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Path: sserve!manuel!munnari.oz.au!sgiblab!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!usc!news.service.uci.edu!ucivax!bvickers From: bvickers@valentine.ics.uci.edu (Brett J. Vickers) Subject: [386BSD] Xconfig: using higher clock frequencies Nntp-Posting-Host: valentine.ics.uci.edu Message-ID: <2AC9F026.22777@ics.uci.edu> Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd Organization: Univ. of Calif., Irvine, Info. & Computer Sci. Dept. Lines: 36 Date: 30 Sep 92 18:21:26 GMT First off, I finally got Xfree up and running. Thanks to all that helped. Now, I was only able to get it working using my Diamond SpeedStar 24's (rather slow) clock frequency of 28 MHz. If I try to set up Xconfig using the faster rate of 65 MHz (which clock.exe tells me my card can do), X starts chugging, clears the screen, appears to change monitor frequencies a few times, and then just goes blank. It hangs, and I have to ctrl-alt-del. I'm using an Xconfig configuration that should work for my monitor and card. Here is a listing of my equipment: Diamond SpeedStar 24 1MB (clocks according to clock.exe: 25.2 27.9 60.8 65.0) ViewSonic 5E monitor (hor: 31-60 kHz, ver: 50-90 Hz) Microsoft compatible serial mouse 486/33 motherboard w/8meg ram Please note that I have gotten X running using the 28MHz clock setting, but that only allows me to use modes on the order of 640x480. One thing I've noted is that in order to get the SpeedStar to use the 65MHz rate, I have to boot to DOS the first time I turn on my computer, run its VMODE configuration program, and then boot 386BSD without turning the computer off. Otherwise the card will only use the 25 and 28 MHz speeds. I'd appreciate responses from anyone else with Diamond Speedstar 24's that have gotten 1024x768 modes working. (Or from anyone else who has an idea what's going on :-). -- Brett J. Vickers "Don't go around saying the world owes you bvickers@ics.uci.edu a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first." - Mark Twain