Re: Minor help with X
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED] you wrote: (--) SVGA: There is no mode definition named 800x600 (--) SVGA: Removing mode 800x600 from list of valid modes. ... [XF86Config:] Section Monitor HorizSync 31.5 - 35.1 VertRefresh 50-70 Here is the problem; the HorizSync range is too small. The 800x600 and 1024x768 modes have the following hsyncs [quoted from the same XF86Config]: # 800x600 @ 56 Hz, 35.15 kHz hsync # 1024x768 @ 87 Hz interlaced, 35.5 kHz hsync So, change that HorizSync to HorizSync 31.5 - 35.6 or something (see your monitor's specifications if you have them; but if 800x600 works in SVGAlib (or DOS), setting that HorizSync should be safe), and it should work. Section Screen Subsection Display Modes 640x480 800x600 1024x768 And here, the first mode in this Modes list is the mode that X starts by default; but you can cycle between them all with Ctrl-Alt-+ (the + key on the numeric keypad). (On a more general note, I've always thought that There is no mode definition named xxx is not an informative error message when the real `error' is that the mode definition was deleted because it didn't fit the monitor's specifications (HorizSync, VertRefresh). But I guess we'd need to talk to the XFree86 folks about that.) -- -=- Rjs -=- [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Minor help with X
Jens B. Jorgensen writes: Gith wrote: [snip] [ XF86Config file deleted ] Check to make sure that you have the right file. When I ran the auto-XF86 config program I ended up with /etc/X11/XF86Config and /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config as separate files and I think that /etc/X11/XF86Config needed to be linked to the later. It confused the hello out of me while I was trying to get it working. Actually, it is the reverse. /etc/X11/XF86Config should be the original file with /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config as a link to it. Stuff stored in the /etc directory was meant to be altered and files under /usr weren't. It seems that the configuration program looks and writes to /etc/X11, but the servers look at /usr/X11R6/lib/X11. Confusing, huh?! This is not correct... I'm running XFree86 here, non-debian... the file in /usr/lib/X11/X11/ XF86Config should be left alone. This one is only for referance. The debian package uses /etc/X11/XF86Config, and the XFree86 uses /etc/XF86Config file... you should make these a symbolic link to each other. Not the original, fall back default file... -- Ørn Einar Hansen [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] fax; +46 035 217194 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Minor help with X
Jens B. Jorgensen writes: Gith wrote: [snip] (**) SVGA: chipset: clgd5434 (**) SVGA: videoram: 1024k (--) SVGA: clocks: 25.23 28.32 41.16 36.08 31.50 39.99 45.08 49.87 (--) SVGA: clocks: 64.98 72.16 75.00 80.01 (**) SVGA: Option mmio (--) SVGA: Maximum allowed dot-clock: 81.349 MHz (**) SVGA: Mode 640x480: mode clock = 25.175, clock used = 25.226 (--) SVGA: There is no mode definition named 800x600 (--) SVGA: Removing mode 800x600 from list of valid modes. (--) SVGA: There is no mode definition named 1024x768 (--) SVGA: Removing mode 1024x768 from list of valid modes. (--) SVGA: Virtual resolution set to 640x480 (--) SVGA: SpeedUp code selection modified because virtualX != 1024 (--) SVGA: clgd5434: Internal memory clock register is 0x19 (Standard RAS) (**) SVGA: clgd5434: Approximate DRAM bandwidth for drawing: 64 of 89 MB/s (--) SVGA: clgd5434: 741376 bytes off-screen memory available (--) SVGA: clgd5434: Using hardware cursor (--) SVGA: clgd5434: Using accelerator functions (--) SVGA: clgd5434: Using BitBLT engine (**) SVGA: clgd5434: Using memory-mapped I/O [ XF86Config file deleted ] Check to make sure that you have the right file. When I ran the auto-XF86 config program I ended up with /etc/X11/XF86Config and /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config as