Re: XF86Config problem
On Sat, 26 Feb 2005, kalin mintchev wrote: > > hi... > > problem with XF86Config. i did the configuration a few times. and tried > different versions of the file... > > i get: > (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have usable configuration. > > fatal error: no screens found... > > this is on an old amd machine with 4.10 on it and the video "card" is > generic on the motherboard itself. the motherboard is K7SEM and with a > simple VGA connector... > > > > thanks > > > > -- > > > ___ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > Hello kalin, you are using the ECS Elitegroup Mainboard K7SEM in the Version 3.0A or 3.0C. You are using the SiS 730 or the SiS 730S Chipset. You should use these settings for your graphic-card. Please see also on http://www.ecs.com.tw for more information... Please send a reply if these helped! With regards Stevan Tiefert ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: XF86Config problem
On Sat, 26 Feb 2005 06:13:36 -0500 (EST) "kalin mintchev" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >problem with XF86Config. i did the configuration a few times. and tried >different versions of the file... >i get: >(EE) Screen(s) found, but none have usable configuration. >fatal error: no screens found... Has anybody responded to your question yet? Have you specified the correct horizontal and veritical refresh rates in your XF86Config file? I've had Xfree running quite nicely with a no-name video card with 4 megs of ram, so you should be able to. Maybe you need to find out more about your on-board video card... try googling your motherboard for more info. In the meantime, have you tried specifying specific info in your XF86Config file? like: Section "Screen" Identifier "Screen0" Device "Card0" Monitor"Monitor0" DefaultDepth 24 SubSection "Display" Viewport 0 0 Depth 24 Modes "1024x768" EndSubSection EndSection Try different depths... 8, 16, 24 Modes: 640x480, 800x600, 1024x768 Good luck! -gerry ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: xf86config for Toshiba satellite pro laptop
On Tue, 25 Jan 2005, Oliver Fuchs wrote: > On Mon, 24 Jan 2005, Riaan de Klerk wrote: > > > hi there i am stuck i have a older auwa laptop and cant find the s3 savage > > 86c270 video driver for it. > > could you be as kind as to assist me in finding it. > > > > Kind regards. > > Using FreeBSD 5.3 (?) depending on what you want to use try: > > Xorg -configure > Xorg -config xorg.conf.new > cp xorg.conf.new /etc/X11/xorg.conf > > or > > XFree86 -configure > XFree86 -xf86config XF86Config.new > cp XF86Config.new /etc/X11/XF86Config > > The s3 savage video driver is supported. The main part in the config file should look like this: Section "Device" ### Available Driver options are:- ### Values: : integer, : float, : "True"/"False", ### : "String", : " Hz/kHz/MHz" ### [arg]: arg optional #Option "NoAccel" # [] #Option "HWCursor" # [] #Option "SWCursor" # [] #Option "ShadowFB" # [] #Option "Rotate"# [] #Option "UseBIOS" # [] #Option "LCDClock" # #Option "ShadowStatus" # [] #Option "CrtOnly" # [] #Option "TvOn" # [] #Option "PAL" # [] #Option "ForceInit" # [] Identifier "Card0" Driver "savage" VendorName "S3 Inc." BoardName "86C270-294 Savage/IX-MV" BusID "PCI:1:0:0" EndSection Oliver -- ... don't touch the bang bang fruit ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: xf86config for Toshiba satellite pro laptop
On Mon, 24 Jan 2005, Riaan de Klerk wrote: > hi there i am stuck i have a older auwa laptop and cant find the s3 savage > 86c270 video driver for it. > could you be as kind as to assist me in finding it. > > Kind regards. Using FreeBSD 5.3 (?) depending on what you want to use try: Xorg -configure Xorg -config xorg.conf.new cp xorg.conf.new /etc/X11/xorg.conf or XFree86 -configure XFree86 -xf86config XF86Config.new cp XF86Config.new /etc/X11/XF86Config The s3 savage video driver is supported. Oliver -- ... don't touch the bang bang fruit ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
RE: xf86config for Toshiba satellite pro laptop
