XFree86 only tries to use the modelines listed on the "modes" line in the
"screen" section. For instance:
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
Make sure the identifiers ("1024x768" "800x600" "640x480") point back at valid
modelines. If you don't know how to set up a working modeline, check out the
document "The Hitchhikers Guide to XFree86 Video Timings" (I think it can be
found at <http://www.ccil.org/~esr/xconfig/video-modes.html> , otherwise, do a
hotbot search)
Bendik
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On 29-Jul-98 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I have XFree86 on 2 computers. 1 has a STB Nitro 3D with Virge chip. It uses
> the SVGA server, and I can get 640x480, 800x600, and 1024x768.
>
> The other computer has a Trident GUI9680 1MB RAM. The problem is that, using
> the VGA16 server, I get 3 resolutions, but with the SVGA server, I only get
> 1024x768, and it is hard to read.
>
> When I use Ctrl-Alt-+ to switch resolutions, I get a black screen or rapidly
> flickering lines for 800x600 and 640x480. I had to comment out all the
> modelines that had settings out of my card& monitor's range for it to even
> work at all.
>
> I see only 1 modeline for 1024x768, and it works. there are quite a few for
> 640x480 and 800x600. How do you know what modelines to use? I thought X would
> check the modelines till it found one that worked, but it sometimes doesn't I
> guess.
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