XWindow server

[Daniel Gimpelevich]

Are you setting the depth in XF86Config-4 as 24 or 32? If one doesn't
work, try the other.

On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 21:30:53 +0100, Jobst wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> the Problem with my iBook is a bit more difficult i think.
> It's again the XFree86Config that doesn't work, but here the vertical
> rate is written in the right way.
> After the installation the xserver doesn't start, i have no GUI.
> I've started Xautoconfig and i could start with startx. I've logged in
> as "root" and I had only 256 Colours, so i changed this first to
> millions. The System wants a restart, but after this i could not start
> the xserver, i had to build a new XFree86Config. Then i tried to turn
> the coulors just to thausends and now the system runs, i can restart
> as often i want and this problem seems to be gone.
> I tried again to turn the coulors to millions and had the same problem again.
> 
> Jobst
> 
> 
> 
> On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 07:37:38 -0500, Eric Dunbar <eric.dunbar at gmail.com> wrote:
>> So everyone can see the answer to my question to Jobst...
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 08:45:16 +0100, Jobst wrote:
>> > It was something about the vertical refresh rate, in the original
>> > XFree86Config the numbers were wrong. (it must be 60-75 NOT 75-60).
>> > This was on my iMac G3, but now i have again probs with the
>> > XFRee86Config on my iBook. I just use it with OSX so i dont know the
>> > error message, but this evening i'll try it again and will post the
>> > error.
>> >
>> > Jobst
>> 
>> On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 20:30:14 -0500, Eric Dunbar <eric.dunbar at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 18:03:51 +0100, Jobst wrote:
>> > > OK, i found the problem, it was in the XFree86Config, line 57, and
>> > > thank to Andrew i could save the changes and everything works.
>> > >
>> > > One thing, i've used the newest version i found on ydl.net, "orion"
>> > >
>> > > Thanks
>> > > Jobst
>> >
>> > What was the change you had to make?
>>
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