Sorry it has taken me so long to post a summary. This was my first time
using this list-server, and even though I only got two responses, the
combination of the 2 were the answer to my problem.
Dr. Tom Blinn of Compaq noted that the syntax of many of the commands was
wrong (My original message is below). He said that I simply needed to add
"-screen0 1280" at the end of the /etc/dt/Xservers file and that should
solve my problem. This alone didn't do it. However, in combination with
the next suggestion it did.
Jim Williams of University of Alaska informed me that there was a patch
available to correct errors in the ELSA drivers. This patch is available in
the current patch kit on Compaq's web site. Once I installed the patch
(that's why it took me so long to post a summary, I had to find time to
install the patch), and entered the above line in the Xservers file all
seemed perfect.
Many thanks to those who responded.
ORIGINAL MESSAGE:
I have a Compaq Alpha XP1000 workstation, running Tru64 Unix 4.0f. It is
equipped with an ELSA Gloria Synergy Graphics Card, and a Compaq P110
Monitor. This graphics card is suppossed to support resolution up to
1600X1200, as does the monitor. It is currently set at 1024X780 since I
reinstalled Unix (It previously was set to 1280X1024, which is the desired
setting). I have searched the list server archive and have tried several
things.
I have tried the following changes to the /etc/dt/config/Xservers file:
Original
:0 Local local_at_console /usr/bin/X11/X :0
To
:0 Local local_at_console /usr/bin/X11/X :0 -screen 1280x1024 -vclass
Pseudocolor
:0 Local local_at_console /usr/bin/X11/X :0 -screen 1280x1024 -vsync 72
:0 Local local_at_console /usr/bin/X11/X :0 -screen 1280x1024 -vsync 74
:0 Local local_at_console /usr/bin/X11/X :0 -nice -2 -screen0 1280
and the following change to the Xserver.conf file
adding -vclass TrueColor -screen 1280x1024
or -vclass PseudoColor -screen 1280x1024
Each of the changes was made individually, not in combination with any of
the other changes. With each of these changes I either got a message that
Xserver couldn't start, or it would try to start, try several video modes,
and then abort the Xserver start.
Does anyone have any ideas what to do to get the resolution back to
1280x1024. Your help is greatly appreciated.
Received on Tue Aug 03 1999 - 21:37:45 NZST