Hi, list!
Special thanks to (in no special order) Franz Fischer, John
Francini, Joe Fletcher for their help. Apologies to anyone I've missed.
My problem was in fact the PowerStorm graphics card - it has a rotary
switch that basically forces the resolution and refresh rates.
Apparently, NT can override this setting, but OSF-D/Unix/Tru-? cannot.
Somehow, the graphic card documentation didn't make it in with the other
fifty or so pounds of stuff. But the console says 'powerstorm' right
there, and a call to a friend yielded some switch settings. These are
reproduced below, in case anyone else get's similarly stuck. Note -
these are only the 60Hz refresh settings - we didn't want to copy the
whole table over the phone ;-)
switch setting resolution
2 1280x1024
7 1024x864
8 1024x768
A 800x600
C 640x480
E 1280x1024
Note that there's probably a mis-print, as 2 and E above are otherwise
duplicates.
Anyway, setting the switch to 8 fixed me right up. THANKS!
Sean O'Connell had a different response, which didn't turn out to impact
my situation, but deserves mention (and thanks) as well:
He pointed out that CDE doesn't use the same config files as xdm
does. In particular, /var/X11/xdm/Xservers is *NOT* the same file as
/var/dt/Xservers. Sean suggests either:
1) change to xdm by altering the XLOGIN variable in /etc/rc.config
2) messing with the options settings in /var/dt/Xservers.
again, Thanks to all, and to this list - which is great!
-j
Original message:
> Hello, list!
> I'm working with a brand-new AS1200, with 4.0e FIS on it. I'm trying
> to get it to sync up with a Sony multiscanHG monitor. This is a slightly
> elderly monitor, one which I'm almost certain will not sync above 60Hz
> (vertical). It works fine as a console, but as soon as 'X' (X, DCE, ???)
> kicks in (multi-user boot) it goes into the proverbial 'I'm being over
> scanned' gibberish.
> With a different AS1200, and a different monitor (NEC multiSync, I
> believe), we solved this problem via additions to the 'args' in
> /var/X11/Xserver.conf: '-screen 800 -vsync 60'. Works like a charm, on
> that system, with that monitor. Sadly, doesn't work with the new
> system (and/or Sony monitor). I've tried several variations on the
> above, all of which behave identically (even to the shade of squiggles
> that the monitor jumps into). The man pages for Xserver no longer list
> the -vsync parameter (if they ever did).
> Lest you think me a complete idiot, the working system is down at my
> employer's office, whilst I'm up here at home, doing the telecommuting
> thing. I had the new server drop shipped here for configuration, on the
> assumption that my old monitor would suffice. Oops.
> If someone on this list has a clue what I've messed up, or that 4.0e
> won't work, or whatever, I would be most appreciative!
>
> TIA,
> -j
>
>
Received on Fri Apr 09 1999 - 01:09:12 NZST