Re: [XFree86] Monitor problems on an ATI Rage XL video board

2007-02-24 Thread Marc Aurele La France
On Fri, 23 Feb 2007, alessandro mantoan wrote: From: Marc Aurele La France [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: xfree86@xfree86.org To: alessandro mantoan [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: xfree86@XFree86.Org Subject: Re: [XFree86] Monitor problems on an ATI Rage XL video board Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 08:52:46 -0700

Re: [XFree86] Monitor problems on an ATI Rage XL video board

2007-02-23 Thread Marc Aurele La France
On Thu, 22 Feb 2007, alessandro mantoan wrote: Problem: the pc boots in command line interface, loading everything correctly. This XF86Config-4 version has been modified by me: now I start X interface by giving X command at the prompt, but what appears is a blue screen with a big X in the

[XFree86] Monitor problems on an ATI Rage XL video board

2007-02-22 Thread alessandro mantoan
Good evening, here you can find my XFree86.0.log and XF86Config-4 file, at the end my problem. LOG FILE: XFree86.0.log -- XFree86 Version 4.3.0 Release Date: 27 February 2003 X Protocol Version 11, Revision

Re: [XFree86] monitor trouble

2005-01-17 Thread 靳志峰
Dear all: In FreeBSD5.2 ,after I install FreeBSD, and configure my network I can use netscape browser ,But now I can't find netscape browser in FreBSD5.1.The same time,I can't use a lot of other tools .I don't know why. Can you tell me why? Thank you ahead! zhfjin

[XFree86] monitor trouble

2005-01-07 Thread Timothy J Harbin
I have a computer with windows 95. It was preloaded from the factory when we bought it. We do not have any of the device driver discs. The driver we need is for the monitor. We receive a error message on startup saying: missing s3v.dll. Is there anything you can do to help? Tim Harbin [EMAIL

Re: [XFree86] monitor trouble

2005-01-07 Thread Shawn Huston
What kind of monitor is it? That would help greatly.. - Original Message - From: Timothy J Harbin To: XFree86@XFree86.Org Sent: Friday, January 07, 2005 11:41 AM Subject: [Norton AntiSpam] [XFree86] monitor trouble I have a computer with windows 95

[XFree86] monitor off = run script, possible?

2004-10-06 Thread Joachim Förster
Hi ML, just one little question :-) : Is it possible to make the X server run a script as soon as the monitor is switched off (by Option DPMS/off)? Or is there another way to get a script called/something executed? Joachim ___ XFree86 mailing list

Re: [XFree86] monitor off = run script, possible?

2004-10-06 Thread Bill Chmura
Here is a script that needs XScreenSaver running to detect the transition... This one powers off my LCD when the screensaver comes on. Maybe there is something in there you can adapt to your needs. On Wednesday 06 October 2004 07:12 am, Joachim Förster wrote: Hi ML, just one little

Re: [XFree86] monitor off = run script, possible?

2004-10-06 Thread Mark Vojkovich
No, the X-server runs with root permissions and it's not safe for it to be executing other processes. You can get XEvents for screensaver events, however, so you could have a background processes that waits for these, but the screen- saver coming on isn't quite the same thing as DPMS. This

[XFree86] Monitor/Driver Problem

2004-09-25 Thread alupu
Hi Thomas, 1. Alex claimed: There was no way to fix the refresh rate (to the needed 85Hz) in Windows (2000 or XP) Thomas wrote (excerpts): In 2000, … select a different monitor than generic or pnp, such as legacy or standard. … In the area below, you can choose a fixed vertical refresh

[XFree86] Monitor/Driver Problem

2004-09-23 Thread alupu
Hi Thomas, 1. Alex claimed: There was no way to fix the refresh rate (to the needed 85Hz) in Windows (2000 or XP) Thomas wrote (excerpts): In 2000, … select a different monitor than generic or pnp, such as legacy or standard. … In the area below, you can choose a fixed vertical refresh

