Could it have something to do with my mouse ? If I try to change it from inside X, using the control centre, the display blanks, then when it comes back, it gives me an error about IMPS2 not being a correct mode.
Any other ideas ? AH ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stew Benedict" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, November 04, 2002 7:39 PM Subject: Re: [Cooker-PPC] Changing display mode > > On Mon, 4 Nov 2002, Alex Horvath wrote: > > > Hi All > > > > I have a Supermac j900 running Mandrake 8.2PPC. > > > > I've got an ATI Xclaim VR (Rage II) and an Apple 17" Monitor. > > > > The current display mode is 800x600 (i think the refresh is 75). > > > > I'd like to change the display mode to 1024x768 @75 or 85, but I can't seem to do it. > > > > I figured out that X is using the /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file for the configs, but if I add 1024x768 to the Screen section, X errors out with a signal 11. > > > > I know that the monitor and card can do 1024x768@75 because I use this on the MacOS. > > > > I've tried the default 1024x768 settings, plus my own that I generated at http://xtiming.sourceforge.net > > > > Thanks in advance!!! > > > > Hi Alan, > > I saw this earlier. It's odd that trying different resolutions would > cause a signal 11. Normally X would just exit saying it couldn't do that > resolution or fall back to a lower one. The server certainly is capable > of it, I run 1024x768 on all my machines. Sometimes if your horizontal or > vertical frequency range limit is too narrow, the X server may think it > can't achieve the desired resolution, but still it shouldn't generate a > signal 11. > > Stew Benedict > > -- > MandrakeSoft > PPC FAQ: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/ppcFAQ.php3 > IRC: irc.openproject.net #cooker-ppc > Archives: http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=mandrake-cooker-ppc&r=1&w=2 > > >
