Dan Brosemer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > My typical strategy for configuring X is to go through xf86config and then > try to start X many times deleting modelines from the XF86Config file when > they fail (my monitor stays black). This worked great for all of the 3.3 > series. > > I compiled XF86 4.0 and installed it, but when I tried this, I found that > there were no modelines in the XF86Config file. A search of xfree86.org > yeilds nothing helpful, I was wondering if someone could tell me what > happened to them or offer a better way of getting X working. > > I have a Permedia 2 based reference board and a GoldStar Studioworks 78i > monitor. Entering the specs for the monitor (hsync and vrefresh) leave me > with a blank screen (and the monitor in sleep mode) with both XF4.0 and > 3.3.x.
1. check that your video-card is supported by xf4.0 2. if it's a recent monitor: xf4.0 supports some kind of channel that is used to collect hardware-specs. 3. the format for XF86Config has changed. Look at the current documentation and then I assume you can just enter your current modelines in the format required for xfree86 4.0. ... http://www.xfree86.org/4.0 - try www.linuxhardware.net, although I am not sure whether they have monitor-specs - search at www.deja.com (search newsgroups) - try comp.os.linux.x or the other (xfree86-specific) newsgroup -- Felix Natter