Compaq Presario 5640 (Pentium II 400MHz) without original monitor, 128 meg mem, ATI Technologies Inc 3D Rage LT Pro AGP-133 (rev 220) with 8 meg mem, Linux From Scratch and a recent 2.4 kernel.
Problem, short version: _XFree86 Version 4.2.0_ SiS 6326 (PCI 4 meg mem) + Facit IntelliScan = OK ATI 3D Rage LT Pro + Facit IntelliScan = Dead monitor ATI 3D Rage LT Pro + Dell UltraScan = OK Facit IntelliScan Model M1720T (17 in), Swedish monitor made in Taiwan Sep -96 Dell UltraScan 15ES Model P1528EB (15 in), US monitor made in Malaysia Dec -94 Problem, long version: This is the most puzzling error condition I've ever seen, and it manifests itself through the hardware only, ie no errors in /var/log/XFree86.0.log or elsewhere on the system. Alterations in /etc/X11/XF86Config have no effect on the final blackout (though I haven't tried turning off hw acceleration etc, since the second monitor worked ok). Different window managers means nothing - don't run KDE or Gnome. I've tried a variant of the Gatos driver, to no avail. Compaq's limited BIOS settings have the power management turned off, and I haven't compiled kernel APM. Module agpgart loaded or unloaded - no difference. 1) X or startx initializes and goes into graphics mode, but after ca 5 seconds the monitor goes off (power led still lit). This isn't a "power saving" state, instead it looks like a "surviving mode" of kinds. Cooling crackle noises confirms that the power indeed is cut. 2) Keyboard taps or mouse movements doesn't restore power, but a Ctrl-Alt-Backspace does (returning to a normal text terminal). 3) If I hit the monitor power switch when in graphics mode (led goes off) and then on, power comes back for about 5 seconds. Then... blackout again. 4) During the brief seconds of life, I note that the default 1024x768 Depth 16 (and virtual 1024x768) isn't displayed properly. It looks like the "screen" estate extends ca 20 percent _outside_ of the physical screen on all four sides. Like it's zoomed in. It's not virtual since mouse movements doesn't scroll it. This is just a confused error report. I don't expect any advice. If you'd like dumps of specific system information, just ask. PS. Google search and Xpert search turns up nothing (too general keywords) DS. Regards, Mats Johannesson _______________________________________________ Xpert mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert
