Just to wrap up this call, I'd like to state that for anyone else having a
similar problem (the problem was with the video card after all) all you
need to do is upgrade your X to 3.3.3 or newer, where the Xpert@play 98 is
actually supported..  Thanks for the help though, Matt :)

Sean Murphy (033197m@acadiau.ca)
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On 23 Jan 1999, Matt Knopp wrote:

> >>>>> "Sean" == Sean Murphy <033197m@dragon.acadiau.ca> writes:
>     Sean> I've been trying to get X to run on my system here.  I have
>     Sean> a View Sonic G773 17" monitor, and an ATI XPert@Play 98 (8M)
> Well, first ATI video cards are fairly annoying because ATI chooses to not
> publish spces. 
> 
>     Sean> video card.  I'm pretty sure the problem is something
>     Sean> between X and my monitor.  What happens is this: whenever I
>     Sean> run the XMach64 server that is recommended for my card, my
>     Sean> monitor clicks down into power saving mode, the same as it
> Hmm. I assume you correctly entered your horz and vert refresh rates? 
> 	
> -Matt
>