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List:       gentoo-desktop
Subject:    Re: [gentoo-desktop] Tweaking X and errors.(Voodoo5500 AGP & Acer
From:       Collins Richey <erichey2 () attbi ! com>
Date:       2003-04-26 0:09:39
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On Fri, 25 Apr 2003 12:52:47 -0700
Susie <arienadean@shaw.ca> wrote:

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> I've gone through my XF86Config and adjusted my syncs to match my
> monitor(before we guestimated setting it up).  I tried it with the
> range up to 120 but got flicker so turned it down... also oops found
> how I can make the screen go very tiny.(so now commented out modes I'm
> not using as I added in some not listed)  

> Max Resolution :  1280 x 1024 ( multiscan )
> Dot Pitch : 0.25 mm
> Max Sync Rate (V x H) 120 Hz x 72 KHz
> Max Resolution  1280 x 1024 / 67 Hz ( multiscan )
> 

> Section "Monitor"
> 
>     Identifier  "Acer G772"
>     VendorName  "Acer"  
>     Option      "DPMS"
>     HorizSync   31.5 - 57.0 #card is capable of a max of 72
>     VertRefresh 50-85 #card is capable of a max of 120
> 
> EndSection
> 

> I perfer my monitor to be at 1024x768 and at that res can have a max
> of 85 for V refresh.  So any ideas on how to clear up thease errors? 
> I'm using an ABit KG7 motherboard as well.  I tried looking up online
> things on voodoo and xfree and I can't see anything specifically wrong
> with my configs.  The bios does have the agp turned on and windows2k
> works fine with it.  I am obviously still able to use X despite the
> errors but as you can see somethings aren't loading(or aren't loading
> right).  Any help would be much appreciated.
> 
> - -- 
> 
> Susie
> arienadean@shaw.ca
> http://arienadean.tripod.com/
> 

I don't know the answer, but I find it most strange that you can't just
use the published min/max values for Horizontal and Vertical and just
let X figure it out.  Have you tried that?  Don't pick a specific value.

I'm using a ViewSonic A90f+, and I just code the values published on the
ViewSonic Website, namely:

Section "Monitor"
        Identifier   "Monitor0"
        VendorName   "VSC"
        ModelName    "A90f"
        HorizSync    30-86
        VertRefresh  50.0 - 150.0
EndSection

Section "Device"
        Identifier  "Card0"
        Driver      "nv"
        VendorName  "NVidia"
        BoardName   "GeForce2 MX/MX 400"
        ChipSet     "GeForce2 MX/MX 400"
        BusID       "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
        Identifier "Screen0"
        Device     "Card0"
        Monitor    "Monitor0"
        DefaultDepth 24

	... (other depths deleted)

        SubSection "Display"
                Depth     24
               Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" 
        EndSubSection
EndSection

Obviously my monitor is capable of higher rates than yours, but the same
priciple applies: if you code the correct min/max H/V values, X will
figure it out.  I haven't even looked to see what values X has chosen. 
It just works.

I'm also using the default driver for my video card, rather than the
improved driver from nvidia, since it's so quirky.

-- 
Collins Richey - Denver Area
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