Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2007 00:59:33 -0300 From: Daniel Molina Wegener <dmw@unete.cl> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: Warwick Sweetnam <deexenigma@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: Running X window system Message-ID: <200703040059.33713.dmw@unete.cl> In-Reply-To: <BAY131-F367727CC6A9C15B39DB0C3DA850@phx.gbl> References: <BAY131-F367727CC6A9C15B39DB0C3DA850@phx.gbl>
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On Sunday 04 March 2007 00:50, Warwick Sweetnam wrote: > Hi, I am having trouble getting X window system to > boot on a 2196 24A IBM Aptiva. The specs of the on-board > graphics card are as follows: > 64meg Ram > SiS540 or SiS630 > > The monitor is a dell lcd model no. 1504FP > specs are as follows: > Resolution > > Horizontal scan range 31 kHz to 60 kHz (automatic) > Vertical scan range 60 Hz to 75 Hz (automatic) > Optimal preset resolution 1024 x 768 at 60 Hz > Highest preset resolution 1024 x 768 at 75 Hz > * Highest addressable resolution 1024 x 768 at 75 Hz > Most resolutions run primarily on VESA of which I > have tried as generic driver. > > Ive tried running the system with all different options > and resolutions, including running with the generic SiS > drivers, when I try to select specific chipsets there is > never an exact match, the closest match in the options > to the SiS540 is the SiS530, and closet to SiS630 is SiS620, > im unsure of the exact chipset on my board as i cant seem > to locate the model anywhere, I just know from a maintenence > manual that these are the 2 possible chipsets. > > I have tried entering the horizontal and vertical refresh > rates manually and running with both types of SiS chipset > drivers at different low resolutions and different bit depths > (24 and 16) but still no luck. > If it helps I am trying to run fluxbox with on this > particular install and are following a step-by-step guide but > not a lot of troubleshooting advice is given unfortunatly. > Any help would be greatly appreciated, I hope to have > provided the needed information. > > [SNIP] Have you tried "Xorg -configure"? Regards, -- .O. | Daniel Molina Wegener | C/C++ Developer ..O | dmw [at] unete [dot] cl | FOSS Coding Adict OOO | BSD & Linux User | Standards Rocks!
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