Thanks Kevin! One of my problems was the listing for the savage driver and chipset were not working well together. Using the text version of the configuration program took the chipset line out when I selected the generic Savage driver. That fixed it! Thanks so much for your help! Vaughan -Original Message- From: Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2004 7:10 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: xf86config for Toshiba satellite pro laptop Vaughan Moore wrote: >I'm a complete newbie and I'm trying to set up X server on a Toshiba >Satellite pro 4620dvd laptop. Everytime I run through xf86cfg or >xf86cfg -textmode I get the error message "The XFree86 configuration process >seems to have failed. Would you like to try again?" Obviously, this is a >bit frustrating. > > > Sounds like it. Wonder why? Are you running the program with root privileges? (You should be...) >Here are what I think are the valid parts of the XF86Config file, but I may >be missing something - please let me know. > >InputDevice > Driver = "mouse" > Option = "Protocol" "Auto" > Option = "Device" "/dev/sysmous" >InputDevice > Driver "Keyboard" > Option "Skbmode1" "pc101" (note: my laptop only has 85 keys" > Option "XkbLayout "us" >Monitor > HorizSync 31.5-31.5 > VertRefresh 50.0-70.0 >Card > Driver "s3" > VendorName "S3 Inc." > BoardName "86C270-294 Savage/IX-MV" > ChipSet "SuperSavage/IX64" > BusID "PCI:1:0:0" >Screen > Default Depth 8 > Display Depth 1 > Display Depth 4 > Display Depth 8 > Modes "640x480" > Display Depth 15 > Display Depth 16 > Display Depth 24 > >My main questions are: > >1) The Toshiba documentation and Web site do not tell me what my internal >monitor's horizontal sync or vertical refresh rate is. (although it does >give me refresh rates for an external monitor - 60/75/85 @16M colors). Is >there a place I can go to find this information? > > > Well, this is pretty common. Many desktop monitors don't give such information, either, and you either Google for it or guess, usually. What happens if you call "startx", or have you? >2) Are there other obvious reasons the configuration would fail other than >the monitor? > > The most obvious one I can think of is that, IIRC, the driver for the Savage chipsets is "savage", not "s3". But I could be wrong; can't remember ever trying X with the "savage" driver. Have you tried the "vesa" driver? Might do something for ya... Secondly, your Horizontal sync range isn't a range. Perhaps opening that up a bit would allow you to try it out. Certainly there could be other issues as well. I mentioned permissions above, for one. If you have the above in /etc/X11R6/XF86Config, if you run "startx" you should get either a server running or some error output in /var/log that might help...OTOH, I've never set up X on any laptop; I don't know if it's unsafe to try with a relatively untested config file. But the values look sane enough for a CRT display ... >3) Are there any sites I can visit for more info? > > > XFree's site at xfree86.org; the FreeBSD handbook at www.freebsd.org/handbook come to mind. >Thanks so much! > > > You are welcome. >Vaughan Moore > >Also, did I post this to the right list? If not, please let me know where >it should go. > > Works for me. Kevin Kinsey ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
RE: xf86config for Toshiba satellite pro laptop
Robert, Thanks so much! You're right, I mixed the numbers up! It's a 4260dvd. Anyway, I got X up and running. It took a lot of trial and error. The problem was 2 fold. First, there's a bug in sysinstall. I was getting a "fail" error message every time because sysinstall was looking for the new XF86Config file somewhere in the /etc folder. However, the new file was being written and put in the /usr/X11R6/lib/X11 folder. If everything had been put in the file correctly then all I needed to do was type "startx". However, that's where my second problem occurred. I noticed that when I changed settings for setting up X in the graphical interface for configuring X, some of the lines would not be overwritten. So, I would get a line like: Driver 'vga' Chipset 'savage IX' and vise versa. When I used the text version of the configuration program, it seemed to rewrite the whole file with consistent data. Anyway, I was finally able to get it up and running - thanks to a few encouraging words for the mailing list. Thanks so much for responding! Vaughan -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2004 9:08 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: xf86config for Toshiba satellite pro laptop Aloha Vaughan, Vaughan Moore wrote: >I'm a complete newbie and I'm trying to set up X server on a Toshiba >Satellite pro 4620dvd laptop. Everytime I run through xf86cfg or >xf86cfg -textmode I get the error message "The XFree86 configuration process >seems to have failed. Would you like to try again?" Obviously, this is a >bit frustrating. > Did you mean a 4260dvd? I