separate files and I think that /etc/X11/XF86Config needed to be linked to the later. It confused the hello out of me while I was trying to get it working. Actually, it is the reverse. /etc/X11/XF86Config should be the original file with /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config as a link to it. Stuff stored in the /etc directory was meant to be altered and files under /usr weren't. It seems that the configuration program looks and writes to /etc/X11, but the servers look at /usr/X11R6/lib/X11. Confusing, huh?! Looking at the response list from Gith, I see that the server determined that the 800x600 1024x768 display modes are invalid. Gith, make sure the card has sufficient memory to support the modes. Also make sure the monitor specifications are sufficient to support the modes. While the card might produce the required video display, if you told the config program a lesser monitor, the modes will be rejected anyhow. (trying to protect your monitor!) -- -= Sent by Debian 1.2 Linux =- Thomas Kocourek KD4CIK [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Minor help with X
Gith wrote: Ok, since I've just recently gotten a computer that can run X I'm still a newbie on how it works. I want to start up in 800x600x256 mode. SVGALIB has no problem doing this. I can't figure out how to get X to do it. X keeps starting in 640x480. This is for a Cirrus Logic CL-GD5434 with 1Meg Ram. It seemd from the messages during startup, that there isn't an 800x600 mode defined but there is a modeline for it. Also, in the Modeline section in my XF86Config file, could i delete all but the modelines for: 640x480, 800x600, 1024x768? it seems like alot defined for things i'll never use. Below are the messages i get when starting X and the contents of my XF86Config file. Any help would be great. ** This is what i get on start up ** (**) SVGA: chipset: clgd5434 (**) SVGA: videoram: 1024k (--) SVGA: clocks: 25.23 28.32 41.16 36.08 31.50 39.99 45.08 49.87 (--) SVGA: clocks: 64.98 72.16 75.00 80.01 (**) SVGA: Option mmio (--) SVGA: Maximum allowed dot-clock: 81.349 MHz (**) SVGA: Mode 640x480: mode clock = 25.175, clock used = 25.226 (--) SVGA: There is no mode definition named 800x600 (--) SVGA: Removing mode 800x600 from list of valid modes. (--) SVGA: There is no mode definition named 1024x768 (--) SVGA: Removing mode 1024x768 from list of valid modes. (--) SVGA: Virtual resolution set to 640x480 (--) SVGA: SpeedUp code selection modified because virtualX != 1024 (--) SVGA: clgd5434: Internal memory clock register is 0x19 (Standard RAS) (**) SVGA: clgd5434: Approximate DRAM bandwidth for drawing: 64 of 89 MB/s (--) SVGA: clgd5434: 741376 bytes off-screen memory available (--) SVGA: clgd5434: Using hardware cursor (--) SVGA: clgd5434: Using accelerator functions (--) SVGA: clgd5434: Using BitBLT engine (**) SVGA: clgd5434: Using memory-mapped I/O [ XF86Config file deleted ] Check to make sure that you have the right file. When I ran the auto-XF86 config program I ended up with /etc/X11/XF86Config and /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config as separate files and I think that /etc/X11/XF86Config needed to be linked to the later. It confused the hello out of me while I was trying to get it working. Jens B. Jorgensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Minor help with X
Ok, since I've just recently gotten a computer that can run X I'm still a newbie on how it works. I want to start up in 800x600x256 mode. SVGALIB has no problem doing this. I can't figure out how to get X to do it. X keeps starting in 640x480. This is for a Cirrus Logic CL-GD5434 with 1Meg Ram. It seemd from the messages during startup, that there isn't an 800x600 mode defined but there is a modeline for it. Also, in the Modeline section in my XF86Config file, could i delete all but the modelines for: 640x480, 800x600, 1024x768? it seems like alot defined for things i'll never use. Below are the messages i get when