[XFree86] Monitor/Driver Problem

2004-09-21 Thread alupu
Thomas, Again, many thanks for your prompt help and invaluable insights. Alex wrote (among other things): I do not know a way to “switch off the monitor detection in Windows and use a fixed rate there”. I’d appreciate a pointer from you here … Thomas replies: Haven't been using Windows

Re: [XFree86] Monitor/Driver Problem

2004-09-21 Thread Thomas Winischhofer
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ive seen Windows pretty recently so I strongly believe there isnt such a way (actually the main reason for starting this thread). While new to this forum, I have to assume that beside the expected hard-core Linux aficionados who wouldnt touch Windows with a ten-foot pole,

[XFree86] Monitor/Driver Problem

2004-09-20 Thread alupu
Hi, A - GENERAL ASUS board: P4S533-MX, 3.06GHz, 1GB Video: integrated, SiS 651 chipset. Monitor: Hitachi, CM715, 19in; 1600,1200; 30-95; 50-120 Run at, 1200x768 x 85Hz - perfect (and preferred) screen 1200x768 x 75Hz - smaller (shrunk) screen OS's: Linux 2.6.8.1 with XFree86 v.4.4,

Re: [XFree86] Monitor/Driver Problem

2004-09-20 Thread Thomas Winischhofer
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, A - GENERAL ASUS board: P4S533-MX, 3.06GHz, 1GB Video: integrated, SiS 651 chipset. Monitor: Hitachi, CM715, 19in; 1600,1200; 30-95; 50-120 Run at, 1200x768 x 85Hz - perfect (and preferred) screen 1200x768 x 75Hz - smaller (shrunk) screen OS's: Linux 2.6.8.1

[XFree86] Monitor/Driver Problem

2004-09-20 Thread alupu
Alex asks: 1. If it's possible that the Linux SiS driver has somehow programmed the monitor to respond with a changed ID string and/or different timings, etc. which could confuse the Windows driver startup-query. 2. If the above MAY have happened (under ANY circumstances, Linux or not),

Re: [XFree86] monitor geometry

2004-09-14 Thread Justin Hale
I was wondering if anyone could explain in detial what all the numbers of particular modlines mean in my xf86config-4 file, you know the numbers from the xvid tune program. In particular I was wondering why there is only one number for horizontal sync in some sections but that same number plus

Re: [XFree86] monitor geometry

2004-09-14 Thread Mark Vojkovich
http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/XFree86-Video-Timings-HOWTO/ Mark. On Tue, 14 Sep 2004, Justin Hale wrote: I was wondering if anyone could explain in detial what all the numbers of particular modlines mean in my xf86config-4 file, you know the numbers from the xvid tune

RE: [XFree86] monitor timings

2004-08-25 Thread Bisbal, Prentice
Use the gtf command. On a Fedora Core 1 system, the path is /usr/X11R6/bin/gtf Prentice -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of alpha Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 2:35 AM To: XFree86 Subject: [XFree86] monitor timings Hello, How to set monitor

[XFree86] monitor timings

2004-08-23 Thread alpha
Hello, How to set monitor timings such as HTotal in XF86Config files and how to know what values to write there? Darius ___ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86

Re: [XFree86] Monitor Display problem and xserver into starting

2004-08-14 Thread Doug McNutt
At 15:22 +0100 8/14/04, sudha sudhakar wrote: I tried to change the resolution of my monitor previously it was 640 x 480 I changed to 1024 x 860 Surely xfree86 is tolerant of simple things like that (isn't it?) but your monitor at 640 x 480 has a 4:3 ratio. If you go to 1024

[XFree86] monitor geometry

2004-08-14 Thread Justin Hale
Is there any way to adjust the monitor a few characters to the right without using xvitune? I haven't been able to use xvidtune because the modelines are not allowed. The program won't let me change anything. I have the correct refresh rates but I don't have a modes section in my XF86Config file,

[XFree86] Monitor issue

2004-08-12 Thread Ashutosh
Greetings to all, I am running Red hat linux 8.0 on a 865 Intel motherboard and have installed the driver for X from Intel site, I installed it on 19" Monitor and it works fine but whenI switched it with a 15" Monitor the X does not run, why does this happen, which file I should tweak.

