Paul Christenson [N3EOP] wrote: > > [forwarded by request] > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Re: HELP: Probs configuring X > Date: Mon, 16 Sep 1996 20:55:44 -0400 > From: "Susan G. Kleinmann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Paul Christenson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Paul Christenson wrote: > > Justin Stodola wrote: > > > > > > Ok, X works ok, with one annoying problem: Down the left hand > > > side of the screen is a fairly narrow(~.25 inch) band of increased > > > intensity that makes anything that fall within it unreadable. This > > > occurs in all video modes with resolutions higher than 640x480. > > > > > Anyone have any suggestions? > > > > Most likely, that bright band is caused by retrace, which is from the > > electron beam coming on too soon. A few minor adjustments in the > > XF86Config file will take care of that. > > > > There's a good document on making these adjustments. On a Slackware > > system, it's /var/X11R6/lib/doc/VideoModes.doc; don't know where it > > hides on a Debian system. > > The document you mention is in /usr/doc/X11. > > Also, Justin, you might want to try xvidtune. This is an application > that allows you to interactively adjust your X settings. > > As a last resort, you may want to fetch the most recent X11 S3 server > from ftp.xfree86.org, and install it in /usr/local/bin, then edit your > file /etc/X11/Xserver so that the first line is > /usr/local/bin/your-new-server-file. > > Good luck, > Susan Kleinmann Problem solved. xvidtune didn't help, but I downloaded the 3.1.2G S3 server, poped it in, an bingo... Thanks all.
