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From: Doug White <dwhite@riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu>
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To: Rodrigo Ormonde <ormonde@trem.cnt.org.br>
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Subject: Re: Problems running XFree86
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On Mon, 22 Apr 1996, Rodrigo Ormonde wrote:

>    I have a Pentiun 90Mhz running in a Triton board. I'm trying to configure the
> XFree86 to run on my system, but the monitor is always out of sync. The only
> mode that works is 320x200x256.

Odd question:  have you run xf86config to make a XF86Config file?  

Are you using the proper X server? (I don't know for yours, at worst 
SVGA, I'd guess)

>    When I run xinit, it displays the following messages:
> 
>    Unknown chipset 0x5e (I think the number is 0x5e, but I'm not sure)
>    Using builtin mode 320x200

It may just not be supported.  :-/

>    I've looked at cards database in xf86config and it doesn't have my video card
> neither a generic VESA compatible SVGA, so I don't know what to do to make it 
> work on my system. 

>    1 - What is this builtin mode 320x200 xinit is using ? 

A mode built in to the X server that works for every VGA compatible video 
card.  

>    2 - How can I make XFree86 work on my system ?

Try asking questions@xfree86.org.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major