Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2008 12:00:29 -0700 (MST) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: Christian Weisgerber <naddy@mips.inka.de> Cc: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Subject: Re: x11-drivers/xf86-video-mga: current issues Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.1.00.0801271156370.80240@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <fnfmfi$7ov$1@kemoauc.mips.inka.de> References: <20080118045934.GA35739@gate.oper.dinoex.org> <fnfmfi$7ov$1@kemoauc.mips.inka.de>
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On Sat, 26 Jan 2008, Christian Weisgerber wrote: > I just tried a Matrox G450 PCI on FreeBSD 8.0-CURRENT/amd64 with > xf86-video-mga-1.4.7,1 and it locks up the machine. > > This card used to work fine for years in VGA mode up to Xorg 6.9 > on FreeBSD 5-STABLE/alpha. Then X11 was reorganized and after I > managed to get it to compile again, it would lock up the machine. > Since I was pretty much the last guy running X11 on alpha, I gave > up. > > Today I tried that card on 8.0-CURRENT/amd64. Without xorg.conf > the server complains about a missing fbdev module and quits. > X -configure produced a sensible looking xorg.conf, though. With > that xorg.conf, the X server proceeds to start and LOCKS UP the > entire machine. So I guess it isn't only a problem on the moribound > alpha. Have you tried the xorg-server patch? What about mga-1.9.100? -Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA
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