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by **Perry Tryfona** » Thu, 09 Oct 1997 04:00:00

Hi there guys I have a question that probably requires little attention
but great help.

Here is my senario!

I was going through the xf86config setup for slackware and when I startx
up my screen goes into sleep mode.

I have a plug and play monitor, ati 3D Expression 4MB PC2TV card .
my monitor does maximum resolution of 1024x1124.

My question is what is making my monitor fall asleep when I start X up.

Does anyone have a preconfigured /etc/XF86Config file that suites my
needs on my linux box?

If so can you please send my that file.

Thanks for the great attention to my problem.

by **Nick** » Sat, 11 Oct 1997 04:00:00

Quote:> > I was going through the xf86config setup for slackware and when I startx
> > up my screen goes into sleep mode.

Ashwin is right. If your video card is configured for (and attempts to
initialize) a video mode that your monitor cannot support -- guess what?
The monitor goes to sleep. Actually that's the good news. Older monitors
could fry instead of going to sleep. Tune down your startup resolution and/or
refresh rate, and try again.

Quote:> > I have a plug and play monitor, ati 3D Expression 4MB PC2TV card .
> > my monitor does maximum resolution of 1024x1124.

Are you sure that 1024x1124 is monitor's max. resolution? It just looks
weird.

Nick Computer Science Department

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