Re: the eternal video driver problem

["Jeff Palmer" <somedamnfool@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

do you have you refresh rate settings right for 800x600 ? if not that 
may be at least part of the problem...   and just to throw out a dumb 
question to make sure that it isn't the problem... this is actually an 
SVGA monitor right.... not an old standardVGA only (640x480 and below) 
monitor?   yah... so check to see if the monitor can do what you're 
telling it to, and check your refresh rate settings for the resolution 
it wont do...   


Jeff....



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>hi all stateside.  from sunny  but damn cold  the south of france
>
>just changed computers  and on installing REDhat 5.1  all
>seems ok   but after a lot of meesing on with video setup
>ie Xconfigurator   etc   i finally got it to sort of work
>
>but!!!   there is always a but   no?
>
>it refuses  to start  in anything  but standard mode (to start with 
only 8pp)
>but that i solved it goes fine in 16pp now   however  still cant get it
>to do  800x600   every time it try to start video server in 800x600
>all i get is a black screen  same thing  if you start in normal  when
>you use ctrl-alt +   to change mode  black screen again
>system dont crash though  cos another ctrl-alt +  up lights screen
>and all is ok
>
>what is it   maybe it kicks the card into power save mode or something
>if so  will i have to reompile the kernal  without   power management
>or what
>
>techy  details   
> vid card        diamond stealth 32 pci  2mb  from about 1995
> linux serv      XVGA    
>  vid chips       tseng  ET4000wp
>mother board   triton  pci                          from about 1995
>
>it needs linear mode on all accel modes  so it only  uses 1mb of vid 
mem
>but i know thats not the problem
>  salut  a tous
>                            steve topp
>
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