Re: Fwd: Re: troubleshooting the GUI, additional information

[Kent West <westk@acu.edu>]

EasyStreet wrote:

> --- EasyStreet <easystreet123@yahoo.com> wrote:
>  
>
> > One of the PCs I am troubleshooting the GUI for
> > is a Dell xpi p133 laptop, with the following
> > video specs:
> > ---------------------
> > Video type hardware-accelerated, 128-bit PCI 
> > Video controller NeoMagic 2070 
> > Integrated video memory 896 KB 
> > Video Resolution 640 x 480 pixels, 65,536
> > colors
> > (however, the on-board video adapter can
> > support
> > up to 1024 x 768 pixels on an external monitor)
> >
> >
> > Display Type active matrix color (TFT) 
> > Dimensions (active area): 
> > Height
> > 172.7 mm (6.8 inches) 
> > Width
> > 230.4 mm (9.07 inches) 
> > Diagonal
> > 287.02 mm (11.3 inches) 
> > Maximum resolution/colors 800 x 600 pixels; 256
> > colors 
> > Dot pitch 0.28 mm 
> >    
<snip>

> > XFree86 Version 4.1.0.1 / X Window System
> > (protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor
> > release
> > 6510)
> > Release Date: 21 December 2001
> >    
<snip>

> > (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config-4"
> >    
<snip>

> > (--) NEOMAGIC(0): No DDC signal
> > (EE) NEOMAGIC(0): Driver can't support depth 24
> > (II) UnloadModule: "neomagic"
> > (II) NEOMAGIC(0): I2C bus "I2C bus"
> > initialized.
> > (II) NEOMAGIC(0): I2C device "I2C bus:ddc2"
> > registered.
> > (II) NEOMAGIC(0): I2C device "I2C bus:ddc2"
> > removed.
> > (--) NEOMAGIC(0): No DDC signal
> > (EE) NEOMAGIC(0): Driver can't support depth 24
> > (II) UnloadModule: "neomagic"
> > (II) UnloadModule: "i2c"
> > (II) Unloading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libi2c.a
> > (II) UnloadModule: "int10"
> > (II) UnloadModule: "vbe"
> > (II) UnloadModule: "ddc"
> > (II) UnloadModule: "vgahw"
> > (II) Unloading
> > /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvgahw.a
> > (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable
> > configuration.
> >
> > Fatal server error:
> > no screens found
> >
> >
> >    

In your /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file you'll find a section like:

Section "Screen"
       Identifier "Screen0"
       Device     "Rage128"
       Monitor    "Monitor0"
       DefaultDepth     24
       SubSection "Display"
               Depth     16
               Modes    "640x480"
       EndSubSection
       SubSection "Display"
               Depth     24
               Modes     "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x76
8" "800x600" "640x480"
       EndSubSection

Change the "DefaultDepth" line to one of the other numbers in a different "Subsection 'Display'", like 16 or 8. Then give it a try.

Kent

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