[H-GEN] XF86 and Matrox G200 probs

[Andrew Over]

(Note reply-to: being general at humbug.org.au vs Andrew Over <aover at uq.net.au>)

On Mon, Jul 12, 1999 at 11:24:03AM +1000, Robert Stuart wrote:
> (Note reply-to: being general at humbug.org.au vs Robert Stuart <rstu at qbssss.edu.au>)
> 

> I'm suspecting the G200 card isn't properly supported by the XFree86
> server and it is picking some wierd mode clock which screwes up the
> monitor timings....

3.3.3.1 handles it without any trouble (I've got it running at
1280x1024x90Hz).

If you can't get your hands on 3.3.3.1, just using the 3.3.3.1
XF86_SVGA should work (at least that's how Debian suggested doing it).

I had some troubles setting it up initially.  Some of the default
timings in XF86Config were screwy and caused my monitor a few
headaches, but now it's ok.  I solved most of my problems by
commenting out the timings which I had no intention if using (ie
interlaced), and also the high frequency ones.

I found the video timing FAQ helpful (forget what it's called now)
when I was initially playing around with bumping the frequencies up to 
where I wanted them.

I can email you my XF86Config if you like.

Cheers,
--Andrew

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