Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2001 06:19:28 +0100 From: Gunnar Flygt <gunnar@pluto.sr.se> To: "Paul M . Lambert" <plambert@plambert.net> Cc: mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Anyone having luck with XFree86 4.0.2 on a Savage/MX (Toshiba Tecra 8100)? Message-ID: <20010112061927.B54985@sr.se> In-Reply-To: <20010111140541.A316@pinky.plambert.net>; from plambert@plambert.net on Thu, Jan 11, 2001 at 02:05:41PM -0800 References: <20010111140541.A316@pinky.plambert.net>
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On Thu, Jan 11, 2001 at 02:05:41PM -0800, Paul M . Lambert wrote:
> I'm running out of places to look for information on this, and so I've
> been reduced to looking here, since I know a lot of the readers of this
> list have Tecra 8100's. I've seen nothing in the XFree86 mailing
> lists on these issues.
I've got it running. It seems to have something to do with the scripts
who tell what drivers to build. The savage part is there, but something
is missing anywa. So here is what I did.
I went to the directory where savage driver lives:
/usr/ports/x11/XFree86-4/work/xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/drivers/savage/
and there was no Makefile there, so I copied the one in ../s3virge
directory. Then I did a `make Makefile`, `make depend`, `make` and
copied the resulting savage_drv.o to /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/
and then just give savage as the driver in /etc/X11/XFree86Config
I haven't tried more than 16 bit colour, since that is enough for me,
but it should work with 24 bit
>
> I've built XFree86 4.0.2 from source, and am trying to use the savage
> driver with my Toshiba Tecra 8100 (a Savage/MX video chip).
>
> I'm having all sorts of odd problems. I can get it to come up in 16-bit
> and look just fine, but clients will dump core a lot: for example, the
> default xinitrc runs twm, which comes up just fine, but then as soon as I
> point to a window decoration, it dumps core. xterms will work for a few
> minutes, and then do the same thing.
>
> If I bring the server up in 24-bit or 8-bit modes, it seems to _work_
> fine, but the appearance is very broken... hard to describe, but basically
> the layout is correct (things are located in the correct spots) but the
> display is very... mottled. Almost speckled. Impossible to use, certainly.
>
> Has anyone gotten their Tecra 8100 to work? I'd love to be able to
> use FreeBSD on this thing and get rid of Windows for good.
>
> Thanks for any suggestions and/or help anyone can give.
>
> --plambert
>
>
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