Re: RHL 4.2, XFree86 3.3, Matrox Millenium 8MB, Sony 20seII

[Hugo van der Kooij <Hugo van der Kooij caiw nl>]

On Mon, 7 Jul 1997, Fred L. Drake wrote:

> 
>   I have RHL 4.2/Intel, a Matrox Millenium w/ 8MB WRAM, and a Sony
> 20seII monitor.  I should be able to run the display at 1600x1200x24,
> but have not been able to determine a suitable configuration (the
> closest I've achieved is 1280x1024x8).  Most of the problem appears to
> be with the monitor configuration (there doesn't appear to be an
> example for this monitor).
>   The MetroLink technical support staff has already indicated that
> this is a bug in the recent versions of MetroX, including 3.1.17.
>   The documentation for XFree86 3.3 (which I've installed from the
> upgrade packages) indicates that the new version of the Matrox drivers
> should be able to auto-detect and handle the resolution and color
> depth, but I don't have a suitable monitor configuration.  XFree86
> doesn't appear to include card or monitor configurations for recent
> devices.
>   What configuration should I be using for this setup?

Hav you tried running the XF86Setup program? It should allow you to
configure thge lot at hearts contempt. If your monitor is not listed you
can insert the required values from you manual.

Hugo.

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