Re: Unidentified subject!

[Bruce Smith <bruce@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> I am attepmting to get X up and running on a Compaq Presario 433 which
> XSuperprobe reports as:~
> 
> First video: Super-VGA~
>         Chipset: Cirrus CL-GD5402 (Port Probed)~
>         Memory:  512 Kbytes~
>         RAMDAC:  AT&T 20C492 15/16/18-bit DAC with gamma correction~
>                  (with 6-bit wide lookup tables (or in 6-bit mode))~
> 
> I can run 800x600x256 under Win95, and that is what I need under Linux.~
> When configured with Xconfigurator I get the following message after a startx:
> 
> 
> (--) SVGA: chipset:  clgd5420
> (--) SVGA: videoram: 512k
> (**) SVGA: Using 8 bpp, Depth 8, Color weight: 666
> (--) SVGA: Maximum allowed dot-clock: 34.167 MHz
> (--) SVGA: There is no mode definition named "800x600"
> 
> Fatal server error:
> No valid modes found.
> 
> If I configure it with with xf86config I get the following:~
> 
> (--) SVGA: Mode "480x300" needs hsync freq of 48.00 kHz. Deleted.~
> 
> Config Error: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config:542~
> 
>         ViewPort    0 0~
>         ^^^^^^^^^~
> Mode name expected~
> 
> Hence I just figure xf86setup is badly broken.~

Try commenting out the ViewPort line in your XF86Config file.
I don't have that line in my config.

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Bruce Smith                bruce@armintl.com
System Administrator / Network Administrator
Armstrong International, Inc.
Three Rivers, Michigan  49093  USA
http://www.armstrong-intl.com/
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