> I have been trying to help my brother set up his new > Matrox G450 under debian GNU/Linux. It is their > unstable (woody) distro. I have search the web and > everyone says it is easy just put this as your configure > file..., but it is always the same XF86Config-4 file and > it never works. I compiled a fresh 2.4.0 kernel myself. > Every time we try another config or anything > it Gives the same error "scan out of range" is printed > to the monitor. I
That error message is telling you the problem is with your monitor, *not* the video card. Get the sync and refresh rates for your *exact* monitor, either from the monitor's manual or the manufacturer's website. Run "anXious" (check "anXious --help" for the options to let you manually setup the card/monitor, otherwise it "guesses" for you). Enter the sync and refresh rates by hand. Good luck ! Hall Stevenson
