Right now I managed to have the display on both if the external monitor is > > plugged when I boot (this is actually automatic) but my external display > > frequency is 60Hz, which is a real pain on a 21". > > I haven't figured out a way to raise the external display frequency > (played > > around with the XF86Config file but did not manage to get anything better) > > and the i830 chipset does not have the "crt_screen" option such as ATI. > > > > Has anybody figured out a way to have a decent frequency on an external > > display? (and optimally, a higher resolution, because my LCD panel is > > 1024x768, which is pretty big on a 21") > > > > Thanks, > > Gabriel. > > > > > > --__--__-- > > > > Message: 8 > > Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 12:26:45 -0700 > > From: Michael Connor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [Newbie]red hat 7.3 > > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Peter De Spirito - some advice that was given to me. use Return to force > > line > > breaks after about 74 chs. > > > > You can check this message. > > > > http://xfree86.org/pipermail/newbie/2002-September/017560.html > > > > and see if this helps. I downloaded the RPM for my RH 7.3 and it works > > pretty good. > > Some bugs that I am working on. I have a gforce MX. > > > > Michael > > > > > > > > --__--__-- > > > > Message: 9 > > Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 15:49:55 -0500 > > From: Doug Rowland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [Newbie]X11 forwarding over telnet in XFree86 4.2.1 / Mac OS X > > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Before upgrading both my Mac OS from 10.1 to 10.2 and my XFree86 > > server, I was able to do the following: > > > > xhost +<remote-machine> > > telnet <remote-machine> > > > > on <remote-machine> I could do setenv DISPLAY <local-machine> > > and then X11 windows would pop up on my local machine. > > > > This seems to be broken now, though I can still do ssh -X (the > > preferred method) to get X11 forwarding in most cases. > > > > The problem is this: one of the machines I need X11 forwarding from is > > an old DEC Alpha running Open VMS 7.3 . For whatever reason, it does > > not support ssh logins, and probably will not for the near future. So, > > I need to get X11 forwarding over telnet to work. > > > > Any suggestions? I have already checked my firewall settings. > > > > Doug > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > ------------------- > > Doug Rowland 472 Tate Laboratory of Physics > > Space Physics Laboratory 116 Church Street S.E. > > School of Physics and Astronomy Minneapolis, MN > > University of Minnesota 55455 > > > > work: (612) 624-0378 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > fax: (612) 624-4578 > > > > > > --__--__-- > > > > Message: 10 > > Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 18:20:26 -0600 > > From: "Rod Price" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [Newbie]1600x1024 resolution cuts off bottom > > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > I've just upgraded from Red Hat 7.3 to 8.0, which took me from XFree86 4.1 > > to 4.2.0. The XF86Config file built by Red Hat no longer includes any > > explicit modelines, and there is no default entry for 1600x1024 > resolution, > > so I pasted my old modeline into the Monitors section. Everything > > displays well except that the bottom half-inch of the screen is cut off. > > (It worked fine in 7.3. Why would it change?) Fiddling with the monitor > > controls shows that the signal really is cut off. I've tried monkeying > > around > > with the modeline using xvidtune, to no avail. > > > > But... When I use KDE's control center app, under Information -> X Server, > > I find a line saying > > "Dimensions 1600 x 1050 Pixel (484 x 310 mm)" > > which certainly suggests that somewhere in all this X machinery there is > > something telling the X server that I want resolution 1600x1050, not > > 1600x1024! > > > > Can anyone suggest a fix? I don't know where to go from here. > > > > Thanks, > > > > -Rod Price > > > > video card Diamond Voodoo (really NVidia's Riva TNT2) > > > > Here it is: > > > > Section "Monitor" > > Identifier "Monitor0" > > VendorName "Monitor Vendor" > > ModelName "Dell P1690" > > HorizSync 30.0 - 96.0 > > VertRefresh 50.0 - 160.0 > > ModeLine "1600x1024" 193.8 1600 1764 2004 2368 1024 1024 > > 1027 1072 > > Option "dpms" > > EndSection > > > > and here's the Screen section: > > > > Section "Screen" > > Identifier "Screen0" > > Device "RIVA TNT2" > > Monitor "Monitor0" > > DefaultDepth 24 > > SubSection "Display" > > Depth 24 > > Modes "1600x1024" "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" > > "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "64 > > 0x480" > > EndSubSection > > SubSection "Display" > > Depth 