Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2006 12:26:30 -0500 From: Derek Ragona <derek@computinginnovations.com> To: Gobbledegeek <gobbledegeek@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: radeon option agpmode 4 hangs system Message-ID: <6.0.0.22.2.20060718120125.0260b970@mail.computinginnovations.com> In-Reply-To: <463aea570607180023n761f3826k9cd694a7f94d0f7e@mail.gmail.co m> References: <463aea570607171215g6446487cv12664cf980c91711@mail.gmail.com> <6.0.0.22.2.20060717145626.02548660@mail.computinginnovations.com> <463aea570607180023n761f3826k9cd694a7f94d0f7e@mail.gmail.com>
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I have no other ideas. Unfortunately ATI doesn't support anything but windows and Mac OS X. And with agp being replaced with PCI Express, this issue is unlikely to get resolved. You might want to change to an nvidia card. -Derek At 02:23 AM 7/18/2006, Gobbledegeek wrote: >Removing agp from kernel didn't work. It still freezes unless I >comment out the agpmode 4... > >Any other tips? > > >Rgrds > >On 7/18/06, Derek Ragona <derek@computinginnovations.com> wrote: >> >> Do you have the agp kernel module not loaded? In 6.x there are known >>problems with the agp kernel module which is compiled in by default. If you >>haven't tried removing it, try that. >> >> -Derek >> >> >> >> At 02:15 PM 7/17/2006, Gobbledegeek wrote: >> >> >>After a long search and no solution in sight, I have to ask here - >> many people have reported this problem, the xorg developers >> deliberately default to agpmode 1x because they know it hangs >> unpredictably otherwise. The problem has been around for a few >> years now. >> >> Am I stuck with agp mode 1x for good? I'm sorry I brought a >> radeon in the first place. Pay for mobike but ride a >> bullock-cart! >> >> Googlers! Don't buy radeon folks! You've been warned! >> >> Rgrds >> >> PS: please cc me as I'm not subscribed. >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >>http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >>"freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> >> -- >> This message has been scanned for viruses and >> dangerous content by MailScanner, and is >> believed to be clean. >> MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support. >> >> >>-- >>This message has been scanned for viruses and >>dangerous content by MailScanner, and is >>believed to be clean. >>MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support. > > >-- >Nonchalantly yours >GobbledeGeek >[Everything but Gobbledegook.. !!] >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >-- >This message has been scanned for viruses and >dangerous content by MailScanner, and is >believed to be clean. >MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support. > -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support.
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