From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Jul 8 23: 8:39 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.FreeBSD.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3D23B37B400 for ; Mon, 8 Jul 2002 23:08:36 -0700 (PDT) Received: from stargate.sse-erfurt.de (stargate.sse-erfurt.de [62.132.15.253]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id D87D243E4A for ; Mon, 8 Jul 2002 23:08:34 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kittler@sse-erfurt.de) Received: (2852 bytes) by stargate.sse-erfurt.de via sendmail with P:stdio/R:inet_hosts/T:smtp (sender: ) id for ; Tue, 9 Jul 2002 08:09:59 +0200 (MET DST) (Smail-3.2.0.101 1997-Dec-17 #7 built DST-Jul-30) Received: from (master [192.105.75.4]) by stargate.sse-erfurt.de via smap (V2.1) id xma031095; Tue, 9 Jul 02 08:09:54 +0200 Received: (from kittler@localhost) by master.sse-erfurt.de (8.9.3/8.9.3/SuSE Linux 8.9.3-0.1) id IAA03060; Tue, 9 Jul 2002 08:08:26 +0200 From: Lutz Kittler MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-ID: <15658.32217.996031.696718@master.sse-erfurt.de> Date: Tue, 9 Jul 2002 08:08:25 +0200 (MEST) To: Cc: "Freebsdq" Subject: more newbie install - X config failing.... In-Reply-To: References: X-Mailer: VM 6.75 under 21.1 (patch 7) "Biscayne" XEmacs Lucid Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Jim McLoughlin writes: > Hi again > > Please bear with my newbiesque meanderings while I'm getting up to speed > with free bsd, probably lots more to come... > > Have tried to configure X unsuccessfully (in FBSD 4.6, Xfree86 4.2), > according to the handbook X config instructions. I set the monitor > appropriately according to instructions, and have re-tried it with lower > resolution and color depth. The result is always the same - I see the > screen / mouse, but it is unstable (flickers, disappears briefly). > > I looked at my chip and found it on ATI's site as being a Rage XC circa > 1999). The /var/log/XFree86.0.log seems to recognize it as being an ati > mach64 chip, with some mention of AGP. I inherited my current SWT box, and > am not sure about motherboard details, whether the video card is definitely > in an AGP slot (though the press release below would seem to imply it is), > or whether I need to perform the extra Intel i810 chipset config in the > advanced config handbook section (5.4.3). The log indicates that the > "atimisc" driver is being used. > > My next guess is to try the enable agppart and see if that helps, but I > wanted to check here first in case this is not the way to go (and to open my > computer back up to see if I can get any more info). Can anyone with > experience using this card suggest my next steps here? > > Card: > http://www.ati.com/support/products/pc/ragexc/ragexc.html > > Press Release (mine is the XC) > http://www.ati.com/companyinfo/press/1999/4162.html > > thanks > > JM > > Hi, I had the same problem with different ATI Rage cards. I found that XFree86 4.2 has CompsiteSync defaults to on. So my Monitor doesnt synchronize. I wrote Option "composite_sync" "off" in Section "Device" and now its okay. lutz To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message