Package: KDE Version: 2.2.2 Message number 2:
I found that when removing 'DPMS' option from XF86Config-4 file, then KDE starts correctly with extmod loaded. I've tried 2 different monitors, assumed that it could be a DPMS problem : Philips 14C, and a Compaq V50. with both it's the same problem on our STX cards. KDE don't start. if DPMS disabled, KDE runs on these cards. Here is what I saw about DPMS : Short for Display Power Management Signaling, a <VESA.html> <interface.html> <standard.html> that defines four power management modes for <monitor.html> in idle state: on, stand-by, suspend and off. Using DPMS, the display controller (typically the video card or chip from which the monitor receives signals) sends a signal along two signal lines - horizontal sync (h-sync) and vertical sync (v-sync) -- to the monitor, instructing it to enter into one of the four power management states assuming that, I can't understand where could be the problem of aborting the X server with DPMS. Does the monitor send back data through the sync lines ? This seems to be a package from XFree86, is it corrected in version 4.4.0 ? There are 3 ways of resolving the problem : 1: understanding what is wrong on the electronic side of the board regarding monitors (if no CRT monitor but an LCD display in digital parallel mode or LVDS mode, what will happen ?) 2: correcting a problem in the VESA driver ? releasing XFree86 in 4.4.0 ? 3: disabling DPMS (worst case) Jean-Luc
