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From: eoahmad@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg (Othman Ahmad)
Subject: XFree86 success:Xconfig
Message-ID: <1992Oct12.064134.29016@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg>
Organization: Nanyang Technological University - Singapore
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Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 06:41:34 GMT
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I have successfully installed XFree86 using a cheap SVGA monitor and
Tseng Lab HiColor 64K adapter card.
The problems that I face are due to the wrong standard Xconfig provided.
The standard distribution Xconfig should be as shown below, which is what
I use.
I do not use fancy monitor, and I modify the Xconfig to use manual
selections rather than to rely on automatic test.
Earlier problems are in the clocks which do not match the modes,
and the automatic selection of the last matchable mode.
Because the last matchable modes are always the higherst frequency,
beyong the ability of my monitor, strange results occur.
The clocks need not be accurate. I readjust the values from those
reported by startx >& error to match the VESA monitor settings.
The higher frequencies are commented out.
My system is a 386 25Mhz with no cache, 8 Mbyte RAM, mousesystem 3 button
mouse, 200Mbyte conner IDE hard disk.
My partions are approximately:
32 Mbyte 16bit DOS,
100 Mbyte extended DOS,
64 Mbyte 386BSD 0.1
I use standard install provided by dist.fs
I install only bindist and kermit from etcdist. The cat1 manuals from XFree86
cannot be installed because of lack of diskspace. Below is the disk utilization:
Filesystem 512-blks used avail capacity Mounted on
/dev/wd0a 112254 109368 -8340 108% /
51838 XFree86
2 disk.sz
1106 etcdist
1754 sys.386bsd
This X terminal is very fast, faster than Sun Sparc, even IPX as far as
graphic response in concerned. I can have 3 modes, which determine the size
of the display, instantaneously. This is much better than Windows 3.1.
Info can be found in man X386, look for entry clocks by using more search "/"
command.
I hope the beginners will have less problem.
Now my problem is how to use this X-window.
The xterm is too small. How do I adjust its size.
# $Header: /home/x_cvs/mit/server/ddx/x386/Xconfig,v 1.14 1992/09/12 07:03:09 dawes Exp $
# $XConsortium: Xconfig,v 1.2 91/08/26 14:34:55 gildea Exp $
#
# Copyright 1990,91 by Thomas Roell, Dinkelscherben, Germany.
#
# Permission to use, copy, modify, distribute, and sell this software and its
# documentation for any purpose is hereby granted without fee, provided that
# the above copyright notice appear in all copies and that both that
# copyright notice and this permission notice appear in supporting
# documentation, and that the name of Thomas Roell not be used in
# advertising or publicity pertaining to distribution of the software without
# specific, written prior permission. Thomas Roell makes no representations
# about the suitability of this software for any purpose. It is provided
# "as is" without express or implied warranty.
#
# THOMAS ROELL DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE,
# INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS, IN NO
# EVENT SHALL THOMAS ROELL BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR
# CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE,
# DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER
# TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR
# PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
#
# Author: Thomas Roell, roell@informatik.tu-muenchen.de
#
# some nice paths, to avoid conflicts with other X-servers
#
RGBPath "/usr/X386/lib/X11/rgb"
#FontPath "/usr/X386/lib/X11/fonts/misc/,/usr/X386/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo,/usr/X386/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/"
FontPath "/usr/X386/lib/X11/fonts/misc/,/usr/X386/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/"
# Use this if the Type1 font code is in the server
#FontPath "/usr/X386/lib/X11/fonts/misc/,/usr/X386/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/,/usr/X386/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo,/usr/X386/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/"
# NoTrapSignals
#Xqueue
Keyboard
AutoRepeat 500 5
# Xleds 1 2 3
ServerNumLock
# DontZap
#Logitech "/dev/tty00"
mousesystems "/dev/com1"
# BaudRate 9600
# SampleRate 150
# Emulate3Buttons
#
# The graphics drivers
# First the colour driver
#
vga256
chipset "et4000"
clocks 25 28 33 36 40 45 31 38 50 57 66 73 81 91 64 76
# Virtual 1152 900
# To disable SpeedUp, use NoSpeedUp
#
NoSpeedUp
Virtual 1024 768
videoram 1024
ViewPort 0 0
Modes "1024x768i" "800x600" "640x480"
# Modes "624X468"
#
# Next the mono driver
#
#vga2
# Virtual 800 600
# ViewPort 0 0
# Modes "640x480"
# Modes "800x600" "640x480"
ModeDB
#
# OFFICIAL VESA Monitor timings + IBM Standards - TRY THESE FIRST
# Contributor: Thomas Roell [roell@sgcs.com]
# Last Edit Date: 3/29/92
#
# name clock horizontal timing vertical timing flags
"640x480" 25 640 664 760 800 480 491 493 525
# 31 640 664 704 832 480 489 492 520
"800x600" 36 800 824 896 1024 600 601 603 625
# 40 800 840 968 1056 600 601 605 628
# 50 800 856 976 1040 600 637 643 666
#"1024x768i" 44 1024 1040 1216 1264 768 384 389 409 Interlace
"1024x768i" 45 1024 1064 1224 1264 768 777 785 817 Interlace
"1024x768" 65 1024 1032 1176 1344 768 771 777 806
75 1024 1048 1184 1328 768 771 777 806
85 1024 1032 1152 1360 768 784 787 823
"1280x1024i" 80 1280 1296 1512 1568 1024 1025 1037 1165 Interlace
"1280x1024" 110 1280 1328 1512 1712 1024 1025 1028 1054
135 1280 1312 1456 1712 1024 1027 1030 1064
--
Othman bin Ahmad, School of EEE,
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 2263.
Internet Email: eoahmad@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg
Bitnet Email: eoahmad@ntuvax.bitnet