Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 18:36:23 -0400 From: Jem Matzan <valour@thejemreport.com> Cc: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: XFree86 vesa and radeon 9600 driver voor AMD64 Message-ID: <40AA8FE7.3080308@thejemreport.com> In-Reply-To: <0c2701c43d11$f3013ee0$471b3dd4@dual> References: <0ac901c43cb1$c9ba6350$471b3dd4@dual> <200405180953.31412.peter@wemm.org> <0c2701c43d11$f3013ee0$471b3dd4@dual>
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Willem Jan Withagen wrote: >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Peter Wemm" <peter@wemm.org> > > >>>Was there any particular reason why the vesa is not included in the >>>ISO 5.2.1 CD package.... >>> >>> >>The vesa module uses vm86 or bios calls from the kernel. Those are not >>possible in a 64 bit kernel. >> >> > >I hate to agrue with you because you seem te be much more knowledgable >on this than I am, BUT ....... >I did not know this and just compiled vesa..... installed it. >And this is currently running... xvidtune "complains" that there is >nothing to tune. >So I guess it must be running vesa?? How did this get to work then? >And yes, I am running amd64 in 64 bit mode... > >hw.machine: amd64 >hw.model: AMD Opteron(tm) Processor 242 >hw.ncpu: 2 > >XFree86 Version 4.3.0 >Release Date: 27 February 2003 >X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.6 >Build Operating System: FreeBSD 5.2 amd64 [ELF] >Build Date: 17 May 2004 >.... >(II) VESA: driver for VESA chipsets: vesa >(II) Primary Device is: PCI 01:00:0 >(--) Chipset vesa found >.... >(II) VESA(0): initializing int10 >(==) VESA(0): Write-combining range (0xa0000,0x20000) was already clear >(==) VESA(0): Write-combining range (0xc0000,0x40000) was already clear >(II) VESA(0): Primary V_BIOS segment is: 0xc000 >(==) VESA(0): Write-combining range (0x0,0x1000) was already clear >(II) VESA(0): VESA BIOS detected >(II) VESA(0): VESA VBE Version 2.0 >(II) VESA(0): VESA VBE Total Mem: 131072 kB >(II) VESA(0): VESA VBE OEM: ATI RADEON 9600 PRO >(II) VESA(0): VESA VBE OEM Software Rev: 1.0 >(II) VESA(0): VESA VBE OEM Vendor: ATI Technologies Inc. >(II) VESA(0): VESA VBE OEM Product: V350 >(II) VESA(0): VESA VBE OEM Product Rev: 01.00 >(==) VESA(0): Depth 16, (--) framebuffer bpp 16 >(==) VESA(0): RGB weight 565 >(==) VESA(0): Default visual is TrueColor >(==) VESA(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0) >..... >(II) LoadModule: "ddc" >(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libddc.a >(II) Module ddc: vendor="The XFree86 Project" > compiled for 4.3.0, module version = 1.0.0 > ABI class: XFree86 Video Driver, version 0.6 >(II) VESA(0): VESA VBE DDC supported >(II) VESA(0): VESA VBE DDC Level 2 >(II) VESA(0): VESA VBE DDC transfer in appr. 2 sec. >(II) VESA(0): VESA VBE DDC read successfully >(II) VESA(0): Manufacturer: PHL Model: 801 Serial#: 109398 >(II) VESA(0): Year: 2001 Week: 14 >(II) VESA(0): EDID Version: 1.3 >(II) VESA(0): Digital Display Input >(II) VESA(0): Max H-Image Size [cm]: horiz.: 34 vert.: 27 >(II) VESA(0): Gamma: 2.10 >(II) VESA(0): DPMS capabilities: StandBy Suspend Off; RGB/Color Display >..... >And it goes on forever and forever, listing just about any vesa mode >ever invented by mankind >Looks pretty complete to me?? > > > >>>I have an ATI radeon 9600 video card, and that driver seems to be >>>the only one I can get X to work with on amd64.... >>>Next to the fact that configuration of it, is horribly simple. >>>And thus would be a good target to get people quick online with a >>>simple XConfig. >>> >>> >>I had to use a newer XFree86 that had updated drivers for my radeon >>7000. It wasn't pretty, to say the least. >> >>I currently run this at home: >>vendor string: The XFree86 Project, Inc >>vendor release number: 40400000 >>XFree86 version: 4.4.0 >> >>But.. I had to do unspeakable things to it to make it compile. The >>XFree86 folks really truely screwed things up. >> >> > >Well I'm trying to get a old 32-bit set of compiler tools on line on >amd64. Gives me the same sort of feeling..... > >I tried using the Server-snap port, but i claims it does not compile >on amd64 .... > >--WjW >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-amd64 >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-amd64-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > > If you compile XFree86 from Ports, it should add a VESA driver. It did for me anyway. The package does not have it. If you search through this list, last winter I came across this problem and I thought someone said they fixed it. -Jem
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