Re: Configuring X

[Maciej Kalisiak <mac@dgp.toronto.edu>]

On Sat, Oct 23, 1999 at 10:24:09PM -0400, Bryan K. Walton wrote:
> 	(A little background): My video card is a NeoMagic 256AV with
> 2.5meg of memory.  My screen is capable of 1024 X 768 resolution at
> 60kHz.
    ^^^

kHz: WOW, that is one mean laptop; even my desktop monitor can't go
that fast... :)  (you meant 60Hz I take it)

> 	When I try to start X Windows, I get a fatal server error: "No
> valid modes found".  Can anyone give me some advice regarding what to do
> next?

You probably have to specify what the laptop display is capable in
terms of horizontal and vertical scanning speeds.  I suspect they are
by default set quite low; too low to be able to support 1024x768 at
60Hz.  You should look at the "HorizSync" and "VertRefresh" lines in
XF86Setup.  You should be able to find the appropriate values that go
here in any spec sheet for your laptops display, usually in the
manuals.  Look for a page entitled monitor/display specifications.

Hope this helps.

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