Problem with xserver-xfree86 >4.2.1-6

[Eric Feliksik]

Fabio Massimo Di Nitto wrote:
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> Eric Feliksik wrote:
> | When installing ubuntu everything went fine, except for my X.
> | (4.3.0.dfsg.1-6ubuntu22 package)
> | My monitor read "Horizontal frequency too low". I had this a while ago
> | with normal debian as well, and only xserver-xfree86 4.2.1-6 or older
> | would work (I tried 4.2.1-11 and -12 as well as the debian 4.3.0 
> package).
> |
> | I tried using my old config file with the ubuntu package for 4.3.0, but
> | then the message would be: incorrect vertical frequency. The server
> | never crashes, however.
> |
> | So now I'm running X with my old XF86Config-4 file and the debian
> | package xserver-xfree86 4.2.1-6. Maybe this is because of weird
> | videocard/monitor combination.
> | My Video-card (onboard chip):
> |     S3 Inc. VT8375 [ProSavage8 KM266/KL266]
> | My Monitor:
> |     Taxan Ergovision 895LR ( http://www.taxan.co.uk/old.htm#895 )
> |
> | I included the attachments "XF86Config-4.ubuntu" which was made by 
> ubuntu.
> | The working X-config, the one that I am running now, is included als
> | XF86Config-4.old .
> |
> | The X output for running the 4.3.0 was the same for both configuration
> | files. It's included as attachment "xoutput".
> |
> | Maybe this problem has to be passed upstream to Debian, but I hope
> | anyone can help to address this issue.
> |
> | Regards,
> |
> | Eric
> |
> 
> The monitor is recognized perfectly. Atleast according to the
> configuration you have send to me. Either the savage driver is broken or
> your monitor is complaining for something that it shouldn't.
> 
> Notice this:
> 
> ~        HorizSync       30-85
> ~        VertRefresh     50-120
> 
> these 2 bits are the ones that tells X the monitor freq range.
> 
> You can verify it by "xresprobe savage"
> 
> Both in the new and the old config these values are the same.
> 
> Fabio
> 
Thanks for your reply.
Lets see:

root# xresprobe savage
id:
res:
freq:

It does not give me much response.
I set the HorizSync and VertRefresh to those values to match the 
specifications given at http://www.taxan.co.uk/old.htm#895 .

There's not a really big problem now, although I can't update my X 
server. But should this be fixed as a bug, or is it more realistic to 
blame this on my monitor and leave the software/settings as it is?

Thanks,
Eric