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From: "Nick Howells" <nehowells@hotmail.com>
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Subject: Fwd: XF86 Can't Configure Server
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>From: nicholas.howells@yestelevision.com
>To: <nehowells@hotmail.com>
>Subject: XF86 Can't Configure Server
>Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2001 10:52:02 +0100
>
>Hi Thanks for taking the time to read this posting, this newbie needs your
>help !
>
>machine details:    seimens nixdorf 5hpci (pentium 75 - old i know but hey
>...)
>                48mb ram
>                FreeBSD 4.3 stable ( downloaded via FTP from uk mirror )
>
>
>Monitor Details:         seimens nixdorf: mcm1702
>                serial: BZ542212
>                fcc-id: ARFKDM1788
>                manufactured 1995.
>
>having run a check on the fcc-id number and contacting the relevant company
>it turns out this monitor is actually a 'sampo technologies model
>'kdm1788be'' which has been re-badged for siemens, please see link below
>for technical spec sheet.
>
>http://www.griffintechnology.com/monitors/Sampo10.html
>
>
>video card details: tsenglabs et4000/w32 pci (info reported from windows)
>
>video card details as reported by XF86 startup:    pci et4000 w32p
>                               ramdac stg1703
>                               chipset et4000 w32p_rev_d
>                               ram 4096k
>                               ramdac speed 135
>
>here's the problem:
>
>when i configure x - i can't get the desktop to full screen mode - i can
>only get an image about 8 x 8 inches in the centre of the screen - the
>surrounding border remains black.  i have tried both svga & w32 servers &
>different colour depths and with all combinations of et?000 cards - most
>combinations won't start the x server - those that do run fine - no errors
>but image is not full screen.
>
>i know that x will run as i've had red hat 6.2 running in the past.
>
>any help very much appreciated - please feel free to flame ( but i have
>read all the docs from the xf86 project )
>
>regards
>
>nick
>
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