Thanks so much for your attention! have tried what u suggest, but unfortutely startx won't work when i do that.
I even called Sony (Sony doesn't support but sugested that mebbe someone had written a patch). I am Not sure why under rh7.3 I Could successfully do as you say (albeit with no improvement in performance), but under rh8.0 startx crashes. redhat-config-xfree86 log is attached, included on ftp.evl.uic.edu/pub/OUTgoing/mgolter/xfree/ On Mon, 24 Mar 2003, Jesse Hutton wrote: > Melissa, > > Try setting by hand the Horizontal Scan to 30-96 and Vert Refresh to > 48-160. I got those values from a pdf that is retrievable here: > http://www.datordesign.se/servsupo/sony/moni/mod/GDM-20SE2T5.html > > Jesse > > On Mon, 24 Mar 2003, Melissa Golter wrote: > > > I am having a terrible time configuring XFree86 > > > > My *exact* monitor is not listed (I have a Sony Multiscan seII -- Sony > > GDM-20SE2T) > > > > XFree86 configurator under RH8.0 lists only the GDM-20SE2TS (specs are > > same...but the monitor was not *found*) -- is there a patch available? Is > > one necessary? > > > > When I enter the wrong monitor (done previously!) and the SiS300 card I > > have, startx won't work. I had to re-install 8.0 as I was not sure how to > > work through the Fatal server error message: The application 'x conf.py > > lost its connection to the display :17.0; most likely the xserver was shut > > down or you killed/destroyed the application, when a simple re-boot still > > would not let me see the redhat-config-xfree86 *window* to change anything > > in the xwin setup... > > > > After the first install of 8.0 i first received the error > > message: > > /usr/share/redhat-config-xfree86/xconf.py:1238: DeprecationWarning: > > self.xml.get_widget("display_dialog"), set_uposition(xpos, ypos) > > > > I am still getting that message along with: > > *dccporbe returned the bogus values > > ID: None > > Name: None > > Horiz Sync: None > > Vert Sync: None > > > > > > I am down to using a generic monitor and VESA...and 16 bit color > > depth...yuk. I am gonna try to do some visualization work and need/would > > like to get as *hi-end* as I can (I am already limited by a funky graphics > > card...) > > > > > > Again if anyone knows if there is a patch for the GDM-20SE2T???? or if the > > GDM-20SE2TS would be close enough that I *won't* (most probably) have to > > re-install again, or knows where to look for such things, I wouldn't mind > > hearing from them. > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > mgolter > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > XFree86 mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86 > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > XFree86 mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86 >
#!/bin/sh python2.2 /usr/share/redhat-config-xfree86/xconf.py $@