16 > > Modes "1600x1024" "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" > > "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "64 > > 0x480" > > EndSubSection > > SubSection "Display" > > Depth 15 > > Modes "1600x1024" "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" > > "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" > > EndSubSection > > EndSection > > > > > > > > --__--__-- > > > > Message: 11 > > From: Kai Sattler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2002 06:30:34 +0000 (GMT) > > Subject: [Newbie]XFree86 4.2 and Chips CT65548 > > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > It looks like that I have a similar problem as Markus Klein. > > > > (posting from Mon, 19 Aug 2002: [Newbie]ct65545 - (WW) CHIPS(0): ...) > > > > > > > > I have installed Slackware-8.1 (kernel 2.4.18-xfs-1.1) on my Olivetti > > > > Laptop, which has a Chips & Technologies CT65548 video chip > included. > > > > The Linux distribution includes Xfree86-4.2.0. However, when starting > the > > > > X-server, my screen does not establish, even if I use the modelines > which I > > > > have used in older versions of XFree86. The screen mainly becomes > white > > > > starting at the top of the screen, and I have to kill the X-server > with > > > > CNTL-ALT-BACKSPACE. > > > > > > > > I also tried several options described in README.chips, including > > > > "UseModeline" and "FixPanelSize", but without any success. > > > > > > > > Then, I installed the binaries of XFree86-3.3.6 in order to check its > > > > behaviour under the new Linux system. When starting the 3.3.6-server, > using > > > > my old modelines, the screen was perfect. > > > > > > > > I don't have any idea what is wrong when trying to use the > 4.2.0-server. > > > > Could something be wrong with the chips-driver of the 4.2.0-server? > > > > > > > > For your information, you can find below both the log from the 4.2.0 > trial > > > > as well as the log from starting the 3.3.6-server. > > > > > > > > Thanks a lot in advance for your help. > > > > > > > > Kai > > > > > > > > > > Am a newbie at Linux but I had this problem too. Though with a different > > > configuration. What I did was this: > > > > > > 1. Create a new user and see if the GUI comes up... (It did. So that > localised > > > the fault to a particular user) > > > > > > 2. In the home directory of the user for whom the screen would not draw, > I > > > found a .xintrc file (I think that was the name) whose size was 0 bytes. > For > > > safety's sake, I renamed that file and tried starting again. The screen > came > > > up. So I deleted the file i had renamed. :-) > > > > > > HTH > > > > > > Anil > > > > The .xinitrc does not seem to be the cause for the problem on my system, > the > > screen still is not established under X-4.2.0, when I remove .xinitrc. The > > XF86 log looks the same as before, too. Even if I try to start X as root, > > the problem remains. > > > > Kai > > > > --__--__-- > > > > Message: 12 > > Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2002 10:05:54 -0700 (PDT) > > From: David Toback <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [Newbie]Help needed. > > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > --0-104051544-1034355954=:768 > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > > > > > Hi.... > > > > I just installed Red Hat 8 with XFree86 on a system with a Cirrus Logic > 5434 video chipset installed. I can't seem to get Xfree86 to configure at > all on the system at anything higher than 640x480 and it works sporadically > at that resolution. > > > > Is there a driver I can install or a module for Xfree88 that will get my > video card to work correctly in "X"? > > > > > > > > David Toback > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos, & more > > faith.yahoo.com > > --0-104051544-1034355954=:768 > > Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii > > > > <P>Hi....</P> > > <P>I just installed Red Hat 8 with XFree86 on a system with a Cirrus Logic > 5434 video chipset installed. I can't seem to get Xfree86 to configure at > all on the system at anything higher than 640x480 and it works sporadically > at that resolution.</P> > > <P>Is there a driver I can install or a module for Xfree88 that will get > my video card to work correctly in "X"?</P> > > <P> </P> > > <P>David Toback</P> > > <P> </P> > > <P> </P><p><br><hr size=1>Do you Yahoo!?<br> > > <a href="http://faith.yahoo.com";>Faith Hill</a> - Exclusive Performances, > Videos, & more<br> > > <a href="http://faith.yahoo.com";>faith.yahoo.com</a> > > --0-104051544-1034355954=:768-- > > > > > > --__--__-- > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Newbie mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie > > > > > > End of Newbie Digest > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