[XFree86] monitor+tv duality TV Standards issue.

2004-03-17 Thread Daryl Beattie
Hi everybody, I'm having problems getting XFree86 to work with my TV. I have set up my XF86Config to have different layouts, the default of which is a dual-monitor configuration. I have also set up a monitor+TV configuration that I copied-and-changed from somebody on the internet [he said

Re: [XFree86] Monitor Compatability

2004-02-26 Thread Mark Vojkovich
On Thu, 26 Feb 2004, Jonathan McLean wrote: Has anyone ever tried using a Mac flatpanel studi display monitor with the DVI conversion box. Mac DVI is different from regular DVI because it incorporates a USB connection. In order to plug the Mac connection into a regular DVI port you need to

[XFree86] Monitor Compatability

2004-02-26 Thread Jonathan McLean
Has anyone ever tried using a Mac flatpanel studi display monitor with the DVI conversion box. Mac DVI is different from regular DVI because it incorporates a USB connection. In order to plug the Mac connection into a regular DVI port you need to buy a mac conversion box which splits the signal

[XFree86] Monitor Resolution Problem

2004-02-24 Thread Scott Jantzen
Everything on my screen is HUGE! I've tried to change the monitor resolution but the changes don't take. I've installed Fedora 1.0 and am using a Philips 107B monitor. Any help is appreciated. Scott ___ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [XFree86] Monitor Resolution Problem

2004-02-24 Thread Pieter Hulshoff
On Tue, Feb 24, 2004 at 12:37:41PM -0700, Scott Jantzen wrote: Everything on my screen is HUGE! I've tried to change the monitor resolution but the changes don't take. I've installed Fedora 1.0 and am using a Philips 107B monitor. Any help is appreciated. Just send us the XFree86Config(-4)

[XFree86] Monitor help

2004-02-18 Thread Jonathan McLean
Okay, so i was having a problem with my mac monitor and a person suggested to use the Option CrtcNumber 1. Well, in deleted the email by accident and i dont remember what section it goes under in my XF86Config file. Also, i brought my XF86COnfig-4 file back to its supposedly original setup and

Re: [XFree86] Monitor help

2004-02-18 Thread Michael Taylor
Jonathan McLean wrote: Also, i brought my XF86COnfig-4 file back to its supposedly original setup and normally it would boot startx and the mac monitor wouldnt work. Now i get an error stating that no device is loaded and that no screens are found: (II) v4l driver for Video4Linux (II)

Re: [XFree86] Monitor help

2004-02-18 Thread Jonathan McLean
Okay, i do not have anyone who can teach me hand son about linux, and so im still stumbling along. I cannot access the file with another computer because i cannot save it as a txt file. This is what i was going to do: save my log as a txt file, copy it to a floppy, bring it to a windows machine,

Re: [XFree86] Monitor help

2004-02-18 Thread Michael Taylor
Jonathan McLean wrote: Okay, i do not have anyone who can teach me hand son about linux, and so im still stumbling along. I cannot access the file with another computer because i cannot save it as a txt file. This is what i was going to do: save my log as a txt file, copy it to a floppy,

Re: [XFree86] Monitor help

2004-02-18 Thread Jonathan McLean
Mr. Taylor, I just want to thank you for all of your help, it has been some of the most useful i have recieved since i began my linux expedition. Anyways, here is an attached copy of my log file that may allow people to see why i have no devices detected. -- Michael Taylor [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: [XFree86] Monitor Error

2004-02-04 Thread ROCHAVEL
Rafael -Mensaje original- De: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] nombre de Christopher Thom Enviado el: Martes, 27 de Enero de 2004 06:37 p.m. Para: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Asunto: Re: [XFree86] Monitor Error Quoth [EMAIL PROTECTED]: When I choice Thousands of colors depth of color

RE: [XFree86] Monitor Error

2004-02-04 Thread Christopher Thom
Quoth [EMAIL PROTECTED]: But when restart the machine display Cannot Display this mode, and my system was locked What I'm doing wrong? I haven't a clue - you need to send your XF86Config file and log file along with a decription of the problem. Also make sure that the number your use in the

