On Sun, Jan 27, 2002 at 03:02:58AM -0600, Rob Rati wrote: > I just upgrade from XFree-3.3.6 to XFree-4.1.0 on my potato system and I > seem to have lost screen resolutions. I used to run at 1280x1024 > (apparantly interlaced according to my 3.3.6 config file), but I can't > get XFree4 to go any higher than 1024x768 no matter what I have tried. > I have lowered the bpp (usually 16) down to 8 and added the few > resolutions inbetween 1280x1024 and 1024x768, but none of those are used > either. Windows won't do the resolution I am trying with the drivers I > have installed, but 3.3.6 has had no problems doing it for a few years > now. Is there a way to specify interlace mode in the XF86Config-4 file > since modelines are gone? Anyway to force a particular resolution?
You can put modelines in /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 if you want to. > > Also, when I start X, it takes a long time to start. I have to wait a > couple of minutes before I get anything on the screen. Does anyone know > what would cause this? TIA Look in /var/log/XFree86.0.log for diagnostic messages and for info on what modes XFree86 says works with your video card. -- Jerome
