From owner-freebsd-sparc64@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Aug 24 22:52:52 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9D42D16A4E2 for ; Thu, 24 Aug 2006 22:52:52 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from marius@alchemy.franken.de) Received: from alchemy.franken.de (alchemy.franken.de [194.94.249.214]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 055CC43D53 for ; Thu, 24 Aug 2006 22:52:51 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from marius@alchemy.franken.de) Received: from alchemy.franken.de (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by alchemy.franken.de (8.13.7/8.13.7/ALCHEMY.FRANKEN.DE) with ESMTP id k7OMqnlw022296; Fri, 25 Aug 2006 00:52:50 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from marius@alchemy.franken.de) Received: (from marius@localhost) by alchemy.franken.de (8.13.7/8.13.7/Submit) id k7OMqnbM022295; Fri, 25 Aug 2006 00:52:49 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from marius) Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2006 00:52:49 +0200 From: Marius Strobl To: Patrick Reich Message-ID: <20060824225249.GA22217@alchemy.franken.de> References: <1155960099.23123.26.camel@acheron.bluewinds.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1155960099.23123.26.camel@acheron.bluewinds.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Cc: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Monitor "Blinking" on and off during 6.1 install on Ultra 60 X-BeenThere: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the Sparc List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 22:52:52 -0000 On Fri, Aug 18, 2006 at 11:01:39PM -0500, Patrick Reich wrote: > Hi, > > I have an ultra 60 with dual 450Mhz UltraSparc processors > and a creator3d video card. The video card has a 13w3 > adapter connected to a gateway FPD1530 15" flat panel > monitor. When I boot from the 6.1-RELEASE install CD, > the monitor starts "blinking" on and off which makes > the install impossible (I'm 40 years old and my eyes > don't work that well anymore :) I also tried the most > recent Sparc64 snapshot with the same result. > > This monitor is capable of 1024x768 at 75kHz and I have > the output-device environment variable in OBP set to > screen:r1024x768x75. I've tried a few different > iterations of this setting but all I can do is > slow the blinking down - it never completely stops. > > I tried connecting a Samsung SyncMaster 712N 17" flat > panel capable of 1280x1024 at 75kHz. This monitor > does NOT blink on and off during install but unfortunately > this monitor belongs elsewhere. The blinking is also > present when I boot the system off the hard disks > with the 15" monitor reconnected again. > > Has anyone else experienced this issue? I checked mailing > lists and bug reports but I'm not finding anything. Is > there an argument I can pass in to OBP to remedy this? > I'm fairly positive the monitor is not at fault; OpenBSD, > NetBSD and Solaris behave fine but I'd prefer to run > FreeBSD on this machine. > > For the records, this was solved with src/sys/dev/fb/creator.c rev. 1.10. Marius