Tom,
I will try this and get back to you.
Thanks
Peter
-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Brinkman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, 11 January 2001 11:27 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [newbie] Xserver Configuration Problem with Trident 9750
AGP Card
On Thursday 11 January 2001 12:05 am, BIRKLE Peter wrote:
> I have just tried to install Mandrake 7.2 and all goes well up until
> the X Server configuration.
I have no idea about your monitor, but that Vcard is weak.
During install you're asked if you want XFree-3.3x or XFree-4, and XF-4
w/accel. I suspect your card will work better with the old 3.3x, and
it won't do XF-4 w/accel at all. So if you can't navigate in DrakConf
with your present install, I believe you need to boot your install CD
and choose 'expert' and 'upgrade'. Run thru the upgrade, unselect all
packages (unless you want to add something) til you get to X setup.
Now you're gonna have to trial and error some different setups. It'll
ask you to test the config. If what you choose doesn't work, you can
choose another. I'd think that your Vcard can handle MAX 1024x768 at
16bpp, but would prob'ly do better at 800x600x16. You'll just have to
experiment with XFree 3 or 4. Use XF-4 if you can.
--
Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galveston Bay
>
> I have a Trident 3D Image 9750 AGP video card 2MB Ram and a Sampo
> Alphascan 70 15" monitor.
> When I configure X during the install process and use the 9750 Driver
> that is available and and select the Sampo Monitor I have and click
> on the test button the penguin appears about 5 times on the screen
> from the middle right off the far righthand side of my monitor.
>
> I have tried all the generic settings Monitor settings and SVGA and
> even the failsafe FBDEV and still get the same result. Even if I
> select a generic 640x480 Resolution.
>
> I had a similar problem with Mandrake 7.1 but was able to fix this
> with custom monitor settings by specifying a custom vertical and
> horizontal refresh rate of 70 while leaving the graphics card set to
> Trident 9750 AGP but when I select custom monitor settings and
> specify a custom refresh rate the same problem occurs in mandrake 7.2
>
> In the end I accepted the 640x480 resolution just so that I could
> finish the install. So upon starting Mandrake 7.2 all the services
> start fine and a login prompt box appears to the right of center.
> When I click on the Drakconf icon it spans right across the monitor
> and I have to move the window to the left hand side of the screen
> just so that I can see the X configuration screen.
>
> I have heard references to Xfree86 but don't know what this is or if
> it comes with 7.2 or whether you have to download it or do you run
> this from the command line.
>
> Its quite frustrating, any help would be most welcome.
>
> Peter Birkle
>
>
>
>
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