Date: Thu, 1 Jan 1998 02:03:23 -0800 (PST) From: Rudy Gireyev <rgireyev@yahoo.com> To: Shoma & Ash Yadav <shomash@mbox4.singnet.com.sg>, Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> Cc: John Preisler <john@vapornet.net>, garbanzo@hooked.net, questions@FreeBSD.ORG, dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu Subject: Re: changing screen res in X Message-ID: <19980101100323.22446.rocketmail@send1a.yahoomail.com>
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OK, OK I cannot beleive I could have been this stupid. After I read this message I think it finally hit me. When I was configuring my X the default configuration that ships with X was pointing to the wrong Xresources file. So, what I'm basically trying to say is that X never sees any of your changes and uses the same file as it used the very first time. Possibly, a default example file that shipped with X. Rudy ---Shoma & Ash Yadav <shomash@mbox4.singnet.com.sg> wrote: > > Hi Greg, > The machine has a S3 Vision 864 chipset ( which is what I got from > SuperProbe). I am using the SVGA server eith it and the chips set is set to > generic . I can't send u the startx output cause my FreeBSD machine is'nt > networked yet and I cannot copy files over to my PC from where I am sending > this email. However startfx does not seem to notice the new display modes > and defaults to builtin 320x200. The entry for that has a (--) so I guess it > is not reading it from the XF86Config file. Also if I cahnge to anything > above 8 bpp it complains that my "generic" chipset will not allow it. > > thanx > Ash ;) > > -----Original Message----- > From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> > To: Shoma & Ash Yadav <shomash@mbox4.singnet.com.sg> > Cc: John Preisler <john@vapornet.net>; dwite@resnet.uoregon.edu > <dwite@resnet.uoregon.edu>; garbanzo@hooked.net <garbanzo@hooked.net>; > questions@FreeBSD.ORG <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> > Date: Thursday, January 01, 1998 2:51 PM > Subject: Re: changing screen res in X > > > >On Thu, Jan 01, 1998 at 02:30:05PM +0800, Shoma & Ash Yadav wrote: > >> > >> John, Doug, Alex > >> Thanx a lot for your replies ... and wish U all a Hap-Hap-Happy New Year > ... > >> But ... I am still unable to get my SVGA display to go beyond the 320x200 > >> that it defaults to. Even after removing the 320x200 entry for 8 bit > depth > >> in SVGA definitions in XF86Config . If anyone out there has managed to > run > >> the X server on a dell VS 17X monitor attached to a Dell Optiplex 590 cd > u > >> pls send me a copy of your XF86Config file. > > > >Sorry, I haven't been following this thread. Is this a machine with a > >NeoMagic chipset? If so, you're out of luck: XFree86 doesn't support > >it. You should be able to run 640x480 four colours, though. The > >alternative is the XI Graphics server, which costs Real Money. > > > >If that's not the problem (i.e. you have a different chip set), let's > >see the output of the startx command. > > > >Greg > > _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
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