Stefaans Mostert wrote:
>
> Miguel Gomes Domingos wrote:
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Stefaans Mostert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2001 5:37 PM
> > Subject: Re: [newbie] I can't enter X
> >
> > > Miguel Gomes Domingos wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I use mandrake 7.2 and I can't enter "graphic mode" because the monitor
> > > > strats the suspend mode when I try to do it. I tried XFree86 but it only
> > > > appears the mouse pointer with a background colour, and XF86Config is
> > not
> > > > installed.
> > > > I have a file called "XF86Config" where i can configure my monitor but I
> > > > don't know what to change on that file to put the monitor working on. So
> > i'm
> > > > sending the file in an atachement to this letter, so someone can read it
> > and
> > > > tell me what to change in the file. I also tried testing several monitor
> > > > types with several resolutions using Xconfigurator and none of them
> > worked.
> > > >
> > > > Note: my monitor works perfectly in windows in a resolution of
> > 800x600@75 HZ
> > > > with an H-Freq of 46.8 KHz and at high colour (16 bits), or in a
> > resolution
> > > > of 1024X768@60 Hz with an H-Freq of 48.4 KHz and at high colour (16
> > bits).
> > > >
> > >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > > Name: XF86Config
> > > > XF86Config Type: unspecified type (application/octet-stream)
> > > > Encoding: quoted-printable
> > >
> > >
> > > Before you go mad and edit your files try running the following command
> > > as root
> > > #Xconfigurator
> > >
> > > You will know what to do after that,a grade 1 could use it,and it works
> > > like a charm.
> > > if not let me know and I will take you through the steps of installing
> > > it in commandline.
> > >
> > > Cheers
> > >
> > > Stefaans
> > >
> > >
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > ---
> >
> > Hello Stefaans
> >
> > I tried Xconfigurator and I choosed many types of monitors that tested
> > well, in many resolutions and so I could enter X in failsafe mode, but I
> > still can't enter X in normal mode (linux) because the monitor enters
> > automatically in "suspend mode".
> > Can you help me editing the file XF86Config, or maybe this is another
> > kind of problem?
>
> Send me your Xf86 file and I will see what I can do
>
> But before you do that run #Xconfigurator again and choose your monitor
> as "non-interlaced svga" and your resolution as 800x600 16 bit
> also let me know what type of video card you have
>
> Stefaans
or send us the error message stored in /var/log/XFree86.9.log
and /var/log/XFree86.0.log
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