Date: Mon, 14 May 2007 07:17:45 -0500 From: WizLayer <wizlayer@gmail.com> To: dharam paul <exiaf_radar_guy38@yahoo.co.in>, "FreeBSD, Questions" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: ATI Radeon 9600xt (256MB DDR) on FreeBSD 6.2 ; Not solved? Message-ID: <200705140718.06603.wizlayer@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <568200.61060.qm@web8902.mail.in.yahoo.com> References: <568200.61060.qm@web8902.mail.in.yahoo.com>
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--nextPart2567489.ILlBQlPLfu Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline On Monday 14 May 2007 05:22:47 am you wrote: > Thanks for the reply, Sir. > After your advise, I have tried VESA driver too. I am > able to get to the graphical mode. Therein, in > graphical mode, I got three four windows , three white > in color and were terminal screens, wherein I could > not type any thing. And the fourth window was a clock. > > I am near to the target? > > I also tried as per instructions given in the > handbook. By following this method too, I get same > four widows. > > Regards > > --- WizLayer <wizlayer@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Sunday 13 May 2007 09:41:02 am dharam paul wrote: > > > Could someone please guide me to a good guide on > > > setting up ATI Radeon 9600xt (256MB DDR) on > > > > FreeBSD > > > > > 6.2 ? I have tried the availabe drivers after > > > > passing > > > > > "xorgconfig" command but I am getting error "No > > > > screen > > > > > Found" > > > Regards > > > > could be several things, Try reviewing... > > > > FreeBSD handbook > > /etc/ttys > > xorgs documents, esp their list of supported cards > > kern_securelevel > > > > have you tried configuring xorg with the VESA > > driver. Most cards these days > > are VESA compliant at the very least. > > > > HTH > > > > WizLayer > > > > -- > > > > > > Life is better with a BSD. > > For more info, www.bsd.org. > > Office firewalls, cyber cafes, college labs, don't allow you to > download CHAT? Click here: > http://in.messenger.yahoo.com/webmessengerpromo.php What's not solved? Did something not work? What have you tried? What are= =20 the error messages? If what you're seeing is a graphical display with xterm windows and a clock= ,=20 it seems to me like it's working exactly the way it's supposed to. It just= =20 sounds like you didn't finish following along in chapter 5 of the handbook= =20 where it explains that you'll want to install a windows manager you can use. As you'll see in the handbook (still chapter 5), the more popular options a= re=20 KDE and Gnome, but there are lots of others you'll find in your ports tree= =2E =20 You can learn about the ports tree in the handbook. And you'll probably wa= nt=20 a display manager too... Yep, the handbook. It's really very well written. =20 HTH, WizLayer =2D-=20 Life is better with a BSD. =46or more info, www.bsd.org. --nextPart2567489.ILlBQlPLfu Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQBGSFNq2y0gbVRgU1ERAvrzAKDF4w4AQYpPSuVTLjHiHJ1+laS+wwCgsjhO x0YahT7xYsVrbhUKhqCuT5c= =2lvV -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --nextPart2567489.ILlBQlPLfu--
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