On Sat, Mar 31, 2007 at 11:21:25PM +0100, Peter Ellison wrote: > Hello all > > This is a real newbie question and I am now out of my depth. > > I have built a system out of my scrap box to experiment with Debian > (netinst from testing) using a RIVA TNT2 video card(nv drivers) and > Panasync 5G crt. > > Using the gui for screen resolution I attempted to change between the > offerings ie 1024 x 768 @ 61hz,(would have expected 60hz here)800 x 600 > and 640 x 480, no other refresh rates available. If I attempt to change > from 1024 x 768 the screen blanks and returns me to the log in screen. > > I have found reference to the video card in the /var/log/x.org log and a > lot of permutations for display settings which don't seem to correlate > with the crt,s spec of H 30-64 V 50-160. > > Any help in trying to resolve this problem would be welcome.
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