X problems

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From: Chad Sanner <redacted>
Subject: X problems
Date: Wednesday, February 03, 1999 3:04 PM

I'm trying to configure X-windows for the first time and I'm having
trouble.
I've exhausted all the faq's on the net and my problem still hasen't been
answered.

My video card is supported..ATI 264-VT4..Internal RAMDAC. 
My monitor is not supported..HP D5298A..14 in monitor.
	When I ran diagnostics on the monitor from a win98 box before installing
linux, my monitor's
	resoultion was set at 800x600 with a color depth of 32bpp. The Verticle
Frenq. was at 75hz 
	and the Horzontal at 46.79khz.  It supported refreshe rates of 75, 72,

70,

60, 56, and 48.  All
	interlaced except 48hz.

When useing the "XConfigurator" with my Red Hat Linux 5.2 relase I choose
my card and install the MACH 64 server.  When I come to the monitor
selection, I choose Custom because my monitor is unlisted.  I'm then

asked

to choose a horizontal sync range from this list:
				
			Standard VGA		640x480 @ 60hz
			Super VGA		800x600 @ 56hz
			8514 Compatible	1024x768 @ 87hz interlaced (no 800x600)
			Super VGA		1024x768 @ 87hz interlaced, 800x600 @ 56hz
			Extended Super VGA	800x600 @ 60hz, 640x480 @ 72hz
			Non-Interlaced SVGA	1024x768 @ 70hz, 800x600 @ 72hz
			High Frequency SVGA	1024x768 @ 70hz
			Monitor that can do	1280x1024 @ 60hz
			Monitor that can do	1280x1024 @ 74hz
			Monitor that can do	1280x1024 @ 76hz

I'm not sure which range I should select, however I did try the
Non-Interlaced SVGA selection the first time I tried to configure it.

I was then asked to choose a vertical sync range from this list:
	
			50-70
			50-90
			50-100
			40-150

Again I'm not sure what to choose but judging from my diagnostics list,

the

vert sync was at 75hz. so I chose the 50-90 range.

I was next asked for screen configuration and if I wanted my video card
probed for default resoultion and color depth. When I chose the probe
options I get this error:

					X Error
		There was an error detecting the video ram on your card. 
		You should try configuring the video card manually.

I choose ok and then am asked for video ram on my card which I choose

4meg

ideally matching my card.

I am then asked for a clock chip setting from this list:

			No Clockchip Setting (recomended)
			Chrontel 8391
			ICD2061A and compatibles (ICS9161A, DCS2824)
			ICS2595
			ICS5342 (similar to SDAC, but not completely compatible)
			ICS5341
			S3 GenDAC (86C708) and ICS5300 (autodetected)
			S3 SDAC (86C716)
			STG1703 (autodetected)
			Sierra SC11412
			T1 3025 (autodetected)
			T1 3026 (autodetected)
			IBM RGB 51x/52x (autodetected)

I choose the recomended "No Clockchip Setting"

Then I move on to the Video modes selection and from it I choose:

640x480,

800x600, and 1024x768 for 8but, 16bit and 24bit.

I then issue the "startx" commandand when X starts, there is first a

bunch

of horizontal lines racing across the screen and then the lines turn to
blue.  I then use ctrl, alt, and backspace to get out of x windows.

One of the times I tried the configure I chose the IBM RGB clockchip
setting and then issued the startx command and x started but everything

was

duplicated 3 times.  The window borders would shake back and fourth
extremely fast so I backed out of this too.

Is there any way I can configure x to run in my enviroment correctly?

Thanks,
	griffter
		93 93/93

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