This doesn't look like a monitor issue. It looks like the
SIS driver isn't starting because there is a kernel component missing
(related to the DRI). Perhaps if you commented out loading of
the "dri" module in the XF86Config, it might fix that problem.
Mark.
On Mon, 24 Mar 2003, Melissa Golter wrote:
>
> Thanks so much for your attention!
>
> have tried what u suggest, but unfortutely startx won't work when i do
> that.
>
> I even called Sony (Sony doesn't support but sugested that mebbe someone
> had written a patch). I am Not sure why under rh7.3 I Could successfully
> do as you say (albeit with no improvement in performance), but under rh8.0
> startx crashes.
>
> redhat-config-xfree86 log is attached, included on
> ftp.evl.uic.edu/pub/OUTgoing/mgolter/xfree/
>
> On Mon, 24 Mar 2003, Jesse Hutton wrote:
>
> > Melissa,
> >
> > Try setting by hand the Horizontal Scan to 30-96 and Vert Refresh to
> > 48-160. I got those values from a pdf that is retrievable here:
> > http://www.datordesign.se/servsupo/sony/moni/mod/GDM-20SE2T5.html
> >
> > Jesse
> >
> > On Mon, 24 Mar 2003, Melissa Golter wrote:
> >
> > > I am having a terrible time configuring XFree86
> > >
> > > My *exact* monitor is not listed (I have a Sony Multiscan seII -- Sony
> > > GDM-20SE2T)
> > >
> > > XFree86 configurator under RH8.0 lists only the GDM-20SE2TS (specs are
> > > same...but the monitor was not *found*) -- is there a patch available? Is
> > > one necessary?
> > >
> > > When I enter the wrong monitor (done previously!) and the SiS300 card I
> > > have, startx won't work. I had to re-install 8.0 as I was not sure how to
> > > work through the Fatal server error message: The application 'x conf.py
> > > lost its connection to the display :17.0; most likely the xserver was shut
> > > down or you killed/destroyed the application, when a simple re-boot still
> > > would not let me see the redhat-config-xfree86 *window* to change anything
> > > in the xwin setup...
> > >
> > > After the first install of 8.0 i first received the error
> > > message:
> > > /usr/share/redhat-config-xfree86/xconf.py:1238: DeprecationWarning:
> > > self.xml.get_widget("display_dialog"), set_uposition(xpos, ypos)
> > >
> > > I am still getting that message along with:
> > > *dccporbe returned the bogus values
> > > ID: None
> > > Name: None
> > > Horiz Sync: None
> > > Vert Sync: None
> > >
> > >
> > > I am down to using a generic monitor and VESA...and 16 bit color
> > > depth...yuk. I am gonna try to do some visualization work and need/would
> > > like to get as *hi-end* as I can (I am already limited by a funky graphics
> > > card...)
> > >
> > >
> > > Again if anyone knows if there is a patch for the GDM-20SE2T???? or if the
> > > GDM-20SE2TS would be close enough that I *won't* (most probably) have to
> > > re-install again, or knows where to look for such things, I wouldn't mind
> > > hearing from them.
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance,
> > >
> > > mgolter
> > >
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