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From: dawes@physics.su.oz.au (David Dawes)
Subject: Re: XFree86 v3.1 - problems with 1024x768 mode
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Date: Sun, 8 Jan 1995 22:51:35 GMT
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In article <3epjfg$m7r@mercury.mcs.com>,
Michael Borowiec <mikebo@MCS.COM> wrote:
>I am absolutely positive that I have defined a valid screen mode
>"1024x768i" in my XF86Config file. Nevertheless, when I startup
>X, I get the following error messages:
>(--) SVGA: There is no mode definition named "1024x768i"
>(--) SVGA: Removing mode "1024x768i" from list of valid modes.
>
>Again, I am very sure this is in there and valid. IS ther perhaps
>a bug in the server code which is causing it not to recognize the
>mode definition? Please find the the config file (XF86Config)
>attached below... Thanks for any help...
Look a little further up in the Xserver's messages and you will see
that the mode has been deleted because it doesn't match the monitor
parameters you have set.
>Section "Monitor"
> Identifier "IBM 8514"
> HorizSync 31.47, 35.38 # two fixed sync freq.s
> VertRefresh 60, 65 # two fixed sync freq.s
> ModeLine "1024x768i" 45.0 1024 1040 1184 1272 768 774 776 813 Interlace
For this mode, hsync = 35.38 kHz and vsync = 87.03 Hz.
David
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