starting X and the contents of my XF86Config file. Any help would be great. ** This is what i get on start up ** (**) SVGA: chipset: clgd5434 (**) SVGA: videoram: 1024k (--) SVGA: clocks: 25.23 28.32 41.16 36.08 31.50 39.99 45.08 49.87 (--) SVGA: clocks: 64.98 72.16 75.00 80.01 (**) SVGA: Option mmio (--) SVGA: Maximum allowed dot-clock: 81.349 MHz (**) SVGA: Mode 640x480: mode clock = 25.175, clock used = 25.226 (--) SVGA: There is no mode definition named 800x600 (--) SVGA: Removing mode 800x600 from list of valid modes. (--) SVGA: There is no mode definition named 1024x768 (--) SVGA: Removing mode 1024x768 from list of valid modes. (--) SVGA: Virtual resolution set to 640x480 (--) SVGA: SpeedUp code selection modified because virtualX != 1024 (--) SVGA: clgd5434: Internal memory clock register is 0x19 (Standard RAS) (**) SVGA: clgd5434: Approximate DRAM bandwidth for drawing: 64 of 89 MB/s (--) SVGA: clgd5434: 741376 bytes off-screen memory available (--) SVGA: clgd5434: Using hardware cursor (--) SVGA: clgd5434: Using accelerator functions (--) SVGA: clgd5434: Using BitBLT engine (**) SVGA: clgd5434: Using memory-mapped I/O ** This is what my XF86Config file looks like. ** Section Files RgbPath /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb FontPath /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/ FontPath /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled FontPath /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled FontPath /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/ FontPath /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/ FontPath /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/ FontPath /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/ ModulePath /usr/X11R6/lib/modules EndSection Section Module # Load xf86Jstk.so Load pex5.so Load xie.so EndSection Section ServerFlags #NoTrapSignals #DontZap #DontZoom #DisableVidModeExtension #AllowNonLocalXvidtune #DisableModInDev #AllowNonLocalModInDev EndSection Section Keyboard ProtocolStandard AutoRepeat 500 5 XkbKeymap xfree86(us) EndSection Section Pointer ProtocolPS/2 Device /dev/psaux Emulate3Buttons Emulate3Timeout50 EndSection Section Monitor Identifier cirrus VendorName cirrus ModelName cirrus HorizSync 31.5 - 35.1 VertRefresh 50-70 # 640x400 @ 70 Hz, 31.5 kHz hsync Modeline 640x400 25.175 640 664 760 800 400 409 411 450 # 640x480 @ 60 Hz, 31.5 kHz hsync Modeline 640x480 25.175 640 664 760 800 480 491 493 525 # 800x600 @ 56 Hz, 35.15 kHz hsync Modeline 800x600 36 800 824 896 1024 600 601 603 625 # 1024x768 @ 87 Hz interlaced, 35.5 kHz hsync Modeline 1024x76844.9 1024 1048 1208 1264 768 776 784 817 Interlace # 640x480 @ 72 Hz, 36.5 kHz hsync Modeline 640x480 31.5 640 680 720 864 480 488 491 521 # 800x600 @ 60 Hz, 37.8 kHz hsync Modeline 800x600 40 800 840 968 1056 600 601 605 628 +hsync +vsync # 800x600 @ 72 Hz, 48.0 kHz hsync Modeline 800x600 50 800 856 976 1040 600 637 643 666 +hsync +vsync # 1024x768 @ 60 Hz, 48.4 kHz hsync Modeline 1024x768651024 1032 1176 1344 768 771 777 806 -hsync -vsync # 1024x768 @ 70 Hz, 56.5 kHz hsync Modeline 1024x768751024 1048 1184 1328 768 771 777 806 -hsync -vsync # 1280x1024 @ 87 Hz interlaced, 51 kHz hsync Modeline 1280x1024 801280 1296 1512 1568 1024 1025 1037 1165 Interlace # 1024x768 @ 76 Hz, 62.5 kHz hsync Modeline 1024x768851024 1032 1152 1360 768 784 787 823 # 1280x1024 @ 61 Hz, 64.2 kHz hsync Modeline 1280x1024 1101280 1328 1512 1712 1024 1025 1028 1054 # 1280x1024 @ 74 Hz, 78.85 kHz hsync Modeline 1280x1024 1351280 1312 1456 1712 1024 1027 1030 1064 # 1280x1024 @ 76 Hz, 81.13 kHz hsync Modeline 1280x1024 1351280 1312 1416 1664 1024 1027 1030 1064 # Low-res Doublescan modes # If your chipset does not support doublescan, you get a 'squashed' # resolution like 320x400. # 320x200 @ 70 Hz, 31.5 kHz hsync, 8:5 aspect ratio Modeline 320x200 12.588 320 336 384 400 200 204 205 225 Doublescan # 320x240 @ 60 Hz, 31.5 kHz hsync, 4:3 aspect ratio Modeline 320x240 12.588