cannot find anything on a 4620dvd. If you had a slight case of dyslexia or maybe a little fat fingering, :o) I may be of some help. I have FreeBSD 5.3Beta1 loaded on a HP Pavillion N5310. I checked the specs on the Toshiba Pro 4260dvd (attached pdf) and it has the same video driver as my HP. i.e. s3 Savage IX. So, FWIW, Here are the important bits from my xorg.conf Section "Monitor" HorizSync 31.5 - 80 VertRefresh 55 - 61 Section "Device" Identifier "Card0" Driver "savage" VendorName "S3 Inc." BoardName "86c270-294 Savage/IX-MV" BusID "PCI:1:1:0" Section "Screen" DefaultDepth24 SubSection "Display" Viewport0 0 Depth 24 Modes "1024x768" "800x600" > I really hope this helps. At one time I had either Lindows (Linspire) or SuSE loaded on this computer. That is where I found the horizontal and vertical data. Plagarize whenever you can! You might also try pciconf -lv to see if your board name and bus id are correct. Best of luck Robert ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: xf86config for Toshiba satellite pro laptop
Aloha Vaughan, Vaughan Moore wrote: >I'm a complete newbie and I'm trying to set up X server on a Toshiba >Satellite pro 4620dvd laptop. Everytime I run through xf86cfg or >xf86cfg -textmode I get the error message "The XFree86 configuration process >seems to have failed. Would you like to try again?" Obviously, this is a >bit frustrating. > Did you mean a 4260dvd? I cannot find anything on a 4620dvd. If you had a slight case of dyslexia or maybe a little fat fingering, :o) I may be of some help. I have FreeBSD 5.3Beta1 loaded on a HP Pavillion N5310. I checked the specs on the Toshiba Pro 4260dvd (attached pdf) and it has the same video driver as my HP. i.e. s3 Savage IX. So, FWIW, Here are the important bits from my xorg.conf Section "Monitor" HorizSync 31.5 - 80 VertRefresh 55 - 61 Section "Device" Identifier "Card0" Driver "savage" VendorName "S3 Inc." BoardName "86c270-294 Savage/IX-MV" BusID "PCI:1:1:0" Section "Screen" DefaultDepth24 SubSection "Display" Viewport0 0 Depth 24 Modes "1024x768" "800x600" > I really hope this helps. At one time I had either Lindows (Linspire) or SuSE loaded on this computer. That is where I found the horizontal and vertical data. Plagarize whenever you can! You might also try pciconf -lv to see if your board name and bus id are correct. Best of luck Robert 4260dvd-specs Description: Binary data ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: xf86config for Toshiba satellite pro laptop
Vaughan Moore wrote: I'm a complete newbie and I'm trying to set up X server on a Toshiba Satellite pro 4620dvd laptop. Everytime I run through xf86cfg or xf86cfg -textmode I get the error message "The XFree86 configuration process seems to have failed. Would you like to try again?" Obviously, this is a bit frustrating. Sounds like it. Wonder why? Are you running the program with root privileges? (You should be...) Here are what I think are the valid parts of the XF86Config file, but I may be missing something - please let me know. InputDevice Driver = "mouse" Option = "Protocol" "Auto" Option = "Device" "/dev/sysmous" InputDevice Driver "Keyboard" Option "Skbmode1" "pc101" (note: my laptop only has 85 keys" Option "XkbLayout "us" Monitor HorizSync 31.5-31.5 VertRefresh 50.0-70.0 Card Driver "s3" VendorName "S3 Inc." BoardName "86C270-294 Savage/IX-MV" ChipSet "SuperSavage/IX64" BusID "PCI:1:0:0" Screen Default Depth 8 Display Depth 1 Display Depth 4 Display Depth 8 Modes "640x480" Display Depth 15 Display Depth 16 Display Depth 24 My main questions are: 1) The Toshiba documentation and Web site do not tell me what my internal monitor's horizontal sync or vertical refresh rate is. (although it does give me refresh rates for an external monitor - 60/75/85 @16M colors). Is there a place I can go to find this information? Well, this is pretty common. Many desktop monitors don't give such information, either, and you either Google for it or guess, usually. What happens if you call "startx", or have you? 2) Are there other obvious reasons the configuration would fail other than the monitor? The most obvious one I can think of is that, IIRC, the driver for the Savage chipsets is "savage", not "s3". But I could be wrong; can't remember ever trying X with the "savage" driver. Have you tried the "vesa" driver? Might do something for ya... Secondly, your Horizontal sync range isn't a range. Perhaps opening that up a bit would allow you to try it out. Certainly there could be other issues as well. I mentioned permissions above, for one. If you have the above in /etc/X11R6/XF86Config, if you run "startx" you should get either a server running or some error output in /var/log that might help...OTOH, I've never set up X on any laptop; I don't know if it's unsafe to try with a relatively untested config file. But the values look sane enough for a CRT display ... 