Date: Mon, 1 Mar 1999 14:37:45 -0800 (PST) From: Rudy Gireyev <rgireyev@yahoo.com> To: Don Read <sysop@calcasieu.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: X setup Message-ID: <19990301223745.18582.rocketmail@send106.yahoomail.com>
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Hi Don! Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately I have been using the script (XF86config). I have the same problem with the graphical setup utility, that I have with X server itself, the screen flickers and jumps around and is not usable. :-( Thanks for the try though. Rudy Don Read <sysop@calcasieu.com> wrote: > > back on 02:14 AM 2/28/99 -0800, you said: > >Hi! > > > >I'm trying to get Xwindows to tame my VGA setup without much luck. The > >setup is Cirrus Logic CL-GD5480 card (4Meg) and a 21 inch IBM 9504 > >Black and White VGA monitor. Funny enough the card is listed in the > >XF86config, and I pulled horizontal and vertical refresh rates for the > >monitor from the IBM website. When I run startx the screen flickers > >and is unreadable, going through resolutions with Ctl-Alt-+ simply > >shows different flicker type. > >If you have a similar setup and got it to work or (unlike me) you know > >what's going on please lemme know. > > > >Thanks Rudy. > > Got my home machine up 2.1.6 -> 2.2.8 this weekend. > > What didn't work was the graphical X setup, it would start a running server > at the end; but a 'startx' would produce mondo clock-errors, and fail to > start (cirrus logic 5422). > > However, the script based setup got a workable XF86Config !? > > I'll need play with it some more to see what is the difference between the > config's produced by each ... > > Anyhow, try the script set-up to see if it gives any better results for you. > > Regards, > -- > Don Read sysop@calcasieu.com > EDP Manager dread@texas.net > Calcasieu Lumber Co. Austin TX > - There cannot be a crisis next week. My schedule is already full. > > _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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