Help Please

[Jon Mercer]

It sounds like you are using XF86Setup, and getting a wrong order in the
/etc/XF86Config file; that's if I understand you correctly.

This is an outtake from my own file, and should help. The section is from
down near the bottom of the file. It looks complex, but once you get to know
it it's not that bad.

# **********************************************************************
# Screen sections
# **********************************************************************

# The Colour SVGA server

Section "Screen"
    Driver      "svga"
    # Use Device "Generic VGA" for Standard VGA 320x200x256
    #Device      "Generic VGA"
    Device      "NVIDIA Riva TNT"
    Monitor     "Hitachi CM641ET"
#    Subsection "Display"
#        Depth       8
#        # Omit the Modes line for the "Generic VGA" device
#        Modes       "1152x864" "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600"
#        ViewPort    0 0
#        # Use Virtual 320 200 for Generic VGA
#    EndSubsection
#    Subsection "Display"
#        Depth       16
#        Modes       "1152x864" "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600"
#        ViewPort    0 0
#    EndSubsection
#    Subsection "Display"
#        Depth       24
#        Modes       "1152x864" "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600"
#        ViewPort    0 0
#    EndSubsection
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth       32
        Modes       "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600"
#        Modes       "1152x864" "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600"
        ViewPort    0 0
    EndSubsection
EndSection

What I have done here is to hack out the 8, 16, and 24 bit "Display"
Subsections, and arranged all the screen sizes so that the one I want comes
in first on the line.

This setting works for me, and it sounds like this might be the problem you
are having. If it isn't, let us know more about what you are doing to set up
the X server, and we can help some more.

Don't forget to make a copy of the original file before you start editing
it!

Cheers,

Jon
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mamo Jahromy" <tazmoose at yahoo.co.uk>
To: <Freebsd-users at uk.freebsd.org>
Sent: Monday, May 06, 2002 2:18 PM
Subject: Help Please


> Dear BSD Users
>
> I am a new FreeBSD user and have a installation
> problem. Please see if you can help.
> I have managed to install the FreeBSD and it looks
> good.Now I want to setup XFree86 to use this GUI
> program and I keep getting and after I saved the
> setting I get a 320x240 screen.
> Please help, my Graphic Card is ATI Rage 128
> pro/Expert 2000 with 16MB RAM. I have selected ATI 128
> pro from the list in setup. Please tell me what am I
> doing wrong? or what is the sulotion.
>
> Many Thanks
> Tazmoos ( X windows man)
> London - 07765 890848
>
>
>
>
>
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