3) Are there any sites I can visit for more info? XFree's site at xfree86.org; the FreeBSD handbook at www.freebsd.org/handbook come to mind. Thanks so much! You are welcome. Vaughan Moore Also, did I post this to the right list? If not, please let me know where it should go. Works for me. Kevin Kinsey ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: xf86config for Toshiba satellite pro laptop
Hello there, i have the same problem with an older Toshiba Satellite version (4090 CDS). I ignore the error, just like you said, i go to install a windows manager, i choose GNOME, press enter to install but it does nothing, same thing happens with any manager i choose. Since it was a fresh instalation of 5.2.1 i started again (i thought i misseg someting) and after install base system i choose to install GNOME and KDE ... and after install ... the X server failed like the previous attempts with the error just like Vaughan Moore's. I mention that Slackware 10.0 with Gnome 2.6 runs smoothly. Cristi. Eric F Crist wrote: > Vaughan Moore wrote: > > > I'm a complete newbie and I'm trying to set up X server on a Toshiba > > Satellite pro 4620dvd laptop. Everytime I run through xf86cfg or > > xf86cfg -textmode I get the error message "The XFree86 configuration process > > seems to have failed. Would you like to try again?" Obviously, this is a > > bit frustrating. > > > > Here are what I think are the valid parts of the XF86Config file, but I may > > be missing something - please let me know. > > > > InputDevice > > Driver = "mouse" > > Option = "Protocol" "Auto" > > Option = "Device" "/dev/sysmous" > > InputDevice > > Driver "Keyboard" > > Option "Skbmode1" "pc101" (note: my laptop only has 85 keys" > > Option "XkbLayout "us" > > Monitor > > HorizSync 31.5-31.5 > > VertRefresh 50.0-70.0 > > Card > > Driver "s3" > > VendorName "S3 Inc." > > BoardName "86C270-294 Savage/IX-MV" > > ChipSet "SuperSavage/IX64" > > BusID "PCI:1:0:0" > > Screen > > Default Depth 8 > > Display Depth 1 > > Display Depth 4 > > Display Depth 8 > > Modes "640x480" > > Display Depth 15 > > Display Depth 16 > > Display Depth 24 > > > > My main questions are: > > > > 1) The Toshiba documentation and Web site do not tell me what my internal > > monitor's horizontal sync or vertical refresh rate is. (although it does > > give me refresh rates for an external monitor - 60/75/85 @16M colors). Is > > there a place I can go to find this information? > > > > 2) Are there other obvious reasons the configuration would fail other than > > the monitor? > > > > 3) Are there any sites I can visit for more info? > > > > Thanks so much! > > > > Vaughan Moore > > > > Also, did I post this to the right list? If not, please let me know where > > it should go. > > > > ___ > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > > > > > > This seems to be a bug in recent releases (4.x and 5.x). Just skip it > from there, and install KDE/Gnome from one of the other menus. > Everything is fine. I don't remember exactly, but sysinstall is looking > for the config file in /etc/X11/xf86config or something, while it's > actually being installed in /usr/local/X11 or some other thing. > the way to get around this is to either ignore it (which I do), or > type in the above text (/etc/X11/xf86config) as I typed it (IIRC). This > is just a bug and things ARE getting installed correctly. Just move > down, later in the process and install a 'window manager.' KDE, Gnome, > and a couple others will more than likely be listed. > > HTH > > Eric F Crist > > ___ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: xf86config for Toshiba satellite pro laptop
