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From: pgreen <polytarp@m-net.arbornet.org>
To: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr>
Cc: Redmond Militante <r-militante@northwestern.edu>,
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Subject: Re: what does this x problem mean?
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On Sun, 16 Jun 2002, Giorgos Keramidas wrote:

> On 2002-06-15 10:17 -0500, Redmond Militante wrote:
> > hi
>
> Hi, please try to wrap your lines below some reasonable length, say
> something between 70-80 characters.
>
> > regular user.  the message i get is fatal server error: no valid
> > modes found.
>
> > Section "Monitor"
> >    Identifier      "e771p"
> >    VendorName      "dell"
> >    ModelName       "e771p"
> >    HorizSync       31.5,35.5
> >    VertRefresh     60,70,87
> >    Modeline  "1024x768"   44.90 1024 1048 1208 1264 768 776 784 817 interlace
> > EndSection
>
> You have only one ``ModeLine'' in your setup, and this specific
> ModeLine is not acceptable by your configuration.  I have always found
> the following cgi script very useful when trying to configure my
> XFree86 installations:
>
> 	http://koala.ilog.fr/cgi-bin/nph-colas-modelines
>
> Visit this page, and be prepared to be asked about your video
> adaptor's technical characteristics, as well as your monitor's range
> of horizontal & vertical refresh rates.  You will find these easily in
> the manuals / documentation that comes with your hardware.  The CGI
> script will do its magic and output the optimal ModeLine lines for
> your setup.  Copy/paste those in your XF86Config and try again...
>
> BTW, the -newbies list is *not* the place to ask questions like these.
> You should ask at -questions instead ;-)
>
> - Giorgos
>
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