Re: [Plug] Help with X installation

["Joel A. Matz" <jmatz@bellatlantic.net>]

1.  My first thought is to make sure that you have the latest server
available from the stable XFree86.org.  3.3.5 had work on the Mach64
server that -may- help.  If you need help installing this server someone
better versed in the Slack should probably pick up.  It's probably just
unpacking & replacing the existing, or maybe redirecting a sym link...

2.  From TFM:

  Occasionally, something will not be quite right when you initially
  fire up the X server. This is almost always caused by a problem in
  your configuration file. Usually, the monitor timing values are off,
  or the video card dot clocks set incorrectly. Minor problems can be
  fixed with xvidtune; a really garbled screen usually means you need to
  go back into XF86Setup and choose a less capable monitor type.

  If your display seems to roll, or the edges are fuzzy, this is a clear
  indication that the monitor timing values or dot clocks are wrong.
  Also be sure that you are correctly specifying your video card
  chipset, as well as other options for the Device section of
  XF86Config. Be absolutely certain that you are using the right X
  server and that /usr/X11R6/bin/X is a symbolic link to this server.

  If all else fails, try to start X ``bare''; that is, use a command
  such as:


       X > /tmp/x.out 2>&1




  You can then kill the X server (using the ctrl-alt-backspace key com­
  bination) and examine the contents of /tmp/x.out. The X server will
  report any warnings or errors---for example, if your video card
  doesn't have a dot clock corresponding to a mode supported by your
  monitor.

3.  Find tech specs on your video card.  that always helps.

regards, Joel


Bill Jonas wrote:
> 
> Thanks a million... worked like a charm and I was able to run XF86Setup.
> New problem now (you knew this was coming, didn't you?  <g>):
> I have an ATI 3D Rage IIc graphics card w/4meg which is supported by the
> Mach64 driver.  The problem is that the display is, for lack of a better
> term... not consistent.  Towards the left side (and parts) of the screen,
> the display is mostly sharp, but towards the right hand side, it's
> scrambled, mostly on a line-by-line basis.  I'm having a hard time finding
> out what the RAMDAC and chipset are... ATI's web site isn't telling me
> much... checked out www.xfree86.org as well.  By the way, I will be at the
> user's group meeting tonight, so could anyone tell me which files to bring
> hard copies of, and how to redirect the text output from startx to a file?
> Thanks for any help you can offer.
> 
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