Vaughan Moore wrote: I'm a complete newbie and I'm trying to set up X server on a Toshiba Satellite pro 4620dvd laptop. Everytime I run through xf86cfg or xf86cfg -textmode I get the error message "The XFree86 configuration process seems to have failed. Would you like to try again?" Obviously, this is a bit frustrating. Here are what I think are the valid parts of the XF86Config file, but I may be missing something - please let me know. InputDevice Driver = "mouse" Option = "Protocol" "Auto" Option = "Device" "/dev/sysmous" InputDevice Driver "Keyboard" Option "Skbmode1" "pc101" (note: my laptop only has 85 keys" Option "XkbLayout "us" Monitor HorizSync 31.5-31.5 VertRefresh 50.0-70.0 Card Driver "s3" VendorName "S3 Inc." BoardName "86C270-294 Savage/IX-MV" ChipSet "SuperSavage/IX64" BusID "PCI:1:0:0" Screen Default Depth 8 Display Depth 1 Display Depth 4 Display Depth 8 Modes "640x480" Display Depth 15 Display Depth 16 Display Depth 24 My main questions are: 1) The Toshiba documentation and Web site do not tell me what my internal monitor's horizontal sync or vertical refresh rate is. (although it does give me refresh rates for an external monitor - 60/75/85 @16M colors). Is there a place I can go to find this information? 2) Are there other obvious reasons the configuration would fail other than the monitor? 3) Are there any sites I can visit for more info? Thanks so much! Vaughan Moore Also, did I post this to the right list? If not, please let me know where it should go. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" This seems to be a bug in recent releases (4.x and 5.x). Just skip it from there, and install KDE/Gnome from one of the other menus. Everything is fine. I don't remember exactly, but sysinstall is looking for the config file in /etc/X11/xf86config or something, while it's actually being installed in /usr/local/X11 or some other thing. the way to get around this is to either ignore it (which I do), or type in the above text (/etc/X11/xf86config) as I typed it (IIRC). This is just a bug and things ARE getting installed correctly. Just move down, later in the process and install a 'window manager.' KDE, Gnome, and a couple others will more than likely be listed. HTH Eric F Crist ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: XF86Config for MSI KM4M-L motherboard
On Wed, 7 Apr 2004, David Shoulders wrote: > Has anyone successfully configured X for the MSI KM4M-L? > > In a posting to this list in Feb, Warren Block says he got a KM4M(no -L) to > work with the "savage" driver. I'm pretty sure the board I have is a KM4M-L... didn't think the L was significant. > But when I try his "Device" section, I > always get "No device found". I've tried all the possible 'BusID > "PCI:X:Y:Z"' possibilities, all yielding the same result. How about trying 'XFree86 -configure' and then modify the XF86Config file it produces, adding 'option "NoUseBIOS"'? You may also need to change the BoardName. > Thank you to Warren, all the same. You're welcome. -Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: XF86Config - ProSavage DDR 8D04
On Mon, 23 Feb 2004, Gareth Bailey wrote: > X server message generated is "(WW) Savage: Chipset "ProSavage DDR" in > Device section "Card0" isn't valid for this driver" > > Has anyone had any success with this hardware? Please advise. I've gotten these to work as part of an MSI KM4M motherboard. Here's the Device section: http://docs.freebsd.org/cgi/mid.cgi?20040123131935.K98150 -Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: XF86Config weirdness
On Thu, Sep 18, 2003 at 11:44:54AM +0200, Joan Picanyol wrote: > [please honour Mail-Followup-To:, not subscribed] > > Hi, > > When I add the following lines to my XF86Config file, I can't startx > anymore (Fatal error: could not open default font "fixed"). > > FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi" > FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi" > FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID" > FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/PEX" > FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TTF" > FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1" > FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/URW" > FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/jmk" > FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin2" > FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/lfpfonts-fix" > FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/lfpfonts-var" > FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/webfonts" > FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic" > FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/URW" > > How should I use my fonts? Add FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lb/X11/fonts/misc" also. X absolutely _needs_ some fonts out of this directory (ie the 'fixed' font as you discovered). --Stijn -- What would this sentence be like if it weren't self-referential? pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: XF86Config.
