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Re: X exits into unreadable screen



	Subject: Re: X exits into unreadable screen
	Date: Fri, Aug 17, 2001 at 03:10:37PM -0400

In reply to:Brian Stults

Quoting Brian Stults(bstults@soc.ufl.edu):
> Karsten M. Self wrote:
> >on Fri, Aug 17, 2001 at 11:54:21AM -0400, Brian Stults 
> >(bstults@soc.ufl.edu) wrote:
> >
> >>Hello,
> >>
> >>When I drop down to a console from X, or when I exit X altogether, the
> >>screen that comes up is unreadable.  It is a black screen with lots of 
> >>vertical white lines of varying width.  When I type, it just produces 
> >>more verticle white lines where the text should be.
> >>
> >>Any suggestions?  Thanks.
> >>
> >
> >Sounds like a bad graphics card and/or configuration.
> >
> >What's your hardware?  Probably want to post your XF86Config file
> >(appropriate version if you're running XF86v4), might look through your
> >X server logs as well.
> >
> 
> Section "Monitor"
>     Identifier  "My Monitor"
>     HorizSync   30-96
>     VertRefresh   50-140
>     Modeline "1152x864"    108.00   1152 1164 1292 1504    864  865 
> 868  908
> EndSection
> 

Brian

  Allthough you did not say which version of X you are running, from
the looks of your config it is X 4.  If I am correct, Gee I hate using
a crystal ball, your above mode lines might be your problem.  The
XF86Config man page shows the format as this:

    Mode "1024x768"
        DotClock 85.00
        HTimings 1024 1080 1200 1368
        VTimings 768  776  779  823
    EndMode

  If your running X 3.x, I am I am wasting my time.  Which wouldn't 
happen if people gave some details with their problems.

/* cancel rant */

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