[Xpert]No Modes Found

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Author: Dr Andrew C Aitchison
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Subject: [Xpert]No Modes Found
On Wed, 25 Apr 2001, Rick Rosinski wrote:

> I am trying to start XFree86 3.3.6 in 32 depth mode using "1280x1024"
> resolution. This works fine in Windows, and I am trying to get it to work
> here. Crashes with the following output. I have also included my XF86Config
> file
>
> Found 16MB SDRAM
> (--) SVGA: chipset: Voodoo3
> (--) SVGA: videoram: 16384k
> (**) SVGA: Using 32 bpp, Depth 24, Color weight: 888
> (--) SVGA: Maximum allowed dot-clock: 300.00 MHz
> (--) SVGA: There is no mode definition named "1280x1024"
>
> Fatal server error:
> No valid modes found.


Can you save the output from the server; perhaps with
    startx >& /tmp/XFree86.0.log
If you use xdm it might already be in /var/log/xdm-error.log


This log should say why the server doesn't like the 1280x1024 modelines
in the monitor section of your config file.

-- 
Dr. Andrew C. Aitchison        Computer Officer, DPMMS, Cambridge
    http://www.dpmms.cam.ac.uk/~werdna