On Tue, Feb 11, 2003 at 09:29:53PM +0100, taxman wrote: > On Tuesday 11 February 2003 12:48 pm, Peter van Eck wrote: > > I've installed freebsd 4.6.2. > > > > I'm still having toruble to get my X window system to run properly. > > It loads the X server succesfull but the display is isshowing 3 Vertical > > stripes thru the Desktop. > > The frequencies seem OK , but it is like the desktop is split up in 3. > > USing an HP Ultra VGA 15 inch Monitior + a S3 Trio32/64 videocard . > > XFree86 4.2.0 > > > Anyone a suggestion for me to check/change ? > > Easiest way I can think of is to run knoppix and take the Xfree config file > and copy it to freebsd. Knoppix has some great hardware autodetection. It > has perfectly configured x on every computer I've tried it on. > besides it boots to a perfect working kde setup. I'd love to see more of the > tools knoppix uses ported to freebsd. Too bad I haven't the skills myself. > the website is: > http://www.knopper.net/knoppix/ > > and a mini iso is available here: > ftp://ftp.es.debian.org./pub/miniKnoppix > Interesting. I just booted a laptop that I intend to ru FreeBSD on in Knoppix, and as you said, perfecy X setup. However, since It's booting from the CD, where would I find the X config file? Do I need to isntall Knoppix to have access to this file? If so, how do I do thta, since so far I've only figured out how to _boot_ from thier CD, not install :-) -- "They that would give up essential liberty for temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." -- Benjamin Franklin To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
Re: XF86Config.
Hello Peter, Your modeline is far to fast, Try the one which has a 48Mhz bandwidth. (Look in the lint). Most smaller and older monitors just need low refresh. Find the modeline for 1024x768 and 60Hz refresh. Greetings, Walter Spierings At 02:59 PM 2/11/03 +0100, you wrote: Thanks John, But unfortunately adjusting the vsync and hsync didn't make any difference. I did have a working XF86Config under Linux (XFree86 4.2.0 )but I haven't got a copy of that anymore , so it should be possible ! Just don't know what the magic parameter is to add to or change in the X11 Config file. rgds, Peter John Murphy wrote: Peter van Eck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I'm still having toruble to get my X window system to run properly. It loads the X server succesfull but the display is isshowing 3 Vertical stripes thru the Desktop. The frequencies seem OK , but it is like the desktop is split up in 3. USing an HP Ultra VGA 15 inch Monitior + a S3 Trio32/64 videocard . XFree86 4.2.0 Anyone a suggestion for me to check/change ? Section "Monitor" Identifier "Monitor0" HorizSync30.0 - 86.0 VertRefresh 50.0 - 130.0 EndSection I think your monitor would not be able to cope with those ranges. The HP Ultra VGA 17 seems to be limited to 30-64 Khz / 50-90 Hz. The 15 inch is probably the same. The effect you're seeing is probably the result of the Horiz. frequency being way too high. If reducing those ranges doesn't help, you could try it without the 3dfx accelerator card. John. To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
Re: XF86Config.
