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From: dkm@engin.umich.edu (Donald Karl Muenk)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: NetBSD0.9 + XFree2.1
Date: 18 Apr 1994 17:55:12 GMT
Organization: University of Michigan Engineering, Ann Arbor
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Message-ID: <2ouhi0INNq3g@srvr1.engin.umich.edu>
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Greetings,

I'm having some trouble setting up X with NetBSD,
if anyone can help it would be greatly appreciated

I have created an Xconfig file as we as made all the
changes that the X386.install script notes.

the current problem is that when I try to start up X
the monitor briefly flashes into some mode blanking out
the screen and then it returns to text, no error message
is listed

I am guessing that there is some simple error here,

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This is my Xconfig file (typed in here all lower case)

rgb path "/usr/X386/lib/X11/rgb"

font path "/usr/X386/lib/X11/misc/"
font path "/usr/X386/lib/X11/type1/"
font path "/usr/X386/lib/X11/speedo/"
font path "/usr/X386/lib/X11/75dpi/"
font path "/usr/X386/lib/X11/100dpi/"

keyboard autorepeat 500 5
	 servernumlock

mouseman "/dev/com1"

vga256
	modes "800x600"
	chipset "clgd5426"
	videoram 1024k
	virtual 800 600
	viewport 0 0
	clocks 25.23 28.32 41.16 36.08 31.50 39.99 45.08 49.87
	       64.98 72.16 75.00 80.01

modedb

"800x600"	36	800 824 896 1024	600 601 603 625

unix : 		NetBSD 0.9

X : 		XFree86 2.1  static version

graphics card : Genoa 8500 VL

monitor : 	CTX CMS-1561

X server : 	vga256

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These are the specification of my system

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specs listed for graphics card in AccelCards text file

Bu :		VLB
Chipset :	Cirrus clgd5426
Video Memory :	1024k
Memory Type :	DRAM
Memory Speed :	70 ns
Clock Chip :	internal
Programable :	Yes
# Clocks :	12
Clocks :	25.23 28.32 41.16 36.08 31.50 39.99 45.08 49.87
		64.98 72.16 75.00 80.01
Option Flags:
RAMDAC :	internal

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specs listed for monitor in modeDB.txt text file

"800x600"	36	800 824 896 1024	600 601 603 625
"1024x768"	75	1024 1072 1216 1352	768 769 775 806

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standard VESA Monitor timings which match above listed resolutions
(there seems to be only one, this too is listed in modeDB.txt)

800x600	56Hz refresh 35.1k horz. 36.0M vert. not interlaced yes VESA

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	Thank you, Don Muenk

dkm@engin.umich.edu