From: palermo@cco.caltech.edu ("Bob J. Palermo")
Newsgroups: fj.mail-lists.x-window
Subject: Configuring Xconfig for X386 server
Date: 22 Jul 92 04:52:28 GMT
Distribution: fj
Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena

Date: 18 Jul 92 18:05:36 GMT
Message-Id: <1992Jul18.180536.20230@cco.caltech.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x


Yesterday I wrote that I couldn't get my X386 server to come up.
I got it to come up, but there's still problems....

I'm having trouble configuring my X386 server Xconfig file.
Right now I can get the server to come up (X11R5), but it does not
use the entire physical screen.

To even get it to come up, I had to change the first column of the 
ModeDB config for "1024x768" to 65. The Xconfig originally had it at
62. The only way I found out that 65 would work was to put some debug
print statements in the X386 server. I believe this first column is 
the refresh rate.

I've read the tutorial by chin fang in the CONFIG file on the distribution,
but I'm still pretty confused. My debug's said that the only valid values
I could use for that first column would be 25,28,32,36,40,45,50,65.
I picked the highest because I have a very good monitor and a good video
card ( Mitsubishi Diamond Scan 19", and Orchid ProDesigner II 1MB ).

So what I would really appreciate is if someone could direct me towards
more information on configuring the Xconfig file for the X386, or 
possibly any information from someone who has done this. The real problem
I have now is getting it to use the entire physical screen, but I get
the feeling there are other problems from the few X clients I have
tried to run ( the fractal xlock display was in black and white, the 
right edge of some characters was cut off in xterm ).

I'm really lost here and would greatly appreciate any info possible.
Please send any responses to palermo@bartman.caltech.edu

Here's the original ModeDB section of my Xconfig file

ModeDB
# clock  horzontal timing      vertical timing
 "640x480"   25     640  672  768  800    480  490  492  525
             28     640  672  768  800    480  490  492  525

 "800x600"   36     800  816  952 1056    600  608  610  633
             36     800  832  966  966    600  600  609  631
             39     800  872  968 1104    600  600  606  624
             39     800  864  896 1008    600  600  606  624

 "920x690"   62     920  952 1088 1168    690  688  718  724

 "1024x768i" 44    1024 1064 1224 1264    768  777  785  817   Interlace
	     45    1024 1064 1224 1264    768  777  785  817   Interlace
 "1024x768"  62    1024 1092 1220 1344    768  786  791  810
             62    1024 1096 1272 1328    768  776  778  808
             62    1024 1072 1176 1272    768  778  779  804
             62    1024 1072 1200 1240    768  766  782  786

 "1152x900"  62    1152 1184 1288 1360    900  898  929  939   Interlace

I changed the 62's to 65 under the 1024x768 section and it got the 
server to come up. Here's what it looks like now.

ModeDB
# clock  horzontal timing      vertical timing
 "640x480"   25     640  672  768  800    480  490  492  525
             28     640  672  768  800    480  490  492  525

 "800x600"   36     800  816  952 1056    600  608  610  633
             36     800  832  966  966    600  600  609  631
             39     800  872  968 1104    600  600  606  624
             39     800  864  896 1008    600  600  606  624

 "920x690"   62     920  952 1088 1168    690  688  718  724

 "1024x768i" 44    1024 1064 1224 1264    768  777  785  817   Interlace
	     45    1024 1064 1224 1264    768  777  785  817   Interlace
 "1024x768"  65    1024 1092 1220 1344    768  786  791  810
             65    1024 1096 1272 1328    768  776  778  808
             65    1024 1072 1176 1272    768  778  779  804
             65    1024 1072 1200 1240    768  766  782  786

 "1152x900"  62    1152 1184 1288 1360    900  898  929  939   Interlace