Thanks John, But unfortunately adjusting the vsync and hsync didn't make any difference. I did have a working XF86Config under Linux (XFree86 4.2.0 )but I haven't got a copy of that anymore , so it should be possible ! Just don't know what the magic parameter is to add to or change in the X11 Config file. rgds, Peter John Murphy wrote: Peter van Eck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I'm still having toruble to get my X window system to run properly. It loads the X server succesfull but the display is isshowing 3 Vertical stripes thru the Desktop. The frequencies seem OK , but it is like the desktop is split up in 3. USing an HP Ultra VGA 15 inch Monitior + a S3 Trio32/64 videocard . XFree86 4.2.0 Anyone a suggestion for me to check/change ? Section "Monitor" Identifier "Monitor0" HorizSync30.0 - 86.0 VertRefresh 50.0 - 130.0 EndSection I think your monitor would not be able to cope with those ranges. The HP Ultra VGA 17 seems to be limited to 30-64 Khz / 50-90 Hz. The 15 inch is probably the same. The effect you're seeing is probably the result of the Horiz. frequency being way too high. If reducing those ranges doesn't help, you could try it without the 3dfx accelerator card. John. To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
Re: XF86Config.
Peter van Eck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I'm still having toruble to get my X window system to run properly. >It loads the X server succesfull but the display is isshowing 3 Vertical >stripes thru the Desktop. >The frequencies seem OK , but it is like the desktop is split up in 3. >USing an HP Ultra VGA 15 inch Monitior + a S3 Trio32/64 videocard . >XFree86 4.2.0 > >Anyone a suggestion for me to check/change ? >Section "Monitor" > Identifier "Monitor0" > HorizSync30.0 - 86.0 > VertRefresh 50.0 - 130.0 >EndSection I think your monitor would not be able to cope with those ranges. The HP Ultra VGA 17 seems to be limited to 30-64 Khz / 50-90 Hz. The 15 inch is probably the same. The effect you're seeing is probably the result of the Horiz. frequency being way too high. If reducing those ranges doesn't help, you could try it without the 3dfx accelerator card. John. To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
Re: Xf86config res too small on laptop
Adam M Ryan wrote: I am using the xf86cfg, which takes the graphical display and just makes the res really small, not letting me see the entire menus. When I say small I mean its using like 300 something. So its really big, is there some keyboard controls to make it so I can see all of the menu or something else so I can configure X? Hi Adam! I had to actually modify my XF86config file myself to get the laptop have a greater resolution. I'm using 1024x768 on a Sony VAIO laptop! As I'm really short on time now, I have to go to work relllyy fast but I'll send you my config file as soon as possible if you didn't find the answer before I do it ! It will probably be tonight though (got loads of work). Cya -- Pierrick Brossin IT Employee 15, Ch. du Château, 1422 Grandson, Switzerland Tel Prof: +41-327201423 Mobile Priv: +41-794137145 Mail Prof: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mail Priv: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
RE: Xf86config res too small on laptop
I am using the xf86cfg, which takes the graphical display and just makes the res really small, not letting me see the entire menus. When I say small I mean its using like 300 something. So its really big, is there some keyboard controls to make it so I can see all of the menu or something else so I can configure X? -Original Message- From: John Bleichert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 10:10 PM To: Adam M Ryan Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Xf86config res too small on laptop On Wed, 22 Jan 2003, Adam M Ryan wrote: > Subject: Xf86config res too small on laptop > > I am trying to use the xf86config graphics utility on my Dell Cpi > laptop, but the resolution is very small. Its pry like 340x > something. I can't see all of the menus. Does anyone know how to fix > this? > > Thanks > > Adam > xf86config(1) is a text-based terminal app. *Which* configuration tool are you using? Or is this xf86config as seen through /stand/sysinstall? # John Bleichert # http://vonbek.dhs.org/latest.jpg To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
Re: Xf86config res too small on laptop
On Wed, 22 Jan 2003, Adam M Ryan wrote: > Subject: Xf86config res too small on laptop > > I am trying to use the xf86config graphics utility on my Dell Cpi > laptop, but the resolution is very small. Its pry like 340x something. > I can't see all of the menus. Does anyone know how to fix this? > > Thanks > > Adam > xf86config(1) is a text-based terminal app. *Which* configuration tool are you using? Or is this xf86config as seen through /stand/sysinstall? # John Bleichert # http://vonbek.dhs.org/latest.jpg To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
