Very Computer

by **brent verne** » Wed, 02 Sep 1998 04:00:00

> I recently installed Xfree86 on my Redhat 5.1 box.
> I have a Trident 97503d video card. and a CTX VL700 monitor (17inch)

> I cannot seem to get a resolution besides 640x480. I never played with
> Xfree86 before so any help would be nice. here is a copy of my startup
> file..

> -Matt

run 'Xconfigurator' -- when prompted, choose the default resolution that
you want. when you startx next, it will be in the chosen resolution.

to change resolutions while in X, press and hold down ctrl+alt, then
press the '+' key to switch between the _available_ resoltion modes.

--brent

DJLATM, read it -- five or six times.

by **Kurt Wa** » Fri, 04 Sep 1998 04:00:00

%
%
% >
% > run 'Xconfigurator' -- when prompted, choose the default resolution that
% > you want. when you startx next, it will be in the chosen resolution.
% >
% > to change resolutions while in X, press and hold down ctrl+alt, then
% > press the '+' key to switch between the _available_ resoltion modes.
%
%
% I have tried this. The monitor blanks out in the other resolutions. This is
% the part I do not understand.

I had this problem, too, in the SVGA server. I added
Option "xaa_no_color_exp"
to my config file (in the Device Section) and it quit happening. Your
monitor may turn itself off if it is being "overclocked" by the card,
so it may be doing you a favor. :-)

Is this card by chance an AGP card? It seems that the AGP code in
XFree86 is not quite there yet.

[snip]

Kurt

Very Computer

A resolution besides 640x480

A resolution besides 640x480

A resolution besides 640x480