[Xpert]No Modes Found

[Dr Andrew C Aitchison]

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.

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