RE: [XFree86] Monitor Error

2004-02-04 Thread Christopher Thom
Quoth [EMAIL PROTECTED]: This is my log file generated before I use the 865patch, the log generated after I use de Patch a can't copy, because when I use the instruction 865patch 65536, my machine display the message cannot display this mode, the system is locked and I can't do any more. Tell

Re: [XFree86] Monitor Error

2004-01-27 Thread Christopher Thom
Quoth [EMAIL PROTECTED]: When I choice Thousands of colors depth of color, doesn't matter the resolution, the appearance is always like 800 * 600. you have a BIOS graphics memory restriction. Information and a patch can be found here: http://www.chzsoft.com.ar/855patch.html

[XFree86] Monitor problem.

2004-01-14 Thread Don Watson
Not sure how to explain this. Running Mandrake 9.2 Everything with the X system has been fine for long time. Bought a new UPS box. After installing new UPS box, the screen flickers badly in Linux but not in W98. Called Viewsonic and they tried to help but finally said it had to the setting in

Re: [XFree86] Monitor problem.

2004-01-14 Thread Pieter Hulshoff
On Thursday 15 January 2004 01:25, Don Watson wrote: Went into xf86config and changed the setting directly. The problem still exists and Linux is unualble due to this. Any help appreciated. Can you send us the XF86Config file and the XFree86 logfile? That might give us an indication of what

Re: [XFree86] Monitor problem.

2004-01-14 Thread dlw
Can you send us the XF86Config file and the XFree86 logfile? That might give us an indication of what modes are selected, and thus a look into the # File generated by xf86config. # # Copyright (c) 1999 by The XFree86 Project, Inc. # # Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person

Re: [XFree86] Monitor Resolution

2003-12-10 Thread Mark Vojkovich
On Wed, 10 Dec 2003, TrustNoOne wrote: I have install the latest Slackware Linux 9.1 distribution which has XFree86 4.3.0. I have an old nVidia RIVA TNT2 graphics adapter and a Hitachi CM650 ET 17'' monitor. I'm also using kernel 2.4.22. My problem is that although I can't find any

[XFree86] Monitor

2003-12-05 Thread Tim Rose
Hi I am installing red hat 9 on to a laptop but once installed it comes up saying no screens found I have selected laptop panel and the resolution is correct could you please help? Regards Tim Rose Annual Solutions Ltd

[XFree86] monitor display problem

2003-11-17 Thread wiprohubli
Dear Sir/Madam We have installed RedHat Linux 8.0 on Intel 845G ChipsetWipro make system. Monitor displays in 800x600 resolution only,if we change the resolution to 1024x768the displaygoes down. It works fine in RedHat Linux 9.0 Kindly advice us to how to rectify the problem. Thanks in

[XFree86] Monitor Configuration help

2003-07-31 Thread Fernan Bolando
Hi Is anybody familliar with the samsung syncmaster 7G. I checked the samsung tech support and there web site, they no longer have any info on the monitor. I am not sure if it is sold as another manufacturer number or it is just too old. I think it was manufactured during 1993-1994 so it probably

RE: [XFree86] Monitor Configuration help

2003-07-31 Thread Oli Comber
lol, I wouldn't joke about it exploding (well, breaking...) if you get the sync really wrong! Have you tried googling for the serial number? That can be quite usefull. -Oli = Original Message From Fernan Bolando [EMAIL PROTECTED] = Hi Is anybody familliar with the samsung syncmaster

RE: [XFree86] Monitor Configuration help

2003-07-31 Thread Oli Comber
Sorry, obviously I meant the model number from the back, not any personal serial number it had! -Oli = Original Message From Oli Comber [EMAIL PROTECTED] = lol, I wouldn't joke about it exploding (well, breaking...) if you get the sync really wrong! Have you tried googling for the

RE: [XFree86] Monitor Configuration help

2003-07-31 Thread Fernan Bolando
I have been trying search for it google, But I still haven't found an exact match I was able to find syncmaster 17G or syncmaster 753..., But not 7G ,Fernan Sorry, obviously I meant the model number from the back, not any personal serial number it had! -Oli Is anybody familliar with the

[XFree86] Monitor Spec.

