Re: [LI] Anand Raman , Please help xwindows not starting

["Shanker R Swaminathan" <CseWhiz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Use SAX from SuSE if you want a wizard type Video setup for X. BTW , the
card you are referring to is working due to the noaccel option and the
Chipset defination only. VideoRAM is normally probed by default- the text
you see scrolling by when you start X. All the other options are cosmetic.
If you really want Maximum control over your video Resolution, run xvidtune
and copy the parameters in it to your xf86config file.( after tweaking your
monitor to your heart's content) . I managed to coax my old  fixed frequency
TVM monitor to splutter out 1024x768 at 67 HZ due to xvidtune. Multisync
monitors manage oddball resolutions of 1142 .... etc.
SHanker
----- Original Message -----
From: Anand Raman <araman@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <linux-india@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, November 08, 1999 6:50 PM
Subject: Re: [LI] Anand Raman , Please help xwindows not starting


> Hi Dhaval
> There was nothing great which i did to make it work but yes it was
cetainly a
> trial and error version
> I used the both the tools and manual editing to get the required
resolution
> 1> Use the command line tool .. What is it called XF86Setup or XF86Config
..
> 2>   Use the GUI driven program.. The one plus point i have experienced
using
> this tool is that they help u know whether u will be able to run at that
> resolution or not
> 3>    After the system is up and running i for the first time edited a few
> parameters to get the default color depth i wanted
>
> I find it strange that the tools dont always change ur config file to
reflect
> the changes u want
> For eg i didnt find any of the setup programs adding a BoardName parameter
in
> the device section also some tools never mention the default color dept
> parameter
> It tends to be a bit frustating
> Lemme suggest try to modify the following values in the xf86config file .
One of
> my friend was having al sorts of trouble running Trident AGP 975 card ..
However
> the changes made his Xserver come up .. The parameters are plucked from a
mail a
> few days back .. Quoting the same
> *****************************************
> Set the Device selection as per following in the XF86Config file and
> hanging prob. will be solved.
> Selection      "Device"
> Identifier     "Trident 3DImage975 AGP (Generic)"
> VendorName     "Trident"
>   BoardName     "3DImage9750"
>   Chipset       "3DImage975"
>   VideoRam      4096
>   Option        "noaccel"
>
> regards,
>
> Vaibhav
>
> ****************************************
> These options really work .. Apart from this i also founf solace by
meddeling
> with the DefaultColorDepth parameter in the screen section
>
> Hope this helps
> Anand Raman
>
> Dhaval wrote:
>
> > Dear Anand Raman,
> > You mentioned that you started the Xwindows by runnig the Xf86config and
> > Xf86setup program. Can you tell me the important steps, I am also having
the
> > same prob.
> >
> > ********************************************
> > *
> > *     Dhaval Brahmbhatt
> > *     MCSE, MCP+I
> > *     dhaval001@xxxxxxxxxxx
> > *     dhavalbrahmbhatt@xxxxxxxxxx
> > *     (multilingal)
> > *     dhavalbrahmbhatt@xxxxxxxxx
> > *
> > ********************************************
> >
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