On Tue, May 02, 2000 at 07:53:20AM -0400, Dan Brosemer wrote: > My typical strategy for configuring X is to go through xf86config and then > try to start X many times deleting modelines from the XF86Config file when > they fail (my monitor stays black). This worked great for all of the 3.3 > series > > I compiled XF86 4.0 and installed it, but when I tried this, I found that > there were no modelines in the XF86Config file. A search of xfree86.org > yeilds nothing helpful, I was wondering if someone could tell me what > happened to them or offer a better way of getting X working.
I just install the precompiled binaries Sunday. You don't specify modelines anymore, yeah! It figures them out all by itself. The new xf86config should create a valid XF86Config file for you. Beware, in the precompiled binaries, xterm doesn't handle ANSI colors properly. One of the Authors notified me that a patch to fix that problem didn't get in to the official release. > I have a Permedia 2 based reference board and a GoldStar Studioworks 78i > monitor. Entering the specs for the monitor (hsync and vrefresh) leave me > with a blank screen (and the monitor in sleep mode) with both XF4.0 and > 3.3.x. Don't know anything about Permedia cards. Did you check the supported drivers list? Look for suspect "Options" or modules that may cause problems. The Xinstall.sh script warned about a couple (PEX, ??) when I used it. There should be a log /var/log/XFree96.0.log. -- ¶ One·should·only·use·the·ASCII·characterset·when·compos » ing·email·messages.
