Date: Sat, 25 May 2002 16:49:04 +0200 From: Martin Schweizer <info@pc-service.ch> To: "Gerald A. Speak" <gaspeak@va.prestige.net> Cc: "Kevin G. Eliuk" <kg@dccnet.com>, Martin Schweizer <info@pc-service.ch>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Solved: Re: Install XFree86 4.2.0 Message-ID: <20020525164904.A1182@saturn.spectraweb.ch> In-Reply-To: <200205201827.44564.gaspeak@va.prestige.net>; from gaspeak@va.prestige.net on Mon, May 20, 2002 at 06:27:44PM -0400 References: <20020520194311.B1182@saturn.spectraweb.ch> <3CE940C0.9000102@dccnet.com> <200205201827.44564.gaspeak@va.prestige.net>
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Hello Thank you for your hints but they don't resolve my problem. I searched again in the XFree86 mailinglist archive and found the solution: in the section "Device" the option "nocompositesync". On Mon, May 20, 2002 at 06:27:44PM -0400 Gerald A. Speak wrote: > On Monday 20 May 2002 02:30 pm, Kevin G. Eliuk wrote: > > > > > > My sytem is a FreeBSD 4.5STABLE. I had XFree86 3.3.6. Now I have 4.2.0. > > > If I start X with xdm I see the X login for a few second and then the > > > screen is "blinking" that meens I can see the login and after a few > > > seconds the screen is black and so on. Also I hear my monitor is changing > > > somthing > > > (click, click). After I hit CTRL-ALT-BACK I return to the console mode. > > > It's probably a wrong config in the XF86Config (attached)? What is going > > > wrong? > > It "sounds" to me like your modelines are slightly out of your monitor's spec. > > > > Thank you in advance. > > > > First check /var/log/xdm-errors and /var/log/XFree86.0.log for any hints. > > > > Did you use "xf86cfg" to do the setup? > > > > I experienced the same condition when I upgraded to 4.2. My workaround > > was to use "xf86config" (command line interface) instead of "xf86cfg" > > (GUI interface) to compose my XF86Config file. > > if that doesn't work, try as root, "XFree86 -configure" which will create a > XF86Config.new which you may have to modify to match your mouse settings, > default color depth, and screen modes. -- Regards Martin Schweizer <info@pc-service.ch> PC-Service M. Schweizer; Gewerbehaus Schwarz; CH-8608 Bubikon Tel. +41 55 243 30 00; Fax: +41 55 243 33 22; http://www.pc-service.ch To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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