Minor help with X

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Subject: Minor help with X
From: gith@quicklink.net (Gith)
Date: Tue, 7 Jan 1997 13:47:12 -0600 (CST)
Message-id: <[🔎] m0vhhUO-00085cC@gtech>

Ok, since I've just recently gotten a computer that can run X
I'm still a newbie on how it works. 
I want to start up in 800x600x256 mode. SVGALIB has no problem
doing this. I can't figure out how to get X to do it. X keeps
starting in 640x480.

This is for a Cirrus Logic CL-GD5434 with 1Meg Ram.
It seemd from the messages during startup, that there isn't
an 800x600 mode defined but there is a modeline for it.


Also, in the Modeline section in my XF86Config file, could
i delete all but the modelines for: 640x480, 800x600, 1024x768?
it seems like alot defined for things i'll never use.

Below are the messages i get when starting X and the contents
of my XF86Config file. Any help would be great.




**************************************
This is what i get on start up 
**************************************

(**) SVGA: chipset:  clgd5434
(**) SVGA: videoram: 1024k
(--) SVGA: clocks:  25.23  28.32  41.16  36.08  31.50  39.99  45.08  49.87
(--) SVGA: clocks:  64.98  72.16  75.00  80.01
(**) SVGA: Option "mmio"
(--) SVGA: Maximum allowed dot-clock: 81.349 MHz
(**) SVGA: Mode "640x480": mode clock =  25.175, clock used =  25.226
(--) SVGA: There is no mode definition named "800x600"
(--) SVGA: Removing mode "800x600" from list of valid modes.
(--) SVGA: There is no mode definition named "1024x768"
(--) SVGA: Removing mode "1024x768" from list of valid modes.
(--) SVGA: Virtual resolution set to 640x480
(--) SVGA: SpeedUp code selection modified because virtualX != 1024
(--) SVGA: clgd5434: Internal memory clock register is 0x19 (Standard RAS)
(**) SVGA: clgd5434: Approximate DRAM bandwidth for drawing: 64 of 89 MB/s
(--) SVGA: clgd5434: 741376 bytes off-screen memory available
(--) SVGA: clgd5434: Using hardware cursor
(--) SVGA: clgd5434: Using accelerator functions
(--) SVGA: clgd5434: Using BitBLT engine
(**) SVGA: clgd5434: Using memory-mapped I/O


******************************************************
This is what my XF86Config file looks like.
******************************************************

Section "Files"
    RgbPath	"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
    FontPath   "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/"
    FontPath   "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
    FontPath   "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
    FontPath   "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/"
    FontPath   "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/"
    FontPath   "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/"
    FontPath   "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"
    ModulePath "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules"
EndSection


Section "Module"
# Load "xf86Jstk.so"
	Load "pex5.so"
	Load "xie.so"
EndSection


Section "ServerFlags"
#    NoTrapSignals
#    DontZap
#    DontZoom
#    DisableVidModeExtension
#    AllowNonLocalXvidtune
#    DisableModInDev
#    AllowNonLocalModInDev
EndSection


Section "Keyboard"
    Protocol	"Standard"
    AutoRepeat	500 5
    XkbKeymap   "xfree86(us)"
EndSection


Section "Pointer"
    Protocol    "PS/2"
    Device      "/dev/psaux"
    Emulate3Buttons
    Emulate3Timeout    50
EndSection


Section "Monitor"
    Identifier  "cirrus"
    VendorName  "cirrus"
    ModelName   "cirrus"
    HorizSync   31.5 - 35.1
    VertRefresh 50-70
# 640x400 @ 70 Hz, 31.5 kHz hsync
Modeline "640x400"     25.175 640  664  760  800   400  409  411  450
# 640x480 @ 60 Hz, 31.5 kHz hsync
Modeline "640x480"     25.175 640  664  760  800   480  491  493  525
# 800x600 @ 56 Hz, 35.15 kHz hsync
Modeline "800x600"     36     800  824  896 1024   600  601  603  625
# 1024x768 @ 87 Hz interlaced, 35.5 kHz hsync
Modeline "1024x768"    44.9  1024 1048 1208 1264   768  776  784  817 Interlace

# 640x480 @ 72 Hz, 36.5 kHz hsync
Modeline "640x480"     31.5   640  680  720  864   480  488  491  521
# 800x600 @ 60 Hz, 37.8 kHz hsync
Modeline "800x600"     40     800  840  968 1056   600  601  605  628 +hsync +vsync

# 800x600 @ 72 Hz, 48.0 kHz hsync
Modeline "800x600"     50     800  856  976 1040   600  637  643  666 +hsync +vsync
# 1024x768 @ 60 Hz, 48.4 kHz hsync
Modeline "1024x768"    65    1024 1032 1176 1344   768  771  777  806 -hsync -vsync

# 1024x768 @ 70 Hz, 56.5 kHz hsync
Modeline "1024x768"    75    1024 1048 1184 1328   768  771  777  806 -hsync -vsync
# 1280x1024 @ 87 Hz interlaced, 51 kHz hsync
Modeline "1280x1024"   80    1280 1296 1512 1568  1024 1025 1037 1165 Interlace

# 1024x768 @ 76 Hz, 62.5 kHz hsync
Modeline "1024x768"    85    1024 1032 1152 1360   768  784  787  823
# 1280x1024 @ 61 Hz, 64.2 kHz hsync
Modeline "1280x1024"  110    1280 1328 1512 1712  1024 1025 1028 1054

# 1280x1024 @ 74 Hz, 78.85 kHz hsync
Modeline "1280x1024"  135    1280 1312 1456 1712  1024 1027 1030 1064

# 1280x1024 @ 76 Hz, 81.13 kHz hsync
Modeline "1280x1024"  135    1280 1312 1416 1664  1024 1027 1030 1064

# Low-res Doublescan modes
# If your chipset does not support doublescan, you get a 'squashed'
# resolution like 320x400.

# 320x200 @ 70 Hz, 31.5 kHz hsync, 8:5 aspect ratio
Modeline "320x200"     12.588 320  336  384  400   200  204  205  225 Doublescan
# 320x240 @ 60 Hz, 31.5 kHz hsync, 4:3 aspect ratio
Modeline "320x240"     12.588 320  336  384  400   240  245  246  262 Doublescan
# 320x240 @ 72 Hz, 36.5 kHz hsync
Modeline "320x240"     15.750 320  336  384  400   240  244  246  262 Doublescan
# 400x300 @ 56 Hz, 35.2 kHz hsync, 4:3 aspect ratio
ModeLine "400x300"     18     400  416  448  512   300  301  602  312 Doublescan
# 400x300 @ 60 Hz, 37.8 kHz hsync
Modeline "400x300"     20     400  416  480  528   300  301  303  314 Doublescan
# 400x300 @ 72 Hz, 48.0 kHz hsync
Modeline "400x300"     25     400  424  488  520   300  319  322  333 Doublescan
# 480x300 @ 56 Hz, 35.2 kHz hsync, 8:5 aspect ratio
ModeLine "480x300"     21.656 480  496  536  616   300  301  302  312 Doublescan
# 480x300 @ 60 Hz, 37.8 kHz hsync
Modeline "480x300"     23.890 480  496  576  632   300  301  303  314 Doublescan
# 480x300 @ 63 Hz, 39.6 kHz hsync
Modeline "480x300"     25     480  496  576  632   300  301  303  314 Doublescan
# 480x300 @ 72 Hz, 48.0 kHz hsync
Modeline "480x300"     29.952 480  504  584  624   300  319  322  333 Doublescan

EndSection


Section "Device"
    Identifier  "Cirrus Logic GD543x"
    VendorName  "cirrus"
    BoardName   "cirrus"
	Chipset     "clgd5434"
    VideoRam    1024
	Option "mmio"
EndSection


# The Colour SVGA server
Section "Screen"
    Driver      "svga"
    Device      "Cirrus Logic GD543x"
    Monitor     "cirrus"
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth       8
        Modes       "640x480" "800x600" "1024x768"
        ViewPort    0 0
    EndSubsection
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth       16
        Modes       "640x480" "800x600"
        ViewPort    0 0
    EndSubsection
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth       24
        Modes       "640x480"
        ViewPort    0 0
    EndSubsection
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth       32
        Modes       "640x400"
        ViewPort    0 0
    EndSubsection
EndSection



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                                Willie Daniel
                             gith@quicklink.net
                      http://users.quicklink.net/~gith/
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