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On Thu, Sep 04, 2008 at 09:02:33AM -0700, Dan Nguyen wrote:
> the version the xorg that I am using is 7.3.1,

Please update to the latest version in ports (see below).
=20
<snip>
> Section "Monitor"
>     #DisplaySize      370   280    # mm
>     Identifier   "Monitor0"
>     VendorName   "SPT"
>     ModelName    "KOMODO K98A"
>  ### Comment all HorizSync and VertRefresh values to use DDC:

Do what this says and try commenting out the two lines below.

>     HorizSync    31.0 - 95.0
>     VertRefresh  50.0 - 120.0
>     Option        "DPMS"
> EndSection
<snip>
> Section "Device"
<snip>
>     Identifier  "Card0"
>     Driver      "ati"
>     VendorName  "ATI Technologies Inc"
>     BoardName   "Rage 128 RF/SG AGP"
>     BusID       "PCI:1:0:0"
> EndSection
<snip>
> here the info for
>=20
> var/log/Xorg.0.log:
>=20
>=20
> X.Org X Server 1.4.0

The latest X server in ports is 1.4.2.

<snip>
> (II) LoadModule: "ati"
> (II) Loading /usr/local/lib/xorg/modules/drivers//ati_drv.so
> (II) Module ati: vendor=3D"X.Org Foundation"
> 	compiled for 1.4.0, module version =3D 6.7.195

The latest ATI driver in ports is 6.9.0

> (II) R128(0): initializing int10
> (=3D=3D) R128(0): Write-combining range (0xa0000,0x20000) was already cle=
ar
> (=3D=3D) R128(0): Write-combining range (0xc0000,0x40000) was already cle=
ar
> (II) R128(0): Primary V_BIOS segment is: 0xc000
> (=3D=3D) R128(0): Write-combining range (0x0,0x1000) was already clear
> (II) R128(0): VESA BIOS detected
> (II) R128(0): VESA VBE Version 2.0
> (II) R128(0): VESA VBE Total Mem: 32768 kB
> (II) R128(0): VESA VBE OEM: ATI RAGE128
> (II) R128(0): VESA VBE OEM Software Rev: 1.0
> (II) R128(0): VESA VBE OEM Vendor: ATI Technologies Inc.
> (II) R128(0): VESA VBE OEM Product: R128
> (II) R128(0): VESA VBE OEM Product Rev: 01.00
> (II) Loading sub module "ddc"
> (II) LoadModule: "ddc"(II) Module "ddc" already built-in
> (II) R128(0): VESA VBE DDC supported
> (II) R128(0): VESA VBE DDC Level 2
> (II) R128(0): VESA VBE DDC transfer in appr. 2 sec.
> (II) R128(0): VESA VBE DDC read successfully
> (WW) EDID preferred timing clock 157.50MHz exceeds claimed max 90MHz, fix=
ing

Looks like the card cannot drive the monitor as fast as it wants.

Roland
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