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After some experimentation it looks more like instead of my problems getting
X to run in 256 colors having to do with my card setup it probably has more
to do with my Monitor settings. So here's the dirt on both my card and monitor
in the hopes that someone can either show me the settings to use in XF86Config
or point me to where I can find the info I need. I don't have a manual for my
monitor so if anyone has one and can give me the vert refresh rate, horizontal
freq and anything else I need I would very much appreciate it.

Video Card: Realtek RT-3106 with 1Meg DRAM
Monitor:    GoldStar 1423 plus

Thanks!

James Young

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>After some experimentation it looks more like instead of my problems getting
>X to run in 256 colors having to do with my card setup it probably has more
>to do with my Monitor settings. So here's the dirt on both my card and monitor
>in the hopes that someone can either show me the settings to use in XF86Config
>or point me to where I can find the info I need. I don't have a manual for my
>monitor so if anyone has one and can give me the vert refresh rate, horizontal
>freq and anything else I need I would very much appreciate it.

>Video Card: Realtek RT-3106 with 1Meg DRAM
>Monitor:    GoldStar 1423 plus

You will need to have XF86 3.1.2 and use the svga serrver.  And your
card is only supported in 256 colors.  you probably should run
the xf86config program to generate an XF86Config file and then
while running X, use xvidtune to adjust the videomodes.  you will
have to add the adjusted video modes by hand to your XF86Config
file.

Hope this helps

Gene E. Scogin

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This one should work

Quote:>Gave this a shot but loading it up yielded a screenful of garbage. Is
>xvidtune the same as holding ctrl-alt and plus or minus or is this
>another application to run from X? I may just be SOL trying to do this
>with my current hardware but figured it would be worth a try since I am
>able to get 256 colors under Windoze 3.1 and Netscape 2.02 out of it.

If you still have problems e-mail me a copy of your xf86config and the
output from running startx.

Gene

: O.k. I found out that the moitor has a maximum horizontal scan rate
: of 31.5 kHz and a maximun vertical scan rate of 70 Hz.  From this
: information you are probably limited to doing 1024x768 interlaced.

Yup! The above Horizontal and Vertical scan rates are indeed correct as
I found somewhere on the web while I was trying to figure this thing out
but I _think_ the SVGA server requires a monitor that is capable of
higher frequencies to run in 1024X768 mode unless I misunderstood
something somewhere.

: You will need to have XF86 3.1.2 and use the svga serrver.  And your
: card is only supported in 256 colors.  you probably should run
: the xf86config program to generate an XF86Config file and then
: while running X, use xvidtune to adjust the videomodes.  you will
: have to add the adjusted video modes by hand to your XF86Config
: file.

Gave this a shot but loading it up yielded a screenful of garbage. Is
xvidtune the same as holding ctrl-alt and plus or minus or is this
another application to run from X? I may just be SOL trying to do this
with my current hardware but figured it would be worth a try since I am
able to get 256 colors under Windoze 3.1 and Netscape 2.02 out of it.

: Hope this helps

I appreciate the feedback and if you have any other ideas please let
me know.

James Young

Visit my homepage:
http://web2.airmail.net/andros