While trying to get an xdisplay on a Dell UltraSharp 2007WFP 20.1" Wide Screen
Flat Panel LCD Monitor with a native resolution of 1680x1050 and a ATI Radeon
X600 graphics board, using SuSE 9.2 I get the error message
"ModeLine VTotal expected".
What is that and where does it come from? Google was no help.

Thanks for any help or hints.

Here is the /var/log/Xorg.0.log
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X Window System Version 6.8.1
Release Date: 17 September 2004
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.8.1
Build Operating System: SuSE Linux [ELF] SuSE
Current Operating System: Linux linux 2.6.8-24-default #1 Wed Oct 6 09:16:23 UTC 2004 x86_64
Build Date: 04 October 2004
Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.X.Org
to make sure that you have the latest version.
Module Loader present
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Fri Aug 4 12:47:19 2006
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
Parse error on line 100 of section Modes in file /etc/X11/xorg.conf
ModeLine VTotal expected
(EE) Problem parsing the config file
(EE) Error parsing the config file

Fatal server error:
no screens found
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Here is the relevant section of /etc/X11/xorg.conf
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Section "Monitor"
DisplaySize 430 270
HorizSync 30-83
Identifier "Monitor[0]"
ModelName "DELL 2007WFP"
Option "DPMS"
VendorName "DEL"
VertRefresh 43-76
UseModes "Modes[0]"
EndSection

Section "Modes"
Identifier "Modes[0]"
Modeline "1680x1050" 146.25 1680 1784 1960 2240 1050 1053 1059 1089
Modeline "800x600" 146.25 1784 1960 2240 600 1053 1059 1089
EndSection <-- [this is line 100]

Section "Device"
BoardName "Radeon X600 (RV370) 5B62 (PCIE)"
BusID "1:0:1"
Driver "radeon"
Identifier "Device[0]"
VendorName "ATI"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
DefaultDepth 16
SubSection "Display"
Depth 15
Modes "1680x1050" "800x600"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1680x1050" "800x600"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1680x1050" "800x600"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 32
Modes "1680x1050" "800x600"
EndSubSectiection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1680x1050" "800x600"
EndSubSection
Device "Device[0]"
Identifier "Screen[0]"
Monitor "Monitor[0]"
EndSection
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Run the gtf program to generate a new modeline.

Example on my machine:
gtf 1680 1050 56 -X
# 1680x1050 @ 56.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 60.70 kHz; pclk: 135.98 MHz
Modeline "1680x1050_56.00" 135.98 1680 1784 1960 2240 1050 1051 1054 1084 -HSync +Vsync

I'm not sure but I think you may need to edit it to
# 1680x1050 @ 56.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 60.70 kHz; pclk: 135.98 MHz
Modeline "1680x1050_56.00" 135.98 1680 1784 1960 2240 1050 1051 1054 1084 -HSync +Vsync
which deletes the ".00" from the mode line.

Then change the "1680x1050" entries to "1680x1050_56"

This is an example. Don't use my values but generate your own.

When you run the gtf program, I'll bet that the modeline will include something like "-HSync +Vsync" which your modeline is missing.

Thank you, jschiwal, for responding. I tried the modeline generated by gtf at 60Hz plus two others. One was generated at 60Hz by http://www.dkfz-heidelberg.de/spec/linux/modeline/ and the other by the Radeon card in the output /var/log/Xorg.0.log; it also stated 60Hz. However, all three generated a screen message "Cannot display this video mode, change computer display input to 1680x1050 @ 60Hz" and froze the machine!

I am beginning to suspect that the problem lies with the 64-bit version of SuSE 9.2 that I am using because it also fails to make the broadband connection although it claims that the Ethernet Network Card, the Dell Ethernet Controller, and the DSL connection are configured.

I would welcome any other suggestions.