2003-03-27 Thread Rooke, David Willaim (David)
Hi, Can anyone tell me where I can go to check out the technical specification of my Monitor? It's Dell badged but XFree86 doesn't recognize it. I have the model number and thought I might be able to go to Dell's site and get the info. for it but drew a blank. Is there a page anyone can point

Re: [XFree86] Monitor Spec.

2003-03-27 Thread Jesse Hutton
google.com On Thu, 27 Mar 2003, Rooke, David Willaim (David) wrote: Hi, Can anyone tell me where I can go to check out the technical specification of my Monitor? It's Dell badged but XFree86 doesn't recognize it. I have the model number and thought I might be able to go to Dell's site and

Re: [XFree86] Monitor Spec.

2003-03-27 Thread Mark Vojkovich
It would be made by someone else (like Sony) for Dell and their product numbers are probably on the back someplace. So if Dell doesn't have specs on their web site, you should be able to find specs for the manufacturer's product number by doing a web search. If the video chip driver you

Re: [XFree86] Monitor Spec.

2003-03-27 Thread PL O'Smith
Rooke, David Willaim (David) wrote: Hi, Can anyone tell me where I can go to check out the technical specification of my Monitor? It's Dell badged but XFree86 doesn't recognize it. I have the model number and thought I might be able to go to Dell's site and get the info. for it but drew a

[XFree86] monitor support/patches

2003-03-24 Thread Melissa Golter
I am having a terrible time configuring XFree86 My *exact* monitor is not listed (I have a Sony Multiscan seII -- Sony GDM-20SE2T) XFree86 configurator under RH8.0 lists only the GDM-20SE2TS (specs are same...but the monitor was not *found*) -- is there a patch available? Is one necessary?

Re: [XFree86] monitor support/patches

2003-03-24 Thread Jesse Hutton
Melissa, Try setting by hand the Horizontal Scan to 30-96 and Vert Refresh to 48-160. I got those values from a pdf that is retrievable here: http://www.datordesign.se/servsupo/sony/moni/mod/GDM-20SE2T5.html Jesse On Mon, 24 Mar 2003, Melissa Golter wrote: I am having a terrible time

Re: [XFree86] monitor support/patches

2003-03-24 Thread Melissa Golter
Thanks so much for your attention! have tried what u suggest, but unfortutely startx won't work when i do that. I even called Sony (Sony doesn't support but sugested that mebbe someone had written a patch). I am Not sure why under rh7.3 I Could successfully do as you say (albeit with no

Re: [XFree86] monitor support/patches

2003-03-24 Thread PL O'Smith
On Mon, 24 Mar 2003 04:03:41 -0600 (CST) Melissa Golter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am having a terrible time configuring XFree86 My *exact* monitor is not listed (I have a Sony Multiscan seII -- Sony GDM-20SE2T) XFree86 configurator under RH8.0 lists only the GDM-20SE2TS (specs are

Re: [XFree86] monitor support/patches

2003-03-24 Thread Mark Vojkovich
This doesn't look like a monitor issue. It looks like the SIS driver isn't starting because there is a kernel component missing (related to the DRI). Perhaps if you commented out loading of the dri module in the XF86Config, it might fix that problem. Mark. On Mon,

[XFree86] monitor problems...

2003-02-14 Thread mike
hi.. after installing linux 8.0 the system does not recognize my old monitor (proton 14 inch) plz , help me out.. i attached the error msg .. thanks [root@myserver root]# ls a.cc anaconda-ks.cfg mail upgrade.log upgrade.log.syslog [root@myserver root]# XFree86 -configure XFree86

Re: [XFree86] Monitor problems....

2003-02-05 Thread PL O'Smith
Jon Henrik Bjørnstad wrote: I have recently installed SuSE 8.1 on my computer. But I can’t get Xwin to manage my monitor properly. When the window manager starts, the screen just turns off. I’ve been searching in the XF86Config-file to find a solution and to see if drivers for my graphics card