iMac Slot Load and X

Eric Dunbar eric.dunbar at gmail.com
Sun Jan 23 09:18:50 MST 2005


> http://www.sharplabs.com:8668/space/Configuration+of+XF86Config
> on how to edit
> /etc/X11/XF86Config
> advising to put the refresh rates in the resolutions.  i.e. change the
> "Modes" from "1024x768" to "1024x768-75".  This I have done for all
> three bit depths (8,16,24) and I have changed the default to 24.
> 
> However X server will still not startup, claiming a parsing error on
> line 57,
> "The VertRefresh keyword must be followed by a list of numbers or
> ranges"
> line 57 does indeed have that keyword but it IS followed by "75-60"
> (without the quotes).

Perhaps you could try reversing it to "60-75" (aka 60 Hz to 75 Hz). It
seems this was an error discussed earlier in these forums as well
(perhaps a configuration error?).

Eric.


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