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Re: Xfree86 don't work!!!
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Tom Le)
Mon Nov 2 13:26:46 1998
From: "Tom Le" <Tom_Le@ismbc.com>
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Date: Mon, 2 Nov 1998 10:22:31 -0800
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Hi Tom,
I have the same problem with my XFree86 as well, but I have an ATI Mach 64
video card in my computer. The black screen problem on my XFree86 came
from 2 conflicts. The first conflict was that the ATI apeture shared
memory caused the blank screen, I just disable that feature in my ATI
configuration. Once I did that I can do 'X -probeonly', it used to hang on
the black screen. The second conflict was my monitor frequencies and the
frequencies in the Xconfig file are not match. These are the steps of what
I did, after I disable my video card's apature shared memory :
1) at the console prompt : run <Xconfigurator>
2) select the appro. devices for the your computer, if you monitor is not
listed in the device listing, then use custom. For frequencies selection
when in doubt, use 60Hz is a save bet. You know, select <40-70> for your
monitor and for your screen use <60Hz>
3) after exit out of the Xconfigurator, at the console prompt : run < X
-showconfig >
* this will show you your video configuration
4) after X -showconfig, at the console prompt : run < X -probeonly >
* from here you should be able to see at what freqencies your monitor
is able to handle
5) use this info, you should compare the clock frequencies that 'X
-probeonly' showed, to the clock frequencies in the Xconfig file, it should
match. I think it is under device section 'My Video Card' and screen
section at the end of the file.
I hope this help. Let me know if it works.
Guilherme Cardozo Losch <glosch@usa.net> on 09/07/98 09:30:27 PM
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Subject: Xfree86 don't work!!!
Hi. Please anyone HELP ME!!!!!
I can't put X-windows to run on my computer. I tried all possibilities,
XF86_S3, XF86_SVGA, XF86_Mono, XF86_VGA16. My screen just stay black. I
just exit with ctrl+alt+del a lot of times, or by reset.
My computer is:
Intel P100, 32Mb EDO RAM, HD3.2Gb (primary), 540Mb (secundary) CD-ROM 8x
ATAPI, video board Diamond Stealth Graphics 2001 (2Mb), US-Robotics 33600
voice, SB-16 Multi-CD, Diamond Monster 3D, Floppy 1.44 and a Samsung
SyncMaster 2.
Please, anyone helpme!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks..
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Guilherme Cardozo Losch
Glosch@usa.net
ICQ 3263515
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