Re: XFree86 problems
On Sun, 14 Jun 1998, Matt Kopishke wrote:
> dselect told me I needed), but after runinng XFree86Config, when it goes
> to graphic mode, my screen goes crazy, it has many moving, blue lines,
> and it even messes up the other terminals.
That sounds like your setup is making your card do things that your
monitor cannot handle. My guess is that you were too optimistic about the
max. horizontal and vertical frequencies for the monitor.
> Should I fire up dselect and try to get a new (if ther is one) copy of
> XFree86, and if so what should I get? Or use what I have and find out
> it was some stupid little thing I for got/did not see?
There's no need to reinstall the packages as far as I can see, you just
have to reconfigure it. Instead of xf86config, the old config tool, use
XF86Setup, which is much better looking and more helpful.
> HW:
> Oak Tech SVGA card
> AST SVGA monitor
XF86Setup (nor does xf86config) knows nothing about that particular
monitor's capabilities. You have to know the vertical and horizontal
frequencies it can handle. If you do not know those and cannot get this
information from the dealer or manufacturer, you'll have to make an
educated guess. With XF86Setp you can also select least common
denominator settings for some standard monitor types.
Cheers,
Joost
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