startx fails

Ryan Merrick sandshrimp at comcast.net
Sat Sep 6 14:56:48 PDT 2003


daniel meg wrote:
> 
> I am running FreeBSD 4.8 RELEASE.
> 
> Video Card: nVidia RIVA128
> 
> I run the xf86config trillion of times..read through the manual over and over..but just can't get it to works...the attached file is the XFree86.log file and mine XF86Config file..hope BSD hackers will help..
> 
>...
>
> # **********************************************************************
> # Screen sections
> # **********************************************************************
> 
> # Any number of screen sections may be present.  Each describes
> # the configuration of a single screen.  A single specific screen section
> # may be specified from the X server command line with the "-screen"
> # option.
> Section "Screen"
>     Identifier  "Screen 1"
>     Device      "RIVA128"
>     Monitor     "My Monitor"
>     DefaultDepth 24
> 
>     Subsection "Display"
>         Depth       8
>         Modes       "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
>         ViewPort    0 0
>     EndSubsection
>     Subsection "Display"
>         Depth       16
>         Modes       "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
>         ViewPort    0 0
>     EndSubsection
>     Subsection "Display"
>         Depth       24
>         Modes       "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
>         ViewPort    0 0
>     EndSubsection
> EndSection
> 
 >...

The default display mode above are the first pair on the left after 
modes ("1280x1024"). Your video card and monitor only do what is listed 
below from your log. Your maxium size is 1024x786 @ 60Hz that is 
supported by your monitor. Change your display depth to 16 or eight add 
reverse the modes start with "640x480". Use ctl+alt+numpad + or - to 
cycle through the different modes.

- Ryan Merrick

(II) NV(0): Supported VESA Video Modes:
(II) NV(0): 720x400 at 70Hz
(II) NV(0): 720x400 at 88Hz
(II) NV(0): 640x480 at 60Hz
(II) NV(0): 640x480 at 67Hz
(II) NV(0): 640x480 at 72Hz
(II) NV(0): 640x480 at 75Hz
(II) NV(0): 800x600 at 56Hz
(II) NV(0): 800x600 at 60Hz
(II) NV(0): 800x600 at 72Hz
(II) NV(0): 800x600 at 75Hz
(II) NV(0): 832x624 at 75Hz
(II) NV(0): 1024x768 at 87Hz (interlaced)
(II) NV(0): 1024x768 at 60Hz
(II) NV(0): Manufacturer's mask: 0
(II) NV(0): Supported Future Video Modes:
(II) NV(0): #0: hsize: 640  vsize 480  refresh: 85  vid: 22833
(II) NV(0): #1: hsize: 800  vsize 600  refresh: 85  vid: 22853
(II) NV(0): #2: hsize: 1024  vsize 768  refresh: 60  vid: 16481
(II) NV(0): Supported additional Video Mode:
(II) NV(0): clock: 36.0 MHz   Image Size:  255 x 191 mm
(II) NV(0): h_active: 640  h_sync: 696  h_sync_end 752 h_blank_end 832 
h_border: 0
(II) NV(0): v_active: 480  v_sync: 481  v_sync_end 484 v_blanking: 509 
v_border: 0
(II) NV(0): Supported additional Video Mode:
(II) NV(0): clock: 56.2 MHz   Image Size:  255 x 191 mm
(II) NV(0): h_active: 800  h_sync: 832  h_sync_end 896 h_blank_end 1048 
h_border: 0
(II) NV(0): v_active: 600  v_sync: 601  v_sync_end 604 v_blanking: 631 
v_border: 0
(II) NV(0): Ranges: V min: 50  V max: 120 Hz, H min: 30  H max: 55 kHz, 
PixClock max 2550 MHz
(II) NV(0): Serial No: HMEN414506
(II) NV(0): end of DDC Monitor info






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